Piano
One-to-one piano
One-to-one piano from absolute beginner through to diploma level. Lessons of 30, 45 or 60 minutes, weekly. Six of our eight teachers specialise in piano.
Piano lessonsPiano, violin and early-years music in Willetton
Building confidence starts now
Perth Music Academy teaches piano and violin one-to-one, and runs KiddyKeys music classes for little ones aged 4 and 5. Eight trained teachers, weekly lessons, real progress your child can feel.
- Eight credentialled teachers
- One-to-one weekly lessons
- Fees published in full
- Willetton studio
- AMEB
- ABRSM
- Trinity College London
- WAAPA
- UWA Conservatorium
Who we are
A studio built around your child, not a timetable
Your child's music education matters to you, and we get it. Perth Music Academy gives every student one-to-one attention, once a week, with a teacher trained for the job. We take students who want to sit exams and students who simply want to play for the love of it, and we are happy with either.
The academy was started by Hulda Budilestari, who holds a Master's degree in Piano Performance and Pedagogy from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. Today she leads a team of eight piano and violin teachers who share one standard for how children should be taught.
What we teach
Three ways to start
Violin
One-to-one violin
One-to-one violin with Kateryna Melnichenko, who trained and taught in Ukraine and has performed across Europe. Weekly lessons, beginner to advanced.
Violin lessonsAges 4-5
KiddyKeys
A fun, group preschool music class that gets little ones ready for private lessons. Saturdays, 9:30 to 10:05 am. $232 for 8 classes a term.
KiddyKeysHow we teach
What every PMA family can count on
Excellence
Every student learns from a qualified teacher who cares about nurturing a love of music, not just ticking off grades.
A positive environment
A caring, encouraging room helps children grow musically, intellectually and emotionally, and builds real self-esteem.
Confidence
As skill grows, so does confidence. Watching that happen is the best part of the job.
Music for life
Each lesson covers technique, repertoire, theory, sight-reading, aural skills, improvisation and a little music history, so they leave us as a well-rounded musician.
Family matters
Children do best when parents are part of the journey, and we treat it that way.
Our teachers
Eight teachers, every one of them named
Most music schools will not tell you who teaches your child. We will. Our team trained at the UWA Conservatorium, WAAPA, Southern Methodist University, Donetsk State Music Academy and more, and they hold AMEB, ABRSM, Trinity and ATCL credentials between them.
Hulda Budilestari
Founder and Principal, Piano
Kateryna Melnichenko
Violin
Winnie Thien Siow Ting
Piano, KiddyKeys
Jupiter Cheung
Piano
From our families
What parents tell us
Thank you for being the first piano teacher for our boys. You have started them off into a happy world full of music that they will carry with them for the rest of their lives.
We are grateful for the excellent instruction and support that our daughter receives. She has progressed from rather simple pieces to serious music such as Bach's Invention.
I am so happy to see the pleasure Kelly takes from her music. She practices without being reminded and loves to play spontaneously for family and friends.
Fees
No guessing on price
We publish every fee in full. Private piano starts at $577.50 a term (30 minutes weekly, beginner to Grade 4), which works out to around $57.75 a lesson across a 10-week term. Violin starts at $557.50. KiddyKeys is $232 for 8 classes. There is a one-off $60 annual registration fee.
Beyond lessons
More than lessons
Once a year every student plays in our recital, a friendly, non-competitive family afternoon (usually in Term 3). We also run casual performance sessions through the year and an annual Music Camp in the school holidays. When a student is ready, their teacher may suggest an AMEB exam or an Eisteddfod, always after a chat with you first.
Ready to start?
Ready to start?
New students can begin at any time of year. Tell us your child's age and what they would like to learn, and we will find the right teacher and time.