About Me

About

My name is Ashley Kingsley. I’m a piano teacher based in Brighton, with a Masters degree from the Royal College of Music. I teach all ages from 7 and up, and I happily teach beginners to very advanced levels in all styles of music.

My experiences as a professional pianist have taught me that we are all different and unique in our tastes in music, so being very flexible is vastly important especially when teaching the piano.

I do believe that for beginners and school children it’s highly valuable to learn to read music.

Music notation is a unique language, so it’s important to understand the basics of this in order to lay down the foundations of your practise. I vastly encourage learning to play the music that interests you. In fact, I feel it’s mandatory to learn songs you love – after all, that’s why you’re learning right?

I strive to be as honest with students about there practise as possible and will always do this in a very gentle way. It’s vital that all students feel comfortable asking me when there is something they don’t understand and that they respect my opinion.

Parent’s responsibilityI keep parents up to date with every lesson. I encourage parents to observe lessons if they wish and to help with productive practise for their children. I also take notes on every lesson which can then be emailed to parents.

AtmosphereI am very easygoing as I remember having many piano teachers who I dreaded seeing! My goal is to make everyone feel comfortable and to learn in a fun environment.

Music Qualifications & Achievements:

  • Masters in Composition for screen from Royal College 0f Music
  • I’ve composed Music for many Music Library companies and 2 feature films in US, I’ve also done full orchestration for Beverley Knight for Andrea Bocelli European tour 2018

As a session pianist, I’ve played for numerous artists including:

  • Beverley Knight (20 Years – world, support tours including Prince, Bryan Adams, Carlos Santana, Jamiroquai, Take That)
  • Jimmy Cliff (2003 tour)
  • Chris Rea (2000 world tour)
Location

Albion Hill, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN2, UK

Geolocation

50.8264896,-0.1290052

Instrument(s) Taught

Piano

Where do lessons take place?

Teacher's Location, Student's House, Online

Instrument

Piano

Lesson Type

In-Person, In-Person, Online

Lesson Prices

60 mins

£45

30 mins

£30

Contact Me

Get in Touch

Genres Taught

Genres Taught

Blues, Classical Music, Jazz, Pop, Soul music, Traditional Music

Reviews

Reviews

Rated 5.0 out of 5
June 17, 2021

We’re extremely lucky to have found such an incredibly talented piano teacher, who also plays professionally. It was important for us to find someone laid back, who was flexible and could teach many styles from classical to improvised chords and jazz. Ashley immediately hit it off with our teenage son and has brought out the best in his abilities. Our son has made rapid progress, loves practicing and can’t wait for his next lesson! Ashley has also been teaching him the music software: Logic Pro X, so he can record his own piano compositions. Our son (age 15) says: “Ashley is friendly, encouraging, teaches well and makes sure you understand”.

Julia Trigg
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Rated 5.0 out of 5
June 17, 2021

I have been a student of Ashley for over 2 years now and learned so much already, not only has Ashley helped me with Piano and musical theory but his guidance and lessons have helped me improve massively as a Artist, highly recommended.

Annie Evans
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Rated 5.0 out of 5
June 17, 2021

As much as Sidh loves music, he is not very receptive to coaching from others, Ashley has been an exception to the rule, Ashley truly understands Sidhs psychology, pitches the right level of challenge, encourages his strengths and somehow strikes the right chord with him, im so glad we discovered him.

Reena Bondada
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Rated 5.0 out of 5
June 17, 2021

Thanks to Ashley our 10 year old daughter Savannah has made excellent progress over the past 6 months and has gained huge confidence playing the piano as well as sight reading. Ashley has broadened her appreciation of music by introducing her to a wide range of composer and genres, As parents it is a joy to see her motivated and enthusiastic about daily practise.

Stine Rohan
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Rated 5.0 out of 5
June 17, 2021

We are really happy to have run into Ashley in our search for a piano teacher. Ashley has been an amazing music teacher/guide to my sons. In person as well as in zoom. He is professional, consistent and patient. He started teaching my younger son during covid and online — which is a feat in itself. Thanks, Ashley

Stella Penso
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Rated 5.0 out of 5
June 17, 2021

My daughter is 15 and has been having piano lessons with Ashley for the last couple of years ,she has come on in leaps and bounds ,when she first started the lessons they were in Ashley’s lovely and very comfortable home, but due to covid, we have now had to resort to on line lessons which is working a treat ,would fully recommend him thank you Ashley.

Sally Monnery
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Rated 5.0 out of 5
June 17, 2021

I’ve really enjoyed learning to play the piano with Ashley as my teacher. He has helped me improve my playing tremendously and is good at teaching at different paces, depending on the difficulty of the piece. He is a really great, engaging teacher who has allowed me to steadily develop my playing skills, with me learning something new every lesson.

Kars Korster
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Rated 5.0 out of 5
June 17, 2021

Having not touched a piano keyboard fir 35 yrs, Ashley got me through 4 pieces of music during a 6 week period. Very calm, very patient and very encouraging – I cannot recommend Ashley to new starters, or middle aged guys (me !) looking to be able to play a few songs at a party ! Thanks Ashley.

Edd Brookes
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Rated 5.0 out of 5
June 17, 2021

Ashley is a great piano teacher! He has been working with our son Max for about a year now, and has really ignited his interest for it. He makes lessons fun but professional at the same time – allowing Max to move at his own pace – working with a combination of technical practice exercises, suggested pieces from Ashley, and also letting Max choose some songs that he would like to learn. This combination is a great approach and is working very well.

Hannah Weller
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Rated 5.0 out of 5
June 17, 2021

Fantastic teacher who has helped me progress rapidly with the piano. Highly recommended.

Martyn Smith
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Rated 5.0 out of 5
June 17, 2021

My son has been having lessons with Ashley for eight months now. He has been enjoying the lessons and has learnt a lot. We would both highly recommend Ashley.

Ruth Ali
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Rated 5.0 out of 5
June 17, 2021

Ashley has been teaching my son for some time both in person and now online. He is very encouraging and understands how to help when my son is finding something tricky to get. Ashley has inspired him to look for songs that he wants to play and now he is even composing his own pieces! My son really enjoys the lessons – I would highly recommend Ashley.

Caroline Collyer
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Rated 5.0 out of 5
June 17, 2021

Ashley is a professional, patient, sympathetic, flexible, gentle teacher. He really knows how to find ways of making you understand what he’s teaching and he is also successful in making the learning process very enjoyable. I think he’s got a very warm personality which is great because it makes you feel comfortable during the lessons. The price is very reasonable for the quality of teaching that he offers. I definitely recommend his service

Paccha Turner
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Rated 5.0 out of 5
June 17, 2021

My kids really enjoy piano lessons with Ashley. He is very patient and they have made great progress while learning to play tunes that they love.

Helen Bayliss
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Rated 5.0 out of 5
June 17, 2021

Ashley is a brilliant piano teacher for my daughter, aged 11. She looks forward to her weekly lessons. Ashley makes her feel confident and explains how to approach each piece very clearly. As a result her learning piano has really come on in the last year. I’d highly recommend Ashley as a piano teacher.

Caroline Jory
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