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Professional piano for your event.
I'm a Sheffield-based pianist and I gig regularly, perform at weddings, private parties and corporate events, and teach piano in person in Sheffield and online.
I'm a Sheffield-based pianist and I gig regularly, perform at weddings, private parties and corporate events, and teach piano in person in Sheffield and online.
I play regularly with several trios and bands, covering swing standards — Rat Pack, Nat King Cole, Ray Charles — alongside funk, disco, Nuyorican and soul, and Latin styles including bolero, cha cha chá and Latin pop.
I cover a range of styles and occasions and choose the right music, whether that's a quiet ceremony arrival, a dinner that wants conversation under it, or a dance floor that wants to move.
Solo, in a vocal duo, or with the full trio — the lineup changes to suit the room, not the other way round. I also play with several bands doing disco, soul, funk and Latin.
Jazz and swing standards, soul, Latin repertoire in Spanish and English, and requests worked out in advance.
Weddings, private parties and corporate events — get in touch and I'll confirm availability for your date.
Every event is different, so the music should be too. Here's how I can play for yours — and if you're not sure what fits, tell me about the day and I'll suggest a lineup.
Just the piano — flexible, unobtrusive, and easy to fit into any space. Right for a ceremony that needs quiet elegance, a reception where guests want to talk over the music rather than under it, or a corporate event that needs a calm, professional presence on arrival.
Piano and voice together, for when the music needs to carry a little more weight — a first dance, a smaller wedding where the room is close enough to really hear the words, or a dinner set built for listening rather than background.
The full jazz-club sound: piano, vocals and either double bass or saxophone, depending on what suits your day best. Swinging Rat Pack and Nat King Cole, soulful Ray Charles, and Latin numbers in Spanish and English when the room calls for it. Built for a reception or party that wants a proper band, without needing a full stage.
For bigger receptions, the trio can grow into a small band — extra players brought in around the same core sound, sized to your dance floor and your budget. Tell me about your day and your numbers, and I'll put together the right lineup.
If you're in Sheffield and would rather learn in person than online, I teach piano one to one from my home studio in Fulwood — technique and repertoire alongside the same funk, blues, jazz and Latin improvisation the online courses are built around, tailored to what you actually want to play.
£20at my home studio, Fulwood
A focused session — plenty for building technique and working on repertoire.
£40at my home studio, Fulwood
More room to work on improvisation as well as repertoire, in the same session.
Pay lesson by lesson, with no long-term contract — pause or stop whenever you need to. Get in touch below to check availability and arrange a first lesson.
Enquire about lessonsA selection of performances and short piano tutorials, hosted on Instagram — each one opens on Instagram in a new tab.
“Pete and Isla played for my 50th. They had everyone up and dancing and it made the party really special.”
Miriam, birthday party, July 2025
“Ace band! Went down a storm — brilliant. Thank you.”
Zoe, 80th birthday party for her mother, September 2026
“My son has been learning piano improvisation with Peter for the past few months, and we couldn't be happier with how it's gone. He's worked through blues, jazz progressions and even some Cuban montunos! He's beginning to play with confidence. Peter is a patient, inspiring teacher, and I'd recommend him to anyone.”
Pablo, father of a piano student, Sheffield
“Peter and Lindsey were awesome! Everyone was talking about how wonderful their set was at our Summer Garden Party event. Pete was just sublime on keys, such a cool, laid back feel — can't recommend them highly enough!”
Steph, garden party at the Old Rectory, Handsworth, July 2026
Four courses, each built around ten short lessons and the backing tracks to go with them — so from the first lesson, you're playing with a band, not just running exercises.
Locking into a groove and improvising around it: syncopated left-hand patterns, chord voicings that punch, and the confidence to solo over a vamp without losing the pocket.
£35at launch
The blues scale is easy to learn and hard to make interesting — this course is about the second part: phrasing, call-and-response, turnarounds, and building a solo that actually tells a story.
£35at launch
From reading chord symbols to genuinely improvising over them: ii–V–I language, voicings that move well, and soloing with intention instead of just running scales.
£35at launch
Bossa nova, cha cha chá and Latin pop feels, and how to improvise convincingly inside them — comping patterns, montunos, and soloing that sits right in the groove.
£35at launch
Funk, blues, jazz and Latin improvisation together — forty lessons and forty backing tracks.
For event bookings, let me know the date, venue and roughly what you have in mind, and I'll confirm availability and the right lineup. For courses, join the waitlist and you'll be first to know when enrolment opens.
pwattmusic@gmail.com
