THE ROYAL COLLECTION
by Johannes Vermeer
c1662–64
Copyright © 2026 CBH
THE ROYAL COLLECTION |
| Detail from “The Music Lesson” by Johannes Vermeer c1662–64 |
It’s time to learn the harpsichord—a most wonderful instrument with hundreds of years of repertoire worthy of enjoyable and serious study.
There are over two-hundred Conservatoires throughout France offering a harpsichord class, all listed on the Clavecin en France website. This has resulted in a very aware general population: It’s likely the boucher or boulanger in even a small city knows what a clavecin is, because one of his children has been taking harpsichord lessons locally. As a result, there are a good number of makers spread throughout the country to supply the market.
Other countries have some catching up to do!
This page may help you by showing Australian and Asian early keyboard specialists who enjoy sharing their musical experience and enthusiasm for the harpsichord and other early keyboard instruments by teaching.
People learn harpsichord and other early keyboard instruments for different reasons:
Of course, it is especially wonderful to be able to impart knowledge to a gifted and enthusiastic youngster with regular weekly lessons, but many adult students may prefer the odd lesson at infrequent intervals, particularly if they must travel long distances to their nearest teacher.
Each teacher has their own style, preference, and speciality. Some may offer online lessons. A few may not entertain adult beginners, insisting on a certain level or musical understanding before they are willing to introduce the harpsichord. Certain of these teachers have expertise in certain repertoire, figured bass accompaniment—a most important use of the harpsichord—or other early keyboard instruments like clavichord or fortepiano. Note that the association of some of the teachers with tertiary educational institutions may restrict their freedom to give private lessons.
You will need access to a suitable instrument to be able to practise what you learn. Some teachers might insist this is a harpsichord of your own—and this is probably essential for advanced study—but for other teachers, the style you pick up may be able to be grasped in early stages on other keyboards including digital instruments.
The below listing is as complete as possible in the hope of showing the level of activity in each country. It is open to all teachers without any fee. Inclusion or omission does not imply recommendation or otherwise. Feel free to approach a teacher in your area and see if your relationship can develop: Contact details have been provided and confirmed by the teachers themselves.
Harpsichord teachers in the Asia/Pacific region wishing to be listed here should please complete the Teacher detail form, and ensure that their contact details are always kept up to date!
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AUSTRALIA | ||
| ACT | Christine Faron (02) 6251 1737 |
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| NSW | Anthony Abouhamad MUFFAT COLLECTIVE / SYDNEY CONSERVATORIUM, UNIVERSITY of SYDNEY (0401) 543 337
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| QLD | Huguette Brassine (07) 5448 1449
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| SA | Katrina Brown MARRYATVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
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| VIC | Priscilla Alderton (03) 9458 5110 |
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| WA | Stewart Smith EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY (08) 9370 6110 | ||
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CHINA | ||
Jiang Yushan 江禹衫 CHINA CONSERVATORY of MUSIC, BEIJING +86 176 1031 0371
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HONG KONG | ||
Bu Xinge 卜心歌 +852 6621 8207 |
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MACAU | ||
| Timothy Kwok MACAU POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE +853 8599 3216 | |||
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NEW ZEALAND | ||
| Douglas Mews VICTORIA UNIVERSITY +64 4 384 8854 | |||
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SINGAPORE | ||
Lena Ching NANYANG ACADEMY of FINE ARTS / UNIVERSITY of the ARTS SINGAPORE |
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SOUTH KOREA | ||
Joo Hyun-Jung 주현정 +82 11 9903 5080
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TAIWAN | ||
Alexander Sung 宋老師 +886 910 871 027
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THAILAND | ||
Alberto Firrincieli ASSUMPTION UNIVERSITY / YAMAHA MUSIC SCHOOL RATCHADAPISEK / INTERNATIONAL KEYBOARD ACADEMY
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