ANTONY CLARE
BA LTCL CTABRSM FISM
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Teacher of piano, clarinet and music theory
Professional pianist and accompanist
Composer
TESTIMONIALS
I like how Antony is always positive and he is very supportive and encouraging.
Also, he can point out your mistakes very quickly so I can improve and I just enjoy his lessons.
- Caden (age 10)
I like how Antony is always positive and he is very supportive and encouraging. Also, he can point out your mistakes very quickly so I can improve and I just enjoy his lessons.
Caden (age 10)
I'm very lucky and grateful to I have Antony as my piano teacher . He is very encouraging and helpful. During lessons, we don't just focus on exams but on different types of music, which lets me enjoy and appreciate more than just the classical side of the piano which is really beneficial. He always corrects my mistakes clearly and knows how I learn so I can improve and focus on enjoying the lessons more. He's a fantastic teacher.
Celia (age 13)
Antony is an incredibly inspiring piano teacher. I feel very privileged to be guided by his musical expertise.
I am very impressed with his attention to the musical detail and his in depth knowledge of how to interpret different musical styles.
I find his advice on piano technique invaluable and the meticulous notes he sends through after the lesson are indispensable.
We often experiment together on different approaches to a particular passage of a piece. This often results in me seeing it from another perspective, giving me a different incite into it. He suggests rather than insists on his interpretation, leaving the final decision on the finer detail to me.
I always find the lessons energising and feel very fortunate to have found such an outstanding piano teacher.
Astrid (preparing for FTCL)
“I feel really lucky to have Antony as my piano teacher. He’s not only an amazing composer and pianist, but also such an inspiring teacher. He knows a lot about different composers and styles, and always suggests pieces that are enjoyable to play and suit my style well. Antony’s way of working on the details of pieces is different from just playing the piano. I feel it’s more like the perspective of a symphony conductor — a very broad, overall perspective that adds a lot of detail to the music. Our lessons are always enjoyable. I also really appreciate how much he respects his students’ ideas. Instead of just telling me what to do, he listens and treats me like an equal. That makes me feel supported and free to express myself through music.”
Qi (MA in Performance piano student at Sheffield University 2024-2025)
I feel very grateful and honoured to have Antony as my piano teacher. He understands the way I learn and has always sensitively tailored his classes to my different needs throughout the years. He is marvellously clear about matters relating to technique while making the process fun, offering enriching and fascinating insights into the pieces and their composers. Encouraging, kind, knowledgeable and generous to a fault, he has illuminated my learning and that of my niece about music and playing the piano in such a way to make the classes flow easily and enjoyably. He has also encouraged and facilitated our incursions into composition and has been incredibly supportive during the process of my niece’s exams. He is an absolutely wonderful teacher.
Jose (piano student)