Yes. Piano With Soul offers individualised piano lessons in Eltham, North East Melbourne, as well as online via Zoom.

Lessons are offered in a calm, supportive environment where each student is met as an individual. The focus is not only on learning notes and technique, but on helping students feel confident, connected and able to enjoy music in a way that feels natural to them.

Yes. Online piano lessons are available via Zoom.

Many students continue to learn beautifully online, especially when lessons are adapted to suit their age, learning style and confidence level. Online lessons can be a good option for families who have moved, students who prefer learning from home, or adults who need more flexibility.

Piano With Soul is for children, teens and adults who want a more personal, supportive and creative approach to learning music.

Some students are complete beginners. Some are returning to piano after time away. Some are sensitive, anxious, neurodivergent or easily discouraged by more traditional lesson environments. Others simply want a teacher who sees the whole person, not just the performance outcome.

No. Students do not need any previous piano experience before beginning.

Beginners are welcome, and lessons are shaped around each learner’s pace, personality, interests and confidence level. The aim is to build strong musical foundations while keeping the learning process encouraging, enjoyable and emotionally safe.

Yes. Piano With Soul offers supportive piano lessons for children.

Kate’s approach helps children build musical skills while also supporting confidence, focus, listening, emotional regulation and creative expression. Lessons are gentle, encouraging and tailored to the way each child learns best.

Yes. Piano With Soul can be a beautiful space for teens.

For many teenagers, music becomes a place for expression, confidence, creativity and emotional grounding. Lessons can include technique, repertoire, improvisation, composition, singing or creative exploration, depending on what the student is drawn toward and what they need at that stage of development.

Yes. Adults are very welcome.

Some adults are learning piano for the first time. Others are returning after years away, sometimes after difficult or discouraging experiences with music in the past. Lessons are shaped around your goals, your pace and the kind of relationship you want to build with music.

There is no need to perform, prove yourself or arrive with confidence already in place.

Yes. Piano With Soul is especially suited to many students who benefit from a gentler, more attuned approach.

Kate works with the whole learner: their nervous system, confidence, sensitivity, learning style, personality and emotional experience. Lessons are not forced into a rigid formula. They are shaped with care, structure and intuition so the student can feel safe enough to explore, learn and grow.

Piano With Soul includes musical foundations such as reading, rhythm, technique, repertoire and listening, but it also makes room for the inner life of the learner.

That might include confidence, creativity, self-expression, perfectionism, sensitivity, emotional blocks, joy, focus or a student’s own natural musical direction. The lesson is not only about producing a result. It is about supporting the person as they develop through music.

Where appropriate, yes.

Some students enjoy having a goal such as an exam, performance or school music opportunity. Others are better supported by a more flexible, creative or confidence-based pathway. Kate can help decide what is most appropriate depending on the student’s personality, goals, readiness and relationship with music.

The priority is always meaningful growth, not pressure for pressure’s sake.

Lessons may include a mix of piano technique, music reading, rhythm, listening, singing, improvisation, composition, repertoire and creative exploration.

The exact approach depends on the student. Some learners need structure and step-by-step foundations. Others need space to create, experiment, play by ear, sing, move slowly or reconnect with confidence before formal learning can properly settle.

Every lesson is individualised.

Kate meets each learner where they are.

That means paying attention to their pace, personality, interests, confidence, learning style, emotional state and natural strengths. One student may need more structure. Another may need more creative freedom. Another may need time to feel safe enough to try.

The lesson follows the learner with care, while still supporting musical development and skill-building.

Yes. Confidence is a central part of the Piano With Soul approach.

For many students, confidence grows when they feel safe, understood and encouraged rather than pressured. As they begin to trust themselves, try new things and experience success in a supportive setting, that confidence can extend beyond the piano.

Students absolutely learn piano skills.

Piano With Soul values technique, musical literacy, rhythm, listening, repertoire and strong foundations. The difference is that these skills are taught in a way that also respects the student’s wellbeing, confidence, creativity and individual learning style.

It is not a choice between skill and soul. The two can grow together.

A first lesson is a relaxed opportunity to meet, explore the student’s goals and get a feel for how Piano With Soul works.

For children, this may include gentle musical activities, piano exploration, listening, rhythm, simple playing and getting comfortable with Kate. For adults, it may include talking about your musical background, hopes, concerns and what you would like from lessons.

There is no pressure to arrive prepared.

30 minute sessions: $50
45 minute sessions: $75

The best session length can depend on the student’s age, attention, confidence and goals.

You can begin by booking a trial lesson or sending an enquiry.

A first lesson gives you and Kate time to meet, understand what you or your child are looking for, and see whether Piano With Soul feels like the right fit.