MEET YOUR TEACHER
Hi, I’m Dale.
Dale Forbes-Sutherland DipCMT FRSA
I’ve spent around 25 years performing, teaching and making music professionally — from concert stages and touring shows to working one-to-one with piano and singing students.
I created The Adult Piano Method because adults deserve to be taught like adults. You don’t need childish exercises, endless jargon or somebody making you feel stupid because you’re starting later in life.
You need clear explanations, good technique, music worth playing and permission to learn at your own pace.
That’s what TAPM is all about.
25+
YEARS IN MUSIC
Professional pianist, singer and teacher with decades of real-world experience.
20
YEARS ON STAGE
Nearly two decades performing internationally in major theatre concert productions.
100%
Student pass rate for Trinity Exam Pass RateÂ
FRSA
FELLOW OF THE RSA
Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
EXPERIENCE & CREDENTIALS
Experience Behind the Method
Piano lessons needed growing up.
Why I created TAMP
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Most traditional beginner piano methods were designed with children in mind. And there’s nothing wrong with that, if you’re eight.
Adults bring life experience, musical taste and a very good sense of when they’re being patronised.
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I wanted to create the course I’d want to take myself: clear explanations, proper technique, written material you can come back to, plenty of demonstration, and music that actually feels worth playing.
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No rush. No judgement. No kid stuff. Just proper piano teaching.