Mairangi Bay · Murrays Bay
Piano and guitar
lessons for Mairangi Bay and Murrays Bay
Weekly piano and guitar lessons are one to one and taught by me, Adam Whybro, at my studio in Long Bay, Auckland. The studio is a drive away: about 14 minutes by car from Mairangi Bay village and about 13 from Murrays Bay School. Lessons are $35 per half hour.
- $35 per half hour
- About 14 min from Mairangi Bay
- Weekdays from 3:15pm
- ABRSM Grade 8 piano
The drive
Where it is, and how far
- Where
- 24 Westerley Place, Long Bay, Auckland 0630
- Mairangi Bay
- About 14 minutes by car from Mairangi Bay village, 8 km via Beach Road.
- Murrays Bay
- About 13 minutes by car from Murrays Bay School, 7 km.
Both times are from Google Maps, on a weekday afternoon in November 2026.
It is a drive.
Here is what it buys.
From Mairangi Bay village, the round trip is about as long as a half hour lesson. This is what is at the other end.
One teacher. I teach every lesson myself. There is no second teacher, and if I am ever unwell I cancel rather than send someone else.
One to one. Every weekly lesson is one student and me, so nobody waits for a turn.
A time that is yours. Your slot is the same day and the same time every week.
Street parking. It is about 20 metres from the door, so a drop off is easy.
Somewhere to wait. Stay in the car, or come in and sit down. If you are running late at pick up, your child waits inside with me. Nobody waits on the street.
My qualifications. ABRSM Grade 8 in piano, Grade 5 Theory of Music passed with distinction, and studied toward a performance Diploma. About me
The lessons
Piano, guitar and beginner singing, from age five
Complete beginners through to intermediate. Children, teenagers and adults. You work on songs you already love, and the technique goes in underneath.
- Piano Classical, pop and film music. ABRSM grades are there if you want them.
- Guitar Acoustic or electric, whichever one you own. RSL Rockschool grades if you want a finish line.
- Beginner singing Beginner level only. On its own, or as part of a piano or guitar lesson.
- Lessons for adults Complete beginners, and people coming back after twenty or thirty years away.
Grades are optional. The detail is in exams and Grade 5 theory, and your first lesson says what the first half hour is like.
Questions
Getting here, waiting, and what to bring
Is the studio in Mairangi Bay or Murrays Bay?
No. All lessons are at my home studio at 24 Westerley Place, Long Bay, Auckland 0630. The drive is about 14 minutes from Mairangi Bay village, 8 km via Beach Road, and about 13 minutes from Murrays Bay School, 7 km.
Where do I park, and can I stay for the lesson?
Park on the street, about 20 metres from the door. You are welcome to stay for any lesson, and you never need to ask: there is a sofa in the room and a bench on the deck just outside it. Plenty of parents stay for the first few weeks and then wait in the car.
Can two children come in one trip?
An hour is two half hours, and it can be one each for two children in the same family. Ask for the same afternoon when you book and I will see what I can do.
Do we need to bring an instrument?
Not for piano: lessons are on the studio's upright. A right handed guitar student brings their own guitar. I play left handed, so a left handed student plays one of mine in lessons.
Fees, times and booking
The practical part
$35 per half hour, $70 per hour
Fees
Every instrument, every level. Invoiced a month at a time, so there is no term to pay up front. No enrolment fee, no booking fee and no deposit.
Times
Lessons run Monday to Friday from 3:15pm. The last lesson finishes at 7pm on Monday, 7:30pm Tuesday to Thursday, and 6:30pm on Friday. There are no weekend lessons.
First lesson
There is no free trial. The first lesson is a real lesson at the normal price, with no obligation to continue.
Where
24 Westerley Place, Long Bay, Auckland 0630. Street parking is about 20 metres from the door.
After school times are nearly full. Send the booking form and I will reply within a day with the times I have free, or put you on the waitlist if none suits.
Book a lesson or text 021 162 3447