Piano for adults

Scott Lam is a two-time winner ( 2017 and 2025) of the Most Outstanding Private Teacher Award (Teaching Shield) for keyboard instrument ( Pianoforte) Grade 7 to Licentiate ( LmusA) category for his excellence in teaching the piano. It's the most prestigious award from the Australian Music Examinations Board (AMEB) NSW.

Currently a piano tutor at the Sydney Conservatorium High School, Scott also taught piano for the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and Academy of Music and Performing Arts Bachelor and Master degree music students, and for several years he was invited as a consultant for Sydney Eisteddfod piano section and as an adjudicator for 1st Sauter Piano Competition Sydney. Scott has been teaching for more than two decades. He is happy to meet new students, especially if you have been trying to learn for a while without much breakthrough- he can "diagnose" what are the bottlenecks that stop you from progressing and therefore help you to overcome.
Studios are located in Riverwood and Darlinghurst.

Experienced in teaching prodigies, Scott’s students have won many major awards at a national and international level including winning Kawai
Junior Piano Scholarship ( Sydney Eisteddfod)
(2024,2025), Little Lev 1st Prize (2025 (7-8yo group), State Finalist of Young Virtuoso Award 2025, Winner of KPO Multiple Instruments Concerto Competition 2025, Strike a Chord Chamber Music competition 1st Prize
(2024), Open Age Piano Concerto Competition ( Sydney Eisteddfod) 2023 1st Prize, Steinway online Piano competition Management Choice Award 2023, St. George Eisteddfod Piano Open Championship 1st and 2nd Prizes 2023, AMEB Award Presentation Ceremony featured piano performer 2024.

Scott is also the creator of Active Thinking Piano Method training teachers in Australia and overseas.

Best way to contact Scott is through Email. Thanks

Some highlights of his students' achievements:

2019 lesley Yu won 2nd and Kerwin Su (14yo) won 3rd in Neta M Bach and Baroque Competition open age section
2019 4 students passed AMusA, 1 passed LMusA
2019 Elton won 1st in SutherlandShire Eisteddfod Championship (12u)
2018 Garry Y won 3rd in Neta M Bach and Baroque Competition
2018 Lesley Y won 1st place at Sydney Girl High Music Festival Piano section
2018 Elizabeth was selected to be School Pianist at St George Girls High
2018 Elizabeth and Lachlan passed AMusA
2017 Adult Mark D and Rezia S pass Performance Cert ( A, A+)
2017 Yenny has won first prize ( Category C Elite) and Jolin won 2nd ( Category A Elite) in La Pianista International Piano competition held at AIM
2017 Yenny passed LMusA
2017 Jackson passed LMusA
2017 Jackson won Sydney Eisteddfod 3rd place ( Polyphony 17u)
2017 Lesley(14), Lauren(12),Carlson(20) passed AmusA
2017 Lesley, Jackson and Yenny won 1st place in Sutherland Shire Eisteddfod champions 14u, 16u and open age , Daniel won 1st place in 7u own choice
2016 Jolin won 1st place in st George Eisteddfod 7u
2016 Linda G passed AmusA
2016 Lauren Z won 2nd place in Sydney Eisteddfod polyphonic (12u) and HC Recital Award (12u)
2015 Lauren Z won 2nd place in Sydney Eisteddfod Australian(12u)
2014 Yenny J won Sutherland shire eisteddfod 16 to & U championship, and 2nd place in Sydney Eisteddfod (polyphony 17u) and performed in Kawai PianoMasterclass Festival
2014 Jackson J (14yo)passed AmusA piano
2014 Alana G won Sutherland shire eisteddfod 14 yo & U championship and two first places in other sections
2013 Lauren Z(9yo, year 3 at school) passed grade 8 with credit and performed in the Miriam hyde music festival
2013 Steven Z(12yo) AmusA passed with distinction and won 1st place and 2nd place in two different sections in Sydney Eisteddfod
2013 Grace W(12yo) AmusA passed
2012 Yenny J(14yo) AmusA passed with distinction
Also won Sutherlandshire Eisteddfod 14 & u
2012 Lachlan S(12yo), Aimy Y(14yo) 8th grade Honours A
2011 Steven and Grace were the Allans Junior piano competition finalists
2009 Winnie S(10yo) won 1st, 2nd and 3rd in 3 different sections in Sydney Eisteddfod and 3rd in Allans JPC
2009 Tim L (11yo) passed 8th grade with Credit and got into the Sydney Conservatorium rising star program
2008 Jiesen L (9yo) passed 8th grade with credit and was 2 times 1st prize winner in GeorgesHall Junior Music Fest (MTA)
Many more success in exam and and competitions can't be fully listed here..