A-VOX is a piano teaching studio in Bermondsey, a few minutes from London Bridge, Tower Bridge, Borough Market and Bankside. We offer 1-to-1 piano lessons in classical, contemporary, jazz and theory — for children, teenagers and adults, from absolute beginner to advanced. If you’re searching for a more structured piano teacher in central London for ABRSM-track tuition or formal lessons, see our dedicated piano teacher in central London page.
For every level, every style
Whether you've never touched a piano before or you've been playing for years and want to refine your technique, lessons are built around where you are now and where you want to go. The studio's white digital piano (Roland) has weighted keys and pedals — close enough to an acoustic grand for serious practice, with the flexibility to use headphones for late evening sessions.
What you'll learn
The fundamentals are the same regardless of the music you want to play:
- Reading music — if you want to. You don't need to know how to read music to start; we can teach by ear, by chord symbols or from notation depending on what suits you. Many adult learners find a hybrid approach works best.
- Technique — hand position, posture, finger independence, pedalling. Built up gradually so you avoid the strain injuries that come from self-taught habits.
- Scales, arpeggios and exercises — the unglamorous foundation that makes everything else possible. We make them as short and focused as they need to be.
- Theory and harmony — understanding what you're playing, why chords work the way they do, and how to make musical choices.
- Repertoire — classical (Bach, Chopin, Debussy, Einaudi), film and contemporary (Hans Zimmer, Yann Tiersen, Yiruma), jazz standards, pop arrangements — whatever genuinely motivates you.
- Sight-reading and aural skills — important if you're working towards exams or want to play with other musicians.
Who we teach
Children from age 5 upwards. Early lessons are short (30 minutes), playful, and built around games and ear-training rather than a strict syllabus. Parents are welcome to sit in for the first few weeks.
Teenagers — including students working towards GCSE/A-Level music, drama school auditions, or just keeping music in their lives alongside academic pressure.
Adult beginners — by far our biggest growth area. If you've ever thought "I'd love to play piano but I started too late", you didn't. Adults learn differently from children, but no less effectively. Progress is faster when you genuinely want to be there.
Returning players who learned as a child, gave up, and want to come back. We work around the muscle memory you still have and the bad habits that came with it.
Exam preparation
For students working towards ABRSM grades, we structure lessons around the four exam components (pieces, scales, sight-reading, aural). We prepare students from Initial Grade through Grade 8. Read more about how our ABRSM coaching works.
Students who don't want to take exams aren't pushed in that direction — exams are useful as a structured progression for some, irrelevant for others.
Our approach
Lessons are 1-to-1 in a calm, acoustically-treated room. There's no syllabus you have to follow, no shaming about practice you didn't do, no pressure to perform unless you want to. We're particularly experienced with neurodivergent learners — adults and children with ADHD, autism, anxiety, dyslexia or sensory sensitivities are welcome and accommodated.
Oleksandra holds a Master's degree from Odesa Music Academy and has 8+ years of dedicated teaching experience alongside 20+ years of professional performance. The teaching is rigorous but the atmosphere is gentle.
Your first lesson
A trial lesson is £20 for 30 minutes. You won't be tested. We'll chat about what brought you to piano, find out what you already know (which may be nothing — that's fine), and try a few simple exercises so you can feel what regular lessons would be like. No homework, no pressure to commit.
From there, 60-minute lessons are £60, with discounted blocks of 4 (£220) or 8 (£360). Full pricing details on the home page.
