a little about Leicester piano tuition

Ian Peter Mansfield was born in Leicestershire in 1975 and has taught piano and theory classes since 1996. He began his studies in 1979 first with Mary Dallaston, Jane Measures and later with Mary Withers LRAM ARCM. In 1995 having attained A levels at Beauchamp College, Oadby, he continued his education gaining a degree in music from Sheffield University in 1998.

Returning to Leicestershire, Ian resumed his studies with Mary Withers LRAM ARCM (1921-2018), a celebrated student of the great pianist and teacher Karl Ulrich Schnabel (1909-2001).

Further studies included the Diploma from the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (dipABRSM) in 2001.

Ian continues to teach from his home in Leicester, providing one to one piano tuition and music theory training for his students. In 2008 he was awarded a Licentiate of the Royal Schools of Music diploma (LRSM) and in 2017, Registered Teacher Status from the Incorporated Society of Musicians (MISM)