Dear Valerie,

It must be about 25 years ago that I first wrote to Lisa in response to an advert for the method in the Music Teacher. I was inundated with pupils and needed something for group teaching. Lisa was so encouraging and helpful, as she was all through the years that I got to know her as a personal friend and mentor. When Hannah came along I put her on the method as soon as she could sit up and she was playing beautifully hands together in book one on her third birthday. Upon Lisa's encouragement that we underestimate what little ones can do, I put Hannah on grade 1 which she passed with a near distinction at the age of 5. Rebecca was not so keen to play for a stranger! She would not do exams! But we got her to sit her grade 2 and then grade 3 three months later, both with distinction. Grade 5 theory came at the age of 10 and Music GCSE at the age of 13 with A passes for both girls and another musician who still teaches for me with my girls. To date Hannah has a first class honors degree in music and is just about to complete her post grad. diploma in performance at the Royal Welsh College of Music. Rebecca is now doing masters in composition with Anthony Powers at Cardiff University, looking to possibly write educational material for piano.

Dana - Hebron School, Wales