Hello and Welcome…
My mission is to create and facilitate an environment where you have the opportunity to grow and experience all that music offers, no matter where you are on that journey, and no matter how you engage with music.
Diploma Mentoring
Studying for a teaching diploma can be a lonely, overwhelming and uncertain experience to battle through on your own. I offer a simple and flexible way to help you prepare for your teaching diploma, which centres around a sense of creativity and imagination.
Private Tuition
Here in Lichfield, I offer a range of simple and flexible options to help students learn, all of which centre around creativity and imagination. Lessons can provide a gateway to a whole range of musical experiences, hours of enjoyment, and a lifetime’s fulfilment.
More of my skills
Piano accompanist
Composer, arranger,
& publisher
Freelance writer & researcher
Latest Blog Posts
5 Tips for a Successful DipABRSM Viva Voce
In my work as a mentor for teaching diplomas, it is often the DipABRSM viva voce which sends shivers down the spine of candidates. Often, people’s most pressing thought is: “but they could ask my absolutely anything!”…
Review: Nikki Iles & Friends, Jazz Pieces for Piano
Many of us, as both pianists and teachers, have enjoyed Nikki Iles’ previous books for piano: Jazz in Springtime; Jazz in Autumn; Jazz on a Summer’s Day; and Jazz on a Winter’s Night. I, and many others,…
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Review: Introducing Theory of Music
I have long admired Trinity’s Theory of Music Workbooks with their clear and concise look, and this new volume is no exception. Introducing Theory of Music is designed to: “help the beginner student read and write commonly…
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