Piano Lessons Eltham / Diamond Creek


​Kirsty Morphett​

PIANIST / SINGER / SONGWRITER / COMPOSER / Music EDUCATOR

​Kirsty Morphett is a pianist, multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, arranger and composer who is passionate about providing a holistic, creative and personal approach to music education. She offers piano lessons at her home studio in Diamond Creek and online. 
 
Kirsty has been teaching piano since 2004, and voice since 2011. She holds a Bachelor of Music from Melbourne Polytechnic, which gave her a broad perspective on music with studies in World Music traditions, Film Music, Electronic Music Production and Arranging alongside the traditional aspects of tertiary music education. It also allowed her to major in both piano and voice, focusing on developing her own original compositions and arrangements. She was awarded the ArtStart Grant from Arts Victoria in 2011, at the completion of her studies.
 
Kirsty has been a member of a diverse array of musical projects since her arrival in Melbourne in 2002. This has spanned her multi-genre solo projects Koto and Kotet, the folk-rock orchestra Lamplight, soul-funk outfit North City, to vocal acapella trio Myriad, Balkan-Baroque ensemble Anja & Zlatna and Latin-American folk duo Alas de Luz. She has a wealth of performing experience in venues across Australia and Europe, including the Melbourne Recital Centre, Australian Digital Concert Hall, Adelaide Fringe Festival and Folk, Rhythm and Life Festival.
 
Kirsty’s musical passions are wide-ranging but at the centre of it all is a deep respect and admiration for the power of music to inspire, connect and transform individuals, communities and cultures. She believes that at the root of a desire to learn music is a calling from within that deserves to be nurtured, understood and fully expressed.
 
Lessons with Kirsty are individually curated to the student’s needs, preferences and desires. She loves to support students to find their natural motivation for learning and practicing music by ensuring that materials are oriented to their most exciting inspiration. She is adept at teaching any style of music, and can also provide the necessary guidance to uncover what really lights students up. Kirsty has helped students achieve consistently impressive results in AMEB exams, if that is the chosen path, or can also curate a pathway that is completely their own.
 
Beginner methods used by Kirsty include Piano Safari, Supersonics, Piano Pyramid and Forrest Kinney’s Four Arts of Music. Beyond this, she will help you curate repertoire and develop creative pursuits that nurture your aspirations and inspirations.

Music Qualifications

Bachelor of Music (Melbourne Polytechnic)
Graduate Certificate in Arts and Community Engagement (Melbourne Uni/VCA)
 

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Group Piano Lessons

Kirsty offers group lessons for kids from age 4-12, using the innovative Piano Pyramid method. Students join groups based on age, with ages 4-5, 5-6, 6-7 and 7-8, in the beginners Piano Pyramid Explorers curriculum. Then, from ages 8+, they join a multilevel group class, where students play ensemble based music at their own level and pace, from elementary to early intermediate level.

Group lessons provide many benefits for the students, with more engagement, more motivation, and more fun! And they love the wider variety of activities in group lessons. As they watch their peers progress alongside them, it gives them inspiration and motivation to keep practicing and developing in their music journey.

Group Piano Classes Offered:

Piano Explorers A: ages 4-5 
Piano Explorers B: ages 5-6
Piano Explorers C: ages 6-7
Piano Explorers D: ages 7-8

Piano Pyramid 1: 8+ multilevel
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Questions? Contact Us Today

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Kirsty teaches piano on a Yamaha U1 upright at her studio at ​24 Edmonds Street, Diamond Creek 3089
Music Lessons Tuition Fees: 
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Note: There is an option of doing hybrid lessons including singing and piano, if desired.

1:1 Piano and/or Singing Lessons
30 minutes - $43
45 minutes - $64
60 minutes - $86

Group Piano and Singing Lessons:
$30 per 45 minute lesson (3-4 students)

Lessons are offered either in-person in Diamond Creek or online via Zoom depending on student preference.
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Singing Lessons

Kirsty has been teaching voice since 2011. In her own voice studies she has explored a breadth of approaches to development not only of the physical voice but also vocal creativity and expression. She has undertaken professional study with Estill Voice International, as well as The LoVetri Institute and Somatic Voicework. In addition to this, she has had the honour of learning directly from vocal genius and master Bobby McFerrin and team, in his Circlesongs approach to group vocal improvisation at the Omega Institute in New York.

Kirsty loves to help people discover the potential of their voices, and the self-expression that is calling them from within. In gentle and supportive lessons, classes and workshops, she advocates for singing not only for performance, but also personal wellbeing. 

In singing lessons with Kirsty, you will discover the hidden possibilities of your voice, and the expression that lies within you waiting to be felt, seen and heard!
Learn piano & singing with an outstanding music educator and singer-songwriter in Diamond Creek