John A J Williams - Piano Teacher & Musician

About Me

Welcome to my musical journey!

After a career in healthcare and research science, I've retired and returned to my first love: music. I've played the piano since I was a small child, and now that I'm in my 40s, I like to think it's getting nice!

I've accompanied singers and instrumentalists of all ages and abilities, from youngsters aiming for their early exams up to veteran performers working with the BBC and London's West End. I've written a few movie soundtracks, including 'shorts', documentaries, and feature-length films, together with a small collection of songs that have been released via my own record label.

With my love of music and a passion for teaching, I aim to educate and inspire students of all ages and abilities. I am happy to bring my teaching to you if you have a suitable piano, or lessons can take place in the ground floor flat in central Taunton, where I live with two Siamese cats who will watch my pupils and judge them silently, and my wife, who will not! (That's if she's here - she's often out looking after animals.)

Examples of my work (click to expand)
[More coming soon]

My recording of the haunting and sinister Danse Macabre by Camille Saint-Saëns.

Written in 1874, this example of Programme Music (telling a story or setting a scene) follows the figure of Death as he hears the bell toll midnight, tunes his violin, then calls forth the dead from their graves to dance with him until the cockerel crows at dawn, when the dead return to their graves.

Tuneful Toad · Danse Macabre (Saint Saens)

Soundtrack to the opening credits sequence of the 2013 North Bank Entertainment movie 'The Amityville Asylum'

Tuneful Toad · Amityville

Services

Piano Lessons

Offering personalised piano lessons for beginners to advanced students, focusing on technique and musicality. Lessons can be conducted face-to-face or online via video calling, and parents/guardians of junior students are also welcome to attend.

If you have a piano at home and are unable to make it to us, I can often come to you, and online consultations are available for those further afield.

Performance and Accompaniment

Available for performances, recordings, rehearsals, and examinations, providing professional piano accompaniment for singers and instrumentalists, or indeed, solo performances if requested.

Songwriting & Composing

Collaborating with artists to create original music, tailored to their vision and style. A few examples are available on Soundcloud, which I'll keep adding to when I get the time.