Learn Piano in Adelaide with an exceptionally gifted piano teacher

Adelaide Academy of Piano operates as a team of passionate, highly qualified piano teachers around Adelaide, offering professional piano lessons to students of all ages and abilities.

​We teach classical, contemporary, and jazz piano lessons at our welcoming home studios. Our team of skilled and caring teachers will help you realise your creative potential at piano!

Linh Doan, Head of Piano, Adelaide Academy of Piano

Linh Doan is an award-winning piano teacher and piano accompanist with 10 years’ experience in supporting students in AMEB, ABRSM and Trinity exams. Adept at teaching students aural perception, analysing the music, refinement of technique, understanding music theory and performance practice methods.

​Awards:
Award for Excellence in Teaching Music, Trinity College 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 & 2020.
Award for Excellence in Teaching Music, Carnegie Hall, NYC - The American Protégé International Competition from 2018 to 2023.

Student awards in International Music Competitions:

• Hanoi International Festival: 9 years old awarded golden prize - 2023
• American Protégé International Piano and Strings; Music Talent Competition and Romantic Music Competition: 9 years old awarded first – second –first place, respectively - 2023
• Grand Prize Virtuoso International Music Competition in Salzburg and Barcelona: 9 years old awarded 1st place – August 2023
• Virtuoso International Music Awards: 9 years old awarded 2nd prize – 2023
• Singapore Raffles International Music Festival: 6 years old, 9 years old and 12 years old awarded Elite Award – August 2023
• Beethoven Young Musician Competition: 9 years old awarded 2nd prize – July 2023
• American Protégé International Piano and Strings Competition: 8 years old awarded 2nd prize - 2022
• SWISS International Music Competition: 8 years old awarded 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize for 3 categories Amateurs, Musical and S1 Piano respectively - 2022
• Oberton International Soloist Competition: 8 years old awarded 3rd prize - 2022
• The Hanoi Piano Festival: 8 years old awarded Golden and Silver prize in festival and competition category, respectively - 2022
• Amadeus International Music Award: 8 years old awarded special prize - 2022
• Euterpe Music Awards: 8 years old awarded bronze prize - 2022
• International Mozart Competition in Vienna: 8 years old awarded 3rd prize - 2022
• Grand Prize Virtuoso Piano Competition, Vienna: 6 years old awarded 1st prize and exceptional young talent special prize - 2020
• America Protégé: 11 years old awarded 2nd prize and 5 years old received 3rd prize - 2019
• Grand Prize Virtuoso Piano Competition, Salzburg, Vienna and Netherlands: 5 years old awarded 1st prize and 11 years old received 2nd prize - 2019
• American Protégé: 7 years old got second prize - 2018
• Grand Prize Virtuoso Piano Competition, Rome: 7 and 11 years old awarded 1st prize – 2017.
• Golden Classical Music Awards: 3 students (7 and 11 years old) awarded 1st prize – 2017


Education:
The Mozarteum Universitat, Training program, Piano Performance, 2020 - 2021

The University of Melbourne, Master of Performance Teaching, 2018 - 2019

The University of Debrecen, Premaster Degree, Piano Performance, 2016 – 2017

Australian International Conservatorium of Music, Bachelor of Arts, Piano Performance, 2010 – 2012

Vietnam National Academy of Music, Baccalaureate, Piano Performance, 1996 – 2009

​Andy Harrison - Director, Adelaide Academy of Piano

Andy is a pianist and educator who has been involved in piano education since 2012. He is also the founder of Melbourne Piano School.