Music with Simone

Tuition for beginners to advanced students

Tuition for beginners to advanced students

Catering for students from ages 4 through to 70s+ with age appropriate activities, instruments and songs to cater for all interest, .

Yamaha Electone Organ tuition

For organ enthusiasts, a simple B series Yamaha as well as a top of the line Yamaha Electone HX-1 are available to play.

Exams and Performances

Students preparing for AMEB and Rockschool Piano exams and performances learn on a baby grand.

Meet the teacher

Simone Collins has over 35 years experience playing both piano and organ, is an accomplished performer, has published her own music arrangements, and has over 20 years of teaching experience.

Playing for enjoyment

Simone is happy to work with adults who would like to play for enjoyment, especially on the organ, regardless of age! Limited lesson slots are available during school hours.

Private music lessons in Canning Vale

Learn piano, organ, keyboard and theory of music with accredited music teacher Simone Collins in Canning Vale, Perth W.A.

Piano lessons are conducted as individual classes, not in groups. Each student receives personal one-on-one attention from Simone in her professional home studio in Canning Vale.

Simone also prepares students for exams, primarily through the AMEB, Rockschool, and AGMS. With a speciality in modern / contemporary music, Simone is one of the most experienced teachers in Perth for successfully putting students through Rockschool Piano & Keys exams.

Student Portal

Terms and conditions that all new students and parents must agree to prior to commencement of lessons.

Adults who don't want to commit to a regular weekly lesson time can book lessons as needed at a mutually convenient time

Visit my YouTube Channel for piano tutorials and performance videos

Purchase lesson books, and music arranged by Simone Collins

Gift certificates can be purchased to surprise a loved one with 3, 4 or 5 piano lessons and a book

Introducing rock drum lessons with Ariana

Our Canning Vale home studio has expanded to include rock drum lessons for beginners. Ariana Carot Collins is an experienced performer, as the drummer of Perth rock band The Ruby Keys.

Rock Drum Lessons Available

We now have a second music room set up in our home studio in Canning Vale, to provide rock drum lessons for beginners.

The drum teacher, Ariana, is currently available on Sundays. 30 min drum lessons are available at an introductory price of $30 per half hour. There is no minimum commitment.

Ariana has completed Rockschool Grade 8 drums, and earned an AMEB Gold Award in 2023. She has completed a Certificate II in Music Industry, and in 2024 she will complete her Certificate III. Ariana is an experienced performer, as the drummer for the Perth rock band The Ruby Keys. She also has a current Working With Children card.

Rock drum lessons available with drum teacher Ariana in Canning Vale

drum lesson music studio in Canning Vale Western Australia

The best way to contact drum teacher Ariana is via email on lessons@arianaangelica.rocks .
You can also text 0434 035 702.

Dux Artium WA

I’m thrilled to announce that my student Joya Tjitrahadi has been awarded the Dux Artium WA award from the Australian Guild of Music & Speech (AGMS) for earning the top score at the top level out of all the WA candidates in 2023. She completed the Professional Performance Diploma in…

November Rockschool Distinctions

Rockschool no longer posts or emails certificates from their exams. It’s not been unusual to have to wait up to 3 months for certificates in the past, but with it now being March, I finally followed up the certificates for last November’s Rockschool exams. It turns out that they are…

AMEB Teacher Awards 2023

It was a pleasant surprise to have received 2 certificates from AMEB WA for *me* today! Last year, 5 students successfully completed AMEB Piano / Piano for Leisure exams, and 5 successfully completed Rockschool exams. I received a certificate for each syllabus set. I thought the packages may have contained…

AGMS Award Ceremony 2024

Congratulations again to Joya for her outstanding exam success last year, earning a Professional Performance Diploma in electronic organ through the Australian Guild of Music & Speech. Unfortunately Queensland is a bit too far to go to attend an Awards ceremony, but it’s always lovely to receive an invitation nonetheless!

Spotlight on Pedagogy

On Sunday 21st January 2024, I attended a half-day “Spotlight on Pedagogy” workshop provided by the Australian Guild of Music & Speech (AGMS) here in Perth. Topics included music for teens, incorporating technology into composition during lessons, and various new syllabus options available through the AGMS. Of particular interest to…

New Practice Resources

I’ve just added a new section to this website with a variety of free practice resources to use at home. I’d already been some of these with students last year. I have also started trialling Boom Cards as another possible resource to use. Rather than customising exercises and randomisers over…

2023 Achievements

Another school year is now over! Congratulations to all students for their hard work this year. It has been wonderful to see everyone’s achievements, whether it’s progressing through books or sitting graded exams. It’s been a busy year for exams and festivals, with many students sitting exams and performing in…

November 2023 AMEB exams

Congratulations to Lizzy and Neerav for great results in the AMEB piano exams they sat in November. They both passed with Credit, in Grade 3 (Classical) Comprehensive and Grade 2 Piano for Leisure Comprehensive respectively.

Credit for Manuli

Congratulations to Manuli on a great result for her first piano exam!