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Current Teaching Rates (April 2025)

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Lessons for all instruments are offered in slots of 1 hour or 30 minutes in Settle, North Yorkshire, and via Google MEET and other online platforms.

Regular lessons: One hour – £40, Half hour – £28

‘Casual’/one-off lesson rate** – One hour – £44 (MU minimum recommended rate)

(*Additional premium of £1.50 for PayPal payments)
(**Casual/one-off rate applies to lesson frequencies greater than 6 weeks)

Discounts for multi-instrument or extended lessons available.
Payment by invoice from a UK bank account prior to the lesson, cash on the day or via Paypal *
All lessons are strictly by appointment only, please contact becky@beckytaylor.info to discuss your requirements. DBS cleared and insured – certificate available on request.

Cancellation Fees:

Cancellations with less than 48 hours notice – full fee payable**.

**Exceptions for sudden illness and covid isolation requirements, please contact me for details. We regret we are unable to offer cash refunds.


Traditional Music Lessons

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Becky has been teaching traditional music for over 25 years and is experienced in one-to-one tuition, group workshops at festivals and events, and tutoring youth groups. She has great enthusiasm and ability in helping people improve their playing and achieving their goals whether that be learning a new instrument from scratch, brushing up on technique and ornamentation, or increasing repertoire. Her relaxed, easy style will improve your confidence and help you make progress quickly. Complete beginners always welcome!

“Rating: 5/5
Comments: Brilliant tutor, lovely to have a tutor who is passionate about the instrument and music. In addition enthusiastic to help me make good progress. Thoroughly recommend her.”
(FirstTutors Comments: 31/01/2020)

Becky currently teaches the following instruments and levels:

  • Uilleann Pipes – Beginners, Intermediate/Improvers and Advanced
  • Northumbrian Smallpipes – Beginners, Intermediate/Improvers and Advanced
  • Tin whistle – Beginners, Intermediate/Improvers, and Advanced
  • Fiddle – Beginners, Intermediate/Improvers
  • Mandolin – Beginners, Intermediate/Improvers
  • Other instruments available on request

Please contact Becky at becky@beckytaylor.info for further details and availability.

Uilleann Pipes lessons – online and in-person.

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Highly personalised Uilleann Pipes lessons online and in person, North Yorkshire.

The Uilleann pipes are one of the most highly developed (complicated!) of all bagpipes, with a chanter sounding two full octaves, as well as drones and regulators. If you aspire to become an Uilleann (Irish) piper then lessons with Becky will help get you off to the right start aiming to get you playing your first tune within a month of getting going.

Lessons are offered at the following stages of piping:

  • Complete Beginner
  • Intermediate/Improvers
  • Advanced
Becky Taylor Uilleann Pipes lessons online and in-person. Highly personalised Uilleann Pipes lessons. Complete beginners always welcome

Beginners:
Beginners lessons focus on establishing the basics of good piping technique:-

  • Essential Bag and Bellows technique.
  • Basic fingering, ‘on’ and ‘off’ the knee scales.
  • Venturing into the upper octave.
  • Drones and tuning.
  • Posture and hand positioning.
  • Dealing with squeaks and leaks!
  • Your first tune.
  • Introduction to Ornamentation – the basics.
  • Irish traditional tune types and styles.

This will help you make quick progress and establish a solid basis when you move ahead to Intermediate/Improvers and Advanced levels:–

  • Increasing Repertoire (more tunes!)
  • Tips and tricks.
  • More complex ornamentation types (‘rolls’, ‘crans’, triplets and more!)
  • Developing your style.
  • Introducing the regulators.
  • Pipe fettling! Basic pipe maintenance..
  • How to ‘practise’ and improve your playing.
  • Preparing for performance

Concert or Flat Pitch pipes catered for.

Contact becky@beckytaylor.info for further details and to arrange your lesson