Morningside School of Music Reviews Summary

Quality of Teaching

Pros:

• "The teaching is of such a high quality and my son has learnt so much there."
• "Maria is an excellent, patient teacher with good tips on how I can improve."
• "Nairn's sessions are a lot of fun and he has a very good teaching style that quickly builds your confidence."
• "I can now play pieces by Mozart!!- and this is all due to Shina's teaching."
• "The teachers did a great job of helping me overcome my inhibitions and ignited my interest in music theory, song writing and recording as well as playing guitar."
• "Paul is really encouraging and offers plenty of praise."
• "A truly dedicated professional player who has the ability to teach and bring out the best in his pupils."

Cons:

• "The teacher always gets distracted, Terrible Time keeping (the teacher was 15 minutes late but I still got charged the same amount as a 30 minute lesson and just generally awful experience, did not learn anything."

Customer Service

Pros:

• "Very friendly, great lessons, and always a warm and encouraging atmosphere."
• "Highly knowledgeable and very friendly staff."
• "He is always available, for instance by email, or to reschedule a lesson, and always supportive of my progress."
• "While my only interaction was the purchase of vouchers as a gift, the quality and courtesy of the service was outstanding."
• "Linda, the director, also helped me a lot with lesson arrangement."
• "Bookings are easily made and communication about changes (usually to my benefit) are well handled and in plenty of time."
• "Morningside School of Music is a professional establishment with helpful, encouraging and friend staff."

Cons:

• "Too expensive(£1/ minute)."

Learning Environment

Pros:

• "A terrific team of dedicated hard working professional teachers in a warm welcoming environment, encouraging and nurturing talent and all abilities at all times."
• "The school itself is well equipped and has taken effective steps to reopen in line with government guidelines."
• "The surroundings and atmosphere are completely relaxed and welcoming."
• "The Morningside School of Music is a gem!"
• "They've offered a great service online, so much so, I think I'll keep going this way."
• "Our classes are on Zoom which, while not perfect, allows me to continue to learn from her despite geography and COVID."
• "Morningside School of Music excels in providing music tuition and programmes to people of all ages and background, in particular children and young people."

Cons:

• No cons mentioned.

Instrument Care and Repair

Pros:

• "He brought my guitar back to me — the broken guitar neck caringly restored gleaming with a good polish and new strings… And the interest and offer to be of help should I require it."
• "He fixed the guitar really quickly and it is like new again."
• "Paul posted a complete set of strings to me asking only that I made a donation to Charity."

Cons:

• No cons mentioned.

Student Progress and Satisfaction

Pros:

• "With several opportunities throughout the year for students to perform live in front of an audience, I would thoroughly recommend Morningside School of Music to anyone looking to learn their chosen instrument and have lots of fun at the same time."
• "They view their time at Morningside School of Music as the highlight of their week."
• "My daughter has improved greatly and really enjoys her lessons weekly."
• "I can now confidently sight read music and play a Saxophone, all within in 5 months."
• "My son really enjoys the lessons and always has fun."
• "I thoroughly enjoy going for lessons and have been given incredible opportunities to perform live and record my songs."
• "My son loves going to his drum lessons and is making great progress."

Cons:

• No cons mentioned.