Piano Lessons Mississauga

Every music school is a little different, and private piano instructors are normally a bit cheaper than music schools. The highest-priced music schools for beginners are around $5000 a year, and the lowest-priced schools are around $1200 a year. The highest-priced private piano teachers are around $100 / lesson, and the lowest is about $25 / lesson. 

Private teachers usually charge per lesson and don’t include any extra programming or additional activities. Many larger schools (just like larger fitness centers) offer a wide range of programs, activities, facilities, and services. 

Merriam School has 5 different tuition rates depending on the program, lesson length, and teacher specialization. We cost more than an average private lesson or small school, but less than ½ the price of similar schools in North America. You can expect annual tuition of between $1500 – $3000 depending on the program, which includes 40 lessons per year with our exceptional coaches (some exceptions apply), year-round video logging of every performance, 15 chances to perform on a professional stage, summer camps, recording studio time, and more. 

To get an exact quote on what program is the best fit for your family – both musically and budgetarily – please call 647-417-1125.

There are many scientifically proven benefits to making music, but it’s easy to forget about the most obvious reason of all: it’s uniquely and satisfyingly fun. The stimulation and satisfaction that playing a musical instrument bring a multitude of social and cognitive benefits that science is still unraveling, but parents have intuitively known for centuries. 

Piano in particular is considered a foundational instrument in a person’s musical journey because of its simultaneous demands on both mind and body. Playing the piano requires the development of rhythmic and harmonic knowledge, extremely high levels of fine motor skills and cross-brain dexterity, hones our visual and spatial reasoning, and improves memory.

Performing music generally (particularly with others) also builds on communication and social skills. Students and parents frequently look back on the experience and skills that music education gave them as one of the absolute best investments of time and energy.  

They report having significant advantages over others in university or the workforce such as:

• Ease with public speaking or presentations
• Sustaining focus on long-term projects
• Collaborating well with team-mates
• Problem-solving complex problems
• Much higher stress thresholds
  Improved memory
• Lateral “out-of-the-box” thinking

If you or your child has an interest in music, let us help unlock a lifetime of enjoyment and real-life benefits here at Merriam School of Music.

Digital pianos provide a high-quality, lower-cost option to start piano lessons vs. acoustic pianos. For parents who prefer a ‘wait-and-see’ approach to investing substantial money into equipment and instruments for their children, a fully-weighted, 88-note digital piano is a perfect option. 

There are currently several models on the market for $1000 or less which have received extremely high ratings from both customers and teachers for having excellent tone and key action (two priorities that teachers will ask about).  We feel extremely confident in recommending the following based on our personal experience and other industry review sites.

• Kawai KDP70 / KDP110
• Roland FP10 / FP30
• Casio PX160 / CGP700

Contrary to popular belief, the piano is actually one of the easiest instruments to begin to learn. That’s why most young musicians begin on the piano, sometimes as young as 3. On most instruments like clarinet, cello, ukulele, guitar, violin, or saxophone, there’s a lot of physical technique needed just to make a good sound – but on a piano, simply pressing a key produces the same beautiful tone that a professional achieves. This makes it less discouraging to begin learning, and students are able to start working on simple songs that they recognize right away. 

On the other extreme, some of the most intricate and challenging music of all time has been written for the piano, so while it may be the easiest instrument to begin learning, achieving what is considered a professional level also requires some of the most intense levels of practice and time commitment of the music world.