Patricia Pinfold Music
Piano/Keyboard/Theory Lessons and Other Musical Services
Patricia Pinfold Music
Piano/Keyboard/Theory Lessons and Other Musical Services
About Me
About Me
What's on Offer
What's on Offer
Music is to be enjoyed as well as being an opportunity to learn and pick up new skills
Music is to be enjoyed as well as being an opportunity to learn and pick up new skills
Adult Piano/Keyboard Lessons
Adult Piano/Keyboard Lessons
It is never too late to learn and you can do it !
I can customise your lessons to suit your requirements
Perhaps you might like to study for an international piano exam or theory exam.
You may like to learn some church music of your choosing.
Maybe you have wanted to play some singalong music just for enjoyment.
You can choose your music
This is your choice to make
There is a charge for this service
Children Piano/Keyboard Lessons
Children Piano/Keyboard Lessons
Lessons for children from 6 years old, tweens and teens are more structured and a partnership exists between parent(s)/caregivers, students and teacher where a plan is tailored to suit the needs of parent(s)/caregivers and students. Examples include traditional lesson stuctures of piano music and theory. This may include some music your child likes with parental approval. Some students may like to include some Christian music as an option and/or modern music.. Parents can also make their suggestions as well.
Lessons for tweens and teens - as above with a little more flexibility allowed for teens with parental approval sought.
Students are not pressured to sit international exam but this remains an option at teacher's discretion. NCEA music tutoring support also is available where this fits the schools requirements.
There is a charge for this service
About Me and Other Services
About Me and Other Services
Welcome to your musical journey. Patricia is happy to guide you on this exciting pathway.
Patricia has a real passion for music and has shared this adventure with students, colleagues, associates and family for a few decades. She has a 'young at heart' manner and especially enjoys teaching, performing, accompanying, organising concerts and playing solo for a variety of musical tastes and venues. Patricia is convinced that learning and playing music is an 'ageless' and 'inclusive' activity and needs to be open and accessible for all to partake in. Early and pre-school music can be undertaken with other providers. Patricia can provide tuition from 6 year olds to 96 year olds. in a relaxed environment at your own pace.
She has played for many church services including weddings and funerals in either church or secular settings in both the North and South Islands. Patricia has been an accompanist for school assemblies, opera singers, enthusiastic singers, choirs and instrumentalist(s). The choirs include Timaru Choral Society(1980s), Wellington Male Voice Choir(1990's) and The Palmerston North Choral Society(2000). She has organised numerous student concerts, concerts with colleagues and associates and many fund-raising concerts for community endeavours as well as performing.
Her highlights include passing Grade 8 piano, Trinity College of Music with 100% - top of the world in 1969, with an invitation by scholarship to attend Trinity College of Music(now Guildhall School of Music) in London. She also appeared on DNTV2 for this special recognition. Her teacher at the time was Mrs Ruby de Jong from Milton. Patricia also gained LTCL(performers piano) in 1971 and registered with the music teachers of New Zealand in 1972.. She also had the privilege of being taught by Professor Maurice Till, Michael Houstoun's teacher.
Patricia's other achievements are Bachelor of Music(majoring in History and Literature of Music) from Victoria University, Bachelor of Theology(majoring in Pastoral Studies) from Otago University and Graduate Diploma of Teaching(Music and ESOL) from Massey University Teacher's College, Palmerston North. Apart from private music teaching for many years in Dunedin, Timaru, Wellington and Palmerston North., she enjoyed classroom teaching at Longburn Adventist College(ESOL) Palmerston North and classroom relieving at a few Manawatu secondary schools. Patricia appreciated piano teaching one-to-one at Craighead Diocesan School during the 1980s.
Church/Other Venue Services - General, Weddings and Funerals
Church/Other Venue Services - General, Weddings and Funerals
Do you need a reliever at your church for organ/keyboard playing
What about someone to play the organ/keyboard at your wedding or a loved one's farewell funeral
I can be of help. There is a charge for this service.
Accompanist for vocalist(s)/instrumentalist(s)/chamber music or music group(s)
Accompanist for vocalist(s)/instrumentalist(s)/chamber music or music group(s)
I can do one-offs or short-term accompanying for occasions you require.
This comes with a charge for service
NCEA Music Tutoring
NCEA Music Tutoring
Does your teen require some extra help with NCEA levels 1-3 compositional tasks?
Is there a need for coaching for NCEA Performance Piano?
Are the theoretical requirements for NCEA music bamboozling your teen?
I require the curriculum requirements so as to work closely with what your teen's school adheres to
There is a charge for this service.