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Swallow15 Music School
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Sonja B
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
25 Nov 2024, 06:19
Terribly rude owner
class), the owner walks over to me and abruptly tells me (while pointing his arm away from him): "Mam, I'm gonna have to ask you to go stand somewhere else please. People are not focusing. Everyone is looking at you." I was so dumbfounded and shocked that I couldn't think to say anything in response. This appeared to agitate him even more, so he bent down (he is taller than me) and exclaimed: "Are you in or out?!" He felt confident enough to do this in full view of the entire classroom full of people. I don't know why he treated me this way. Asking people to attend an event and then treating them like stray dogs by chasing them away is just unfathomable to me. I cannot remember the last time anyone was so rude to me (if ever!). I'll find another school for my son to learn to play piano at. If he is this rude to parents, how does he treat the children? Disgusting!
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Sonja B
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
25 Nov 2024, 06:19
Terribly rude owner
class), the owner walks over to me and abruptly tells me (while pointing his arm away from him): "Mam, I'm gonna have to ask you to go stand somewhere else please. People are not focusing. Everyone is looking at you." I was so dumbfounded and shocked that I couldn't think to say anything in response. This appeared to agitate him even more, so he bent down (he is taller than me) and exclaimed: "Are you in or out?!" He felt confident enough to do this in full view of the entire classroom full of people. I don't know why he treated me this way. Asking people to attend an event and then treating them like stray dogs by chasing them away is just unfathomable to me. I cannot remember the last time anyone was so rude to me (if ever!). I'll find another school for my son to learn to play piano at. If he is this rude to parents, how does he treat the children? Disgusting!
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Divan W
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
8 Aug 2024, 14:25
Amazing experience
The best music school in SA. These guys really really care about their students. Syllabus is well thought out and clear to understand. I really loved all the extras that you dont even pay for. The shows, the playlists, everything was just great - highly reccomend.
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Divan W
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
8 Aug 2024, 14:25
Amazing experience
The best music school in SA. These guys really really care about their students. Syllabus is well thought out and clear to understand. I really loved all the extras that you dont even pay for. The shows, the playlists, everything was just great - highly reccomend.
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Gina L
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
30 May 2019, 15:49
Swallow 15 - Not Impressed...
My daughter was enrolled with Swallow 15 in Strubensvalley (939 Tiekie Street) in Roodepoort. She took lessons with them at her Primary School for quite some time. After school one day I went to pick her up just as her lesson was finishing. I was shocked to see that she received her piano lessons on a small (54 or 61 keys I think) keyboard and not a proper piano! But I tried to ignore it since she seemed relatively happy... A few weeks later I had come to learn that there was NO ALLOCATED MUSIC CLASS. Her lessons took place in some random class (can't remember if it was a Maths or English or whatever class) and the lesson venue was regularly moving. She did not know where to find the teacher. Swallow 15 goes to different schools and gives lessons in whatever class is available. These classes were uninspiring and according to my husband there were papers and rubbish lying around on the class room floor. Their shabby syllabus probably cost them R2 or R3 to make and consists of papers on which the music is printed. The standard of Swallow 15's Syllabuses are unfortunately BELOW PAR - compared to UNISA, ABRSM, Trinity and even Rock Schools!! Even though we had a old piano at home, we still bought our daughter a keyboard from Swallow. This keyboard (cheapest brand available) ended up braking. We were conned into buying that stupid keyboard...The whole thing just felt forced and like a money making scheme. Make-up lessons were such a hassle. And don't even get me started on the rest! Parents ask yourself; Would you really be willing to pay quite a lot of money if your child only had 30 (more like 20!!) minutes of lesson time a week?! Joe Dippenaar, the owner is one money hungry crook. It appears that all that glitters is not gold. I am done wasting my time and money!!
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Gina L
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
30 May 2019, 15:49
Swallow 15 - Not Impressed...
My daughter was enrolled with Swallow 15 in Strubensvalley (939 Tiekie Street) in Roodepoort. She took lessons with them at her Primary School for quite some time. After school one day I went to pick her up just as her lesson was finishing. I was shocked to see that she received her piano lessons on a small (54 or 61 keys I think) keyboard and not a proper piano! But I tried to ignore it since she seemed relatively happy... A few weeks later I had come to learn that there was NO ALLOCATED MUSIC CLASS. Her lessons took place in some random class (can't remember if it was a Maths or English or whatever class) and the lesson venue was regularly moving. She did not know where to find the teacher. Swallow 15 goes to different schools and gives lessons in whatever class is available. These classes were uninspiring and according to my husband there were papers and rubbish lying around on the class room floor. Their shabby syllabus probably cost them R2 or R3 to make and consists of papers on which the music is printed. The standard of Swallow 15's Syllabuses are unfortunately BELOW PAR - compared to UNISA, ABRSM, Trinity and even Rock Schools!! Even though we had a old piano at home, we still bought our daughter a keyboard from Swallow. This keyboard (cheapest brand available) ended up braking. We were conned into buying that stupid keyboard...The whole thing just felt forced and like a money making scheme. Make-up lessons were such a hassle. And don't even get me started on the rest! Parents ask yourself; Would you really be willing to pay quite a lot of money if your child only had 30 (more like 20!!) minutes of lesson time a week?! Joe Dippenaar, the owner is one money hungry crook. It appears that all that glitters is not gold. I am done wasting my time and money!!
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