1^st lesson free

Louisa

5 (3 reviews)

Price $71
Answer 3h
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Number of students Louisa has accompanied since arriving at Superprof
23
Number of students Louisa has accompanied since arriving at Superprof

5 (3 reviews)

$71/h

1^st lesson free

Accordion

Louisa's lessons have helped thousands of people become confident musicians. All ages welcome.

Accordion

Lesson location

- online

About Louisa

Louisa Huskisson has been teaching music in Yorkshire and around the UK since 1998.

Louisa is passionate about the countless benefits of learning an instrument, no matter what age you begin, and enjoys seeing the many rewards it brings her students. She strongly believes it’s never too late to start learning music, and loves tutoring people who have taken up an instrument in later life as well as younger learners.

“My lesson with Louisa is the highlight of my week: she always puts me at ease, really knows her stuff, and makes me laugh too – wish I’d done this decades ago!” Jo, student, age 71.

Teaching has always been just as much of a passion to Louisa as music, and she is always coming up with fresh ways to engage her students. The one-to-one lessons will be tailored to your area of interest, so you can learn the type of music you most enjoy. Louisa has performed in gypsy, jazz, chanson, folk, classical, country, and even Balkan punk bands with the accordion, so she has a wide and diverse repertoire to teach from. Students can learn anything from French café music and popular songs, to Argentine tangos, klezmer dances, and Irish jigs.

Louisa is a very approachable and patient tutor, who will spend time explaining new concepts visually, aurally, and kinetically, as everyone learns differently. She has a tremendous amount of knowledge and experience, and over her career has helped thousands of people become confident musicians.

About the lesson

Whether you’ve been playing for a little while already and just want to make sure you’re on the right track, or whether you’ve recently found your granddad’s old squeeze box up in the attic and are keen to find out if the talent runs in the family, Louisa will be delighted to help.

Lessons are relaxed and fun, and will go at a pace that suits you. Lots of people are a little nervous about their first lesson, but Louisa offers a special taster session where you can ask any questions and chat a bit about yourself and what you’d like to learn.

Lessons can include: learning to play pieces, learning to read music, composing, improvising, band skills, playing to backing tracks, technical studies, chord playing, scales and arpeggios, music theory, aural training, memorising tools, and world music.

Those who have taken up their instrument in later life will be pleased to hear that Louisa is constantly getting extremely positive feedback from her adult learners, all of whom have surprised themselves by how quickly they have learnt and how much fun it is. Many of these students have also discovered that their music has brought them a great new social life too, as they have started meeting up and playing with others.

Band skills can actually be included in the lessons, so you can feel fully prepared and confident if you decide to join any musical groups or want to play the accordion with friends. They’re also great skills to have if you want to play along to backing tracks, which is a lot of fun.

Learning how to play new pieces is always a great way to spend your accordion lesson, and Louisa can make this easy by also teaching you how to read music. Once you can read music you can play new tunes with the same ease as reading a book, giving you the freedom to simply turn to a page and start playing. Louisa specialises in teaching these skills and has taught beginners as old as 90 to read music, so it’s never too late to learn!

If you fancy being a bit creative, Louisa can show you some really easy ways to start making up your own tunes on the accordion. Improvising can be really relaxing, and lots of Louisa’s students say they often get lost for hours noodling away on their accordions, just making things up. You can even write down your compositions and keep them, which is not only really enjoyable and rewarding, but is a great way of learning music theory too.

With so many years of teaching experience behind her, parents of younger learners can be confident that Louisa will provide a caring and professional service. Children will keep a homework diary and regular feedback will be given to both child and parent. Parents can also request written reports of their child’s progress, as well as being welcome to sit in on their classes.

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Rupert

I had never played a note on a musical instrument in my life but I have found Louisa so patient and understanding in teaching me how to play the piano. She explains everything clearly and thoroughly and makes learning fun. I would highly recommend Louisa to anyone who wants to learn how to play an instrument.
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Rupert
I had never played a note on a musical instrument in my life but I have found Louisa so patient and understanding in teaching me how to play the piano. She explains everything clearly and thoroughly and makes learning fun. I would highly recommend Louisa to anyone who wants to learn how to play an instrument.
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Barbara

Having learnt piano many decades ago and now forgotten it all, I have found Louisa’s patience and kindness in teaching me the basics again invaluable. Her teaching skills are brilliant. She is giving me confidence to further my musical repertoire. I would strongly recommend Louisa to anyone who wants to learn or relearn music on the instruments she teaches … so beneficial for the brain cells!
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Barbara
Having learnt piano many decades ago and now forgotten it all, I have found Louisa’s patience and kindness in teaching me the basics again invaluable. Her teaching skills are brilliant. She is giving me confidence to further my musical repertoire. I would strongly recommend Louisa to anyone who wants to learn or relearn music on the instruments she teaches … so beneficial for the brain cells!
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Damian

Louisa has a wealth of experience and expertise as a music tutor, and I was exceptionally lucky to have chosen her to be my tutor. Patient, good humoured and knowledgeable she expertly built me up to be able to read music and play the accordion. She structured her lessons to build on what i knew and to give me the push to tackle more complex stuff. She helped me discover new types of music and made my view of the musical world wider and deeper. I really enjoyed our lessons and seeing her cute little Spaniel being an appreciative audience on occasion. A real gem.
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Damian
Louisa has a wealth of experience and expertise as a music tutor, and I was exceptionally lucky to have chosen her to be my tutor. Patient, good humoured and knowledgeable she expertly built me up to be able to read music and play the accordion. She structured her lessons to build on what i knew and to give me the push to tackle more complex stuff. She helped me discover new types of music and made my view of the musical world wider and deeper. I really enjoyed our lessons and seeing her cute little Spaniel being an appreciative audience on occasion. A real gem.
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