Piano at le maillard
taking your playing to the next level
“Piano courses should be inspiring, hard-working yet fun, and preferably set in beautiful surroundings. Piano at Le Maillard ticks every box”
International Piano Magazine
Your hosts and piano tutors in France and in London
Helen Leek and Ann Martin-Davis welcome you to their home ‘Le Maillard’ in Édon – a little corner of Southwest France in the beautiful Charente department. Making the tricky decision to locate to France during lockdown, they have embraced the French way of life, whilst maintaining a Central London studio.. This enables them to offer week-long piano courses in France and day courses on specific piano repertoire in London.
About our piano courses in France
We run three one week courses in Spring in the Charente in South-West France. Our courses are for ‘adult returners’ – those pianists who played as children and have come back to the piano as adults – and piano professionals. We welcome anyone who loves the piano and wants to develop as a pianist. In 2025 there will be a special course dedicated to Conservatoire and University students.
Courses in France →
How we spend our days in France
We keep our class sizes small, with the maximum number of 7 players in each of our courses for adult pianists. This means that everyone gets to play in class every day, but of course there are plenty of other activities to remind you that you are in France!
Your stay at Le Maillard →
What’s happening in London?
With the completion of our new piano studio in Kings Cross, we are now planning a series of courses and events for 2024 and 2025.
Courses and events in London →
What’s the sign of a really good music course? Wanting to get straight to the piano and play.. and play..” Claire
Ready to join us?
Drop us a line and we’ll get back to you with information on courses and events that are coming up