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Assessment & enrolment

Joining Ocarina takes two steps: an assessment session to find the right programme, then confirmation of your place for the term.

How to Join

Two steps, in order

We do not ask families to choose a programme from a website and hope it fits. Instead, every prospective student begins with an assessment session — a relaxed, no-obligation meeting where a teacher works with the student directly and then recommends a programme, a format and a starting level.

Only after that do we ask you to confirm enrolment. It means the programme you enrol in is one a teacher has actually recommended for the student in front of them.

Step One

The assessment session

What happens

A teacher works with the student at the keyboard — playing, listening, and getting a sense of experience, ear and attention. For young children this looks much more like play than a test.

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What you need to bring

Nothing. No prior experience, no instrument, no preparation. If the student has played before, mention what and for how long.

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What you leave with

A specific recommendation: which programme, which format, which starting level, and an honest view of what progress should look like.

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Step Two

Confirming your enrolment

Once you have a recommendation and have decided to go ahead, enrolment confirms your place in a specific class or teaching slot for the term. Places in popular class times are limited, and admissions for each academic year open ahead of the September start.

Frequently Asked Questions

Assessment and enrolment — common questions

What happens at a piano assessment session?

A teacher works directly with the student at the keyboard, getting a sense of their experience, ear, reading ability and attention. For young children it looks much more like play than an examination. Afterwards you receive a specific recommendation for programme, format and starting level.

Does my child need to prepare anything for the assessment?

No. No preparation, no prior experience and no instrument required. If the student has played before, it helps to mention what they have studied and for how long.

Is the assessment session free, and am I obliged to enrol?

The assessment session carries no obligation to enrol. Book it, meet a teacher, get a recommendation, and decide afterwards. For current details on session fees, please contact us.

When do classes start?

Classes are organised by term following the academic year, with the main intake beginning in September. Current assessment dates and start dates are shown in the banner at the top of this page.

What if we decide the recommended programme is not right?

Tell us. The recommendation is a professional opinion, not a requirement, and families sometimes have scheduling or budget constraints we do not know about. We would rather find a workable alternative than have a student enrol in something that does not fit.

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