Piano & Keyboard

Piano & Keyboard Teachers

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  Kevin Miller

  BMus (Hons) (Classical & Jazz Piano and Theory)


Kevin Miller
BMus (Hons) (Classical & Jazz Piano and Theory)
Kevin received lessons on piano, pipe organ and flute before reading music at Birmingham University and graduating in 1982 with an honours degree. On returning to the North-East he continued to teach piano whilst running a dinner-dance band. His other musical activities have been varied – a church organist; principal pianist in the area for the Royal Academy of Dancing; rehearsal pianist for amateur operatic societies; resident pianist at Linden Hall Hotel; and accompanist for many soloists working in the area. He owns and runs the Northern Music Centre and continues to teach students up to diploma level. Kevin is also a keen photographer – www.kevinmillerphotography.co.uk.
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  Yasna Arsic

  BMus (Piano)


Yasna Arsic
BMus (Piano)
Yasna comes from a musical family in the former Yugoslavia – her mother is herself a piano teacher. After studying a Foundation Course at Sarajevo Music Academy, Yasna went on to a three year course at the University of Novi Sad Academy of Fine Arts, graduating with a degree in Performance and Teaching in 1991. After coming to England she studied piano at the Trinity College of Music with Professor John Bingham . Yasna now teaches not only students at the NMC, but also many students in her own Bosnian community in Gateshead and has had great success entering candidates in national piano competitions.
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  Emma Temporal

  BAMus MMus (Piano and Keyboard)


Emma Temporal
BAMus MMus (Piano and Keyboard)
Emma Temporal started piano and keyboard lessons at the age of nine. She is an experienced accompanist and ensemble player in a wide range of styles from classical repertoire to jazz, performing in numerous jazz and singing workshops. Throughout her music degree, Emma assisted the music lessons at Byker Primary School. After graduating from the University of Newcastle, Emma became a freelance music teacher and accompanist and gained a Masters in Popular Music Studies. She has taught at the NMC since July 2000. In June 2007, Emma completed a professional development teaching qualification with the ABRSM at the Royal Northern College of Music and completed a PGCE from the University of Sunderland in 2010.
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  David Jobson

  (Jazz Piano & Keyboard)


David Jobson
(Jazz Piano & Keyboard)
David first became interested in the piano at the age of 11 when he had private piano lessons. He then later studied classical organ, piano and tenor saxophone at Newcastle College of Arts and Technology. His career has spanned nearly three decades both as a professional musician and then later in teaching organ, piano and keyboard. David made his name playing keyboard in venues from the Isle of Man to Jersey and most places in-between before venturing further afield on the cruise liners for a couple of years sailing all over the world – taking in the Amazon and Rio (to name a few places). Whilst on the ships his interest in jazz was heightened as he then had the opportunity to play jazz more regularly. David’s feet are now firmly back on dry land and he continues teaching during the day and still finds time to play keyboards and sing in his four-piece band.
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  Lewis Weston

  JP MMus (Newcastle) DipRCMPerf ARCMTD (Piano)


Lewis Weston
JP MMus (Newcastle) DipRCMPerf ARCMTD (Piano)
Lewis Weston has been playing the piano since he was five and by fourteen made his debut with orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall Schools’ Prom. Whilst still at school, he gained his performer’s diploma and won a scholarship to study with John Barstow at the Royal College of Music, London, where he won numerous awards and performed concertos by Liszt and Grieg. Having graduated as a recitalist and teacher, Lewis led a varied career from entertainment promoter to bar owner, with serious music taking a back seat for some time. But in 2003, he recommenced his studies with David Murray, under whom he completed a master’s degree in performance at the University of Newcastle, giving back to back performances of Schumann’s piano concerto with the symphony orchestra. Lewis teaches piano to diploma level, both privately and at the Northern Music Centre, and is in increasing demand as a tutor, soloist, accompanist and chamber musician. He is artistic director and resident pianist of the Concert Pitch series, showcasing the region’s finest graduate musicians; concerts have taken place at Newcastle Lit & Phil and the Royal Grammar School. In 2010, Lewis completed training for the ABRSM examiner panel. Last year he was awarded the Fellowship of the Guild of Musicians & Singers, in recognition of his achievements.
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  Ian Elliott

  BA (Hons) (Piano)


Ian Elliott
BA (Hons) (Piano)
Ian began piano lessons at an early age with Kevin Miller, achieving a Grade 8 distinction by the age of 17. As a youngster Ian was Assistant Pianist for the Consett Theatre Workshop Junior Group. Through college and university, he worked as a rehearsal pianist for various amateur dramatics groups in his local area and taught the piano part-time. Ian returned to the north east in early 2007 to begin a career in piano teaching. He has worked as pianist for the Consett, Blackhill & Shotley Bridge Amateur Dramatics Societies’ musical theatre productions, the Derwentside Pantomime Group and is now the pianist for the Glendale Choir. As well as his teaching at the Northern Music Centre, Ian runs Consett Music Tuition in Consett.
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  Grace Alexander

  MA BA (Hons) (Piano)


Grace Alexander
MA BA (Hons) (Piano)
Grace started piano lessons at the age of 6, but it was through playing in the Big Band at her secondary school that her musical interests started to take shape. Her love of jazz music lead her to play in the Lincolnshire County Big Band, and from the ages of 16 -17 she attended the Leeds College of Music Saturday School. She moved to study music at Newcastle University, where she graduated with a Masters in September 2018. During her years there she gained experience in many performance roles – from first keyboardist in six musical productions to classical accompanist. Her recitals at university focussed on the work of jazz pianists such as Robert Glasper and Herbie Hancock. Since graduating she has been the Musical Director of a production of Hairspray, as well as taking on multiple teaching roles around the Newcastle Area.
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  Iolanta White


Iolanta White
Iolanta comes from an artistic family in Georgia, where she began music lessons at an early age. After receiving her diploma in piano and music theory at the Sukhumi College of Music named after Dimitri Arakishvili, Iolanta went on to teach music and piano in schools and privately in Georgia and St. Petersburg, Russia. Upon moving to England in 2003, Iolanta has continued teaching and has also enjoyed accompanying students for exams and performances.