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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.
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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
Studio Communication: A Key to Building Community
It’s tempting to start with a trip down memory lane, but suffice to say, after nearly 20 years of teaching privately, the way we communicate with our students and their families has changed beyond all recognition. Studio…
Review: Trinity Piano Syllabus 2021-23
Trinity launched its new Piano Syllabus for 2021-23 on 4th August. The syllabus contains ‘more repertoire than ever before’ including a selection of pieces from their Young Composer’s Competition. As a whole the new syllabus features: 35…
Review: Night for Piano Solo (Ola Gjeilo)
Primarily known as a composer of choral music, Noway-born Ola Gjeilo released his third album of solo piano pieces, Night, in 2020. Now living in the US, the album contains 18 pieces inspired by the twilight hours…
![A little snapshot of some of my Septembers past…
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In 1984, I was taken to my first cricket match to watch Hampshire and Northamptonshire at Northlands Road, Southampton. It hadn’t been a good season for Hampshire, who were third from the bottom of the table. The only famous player was Alan Lamb, who autographed our programme after I crawled onto the pitch.
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In 1986, we went to pick blackberries at Longstock and I trod in a cow pat, and in 1989, I achieved my first swimming certificate, having swum a whole 10 metres!
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In 1994, we held a ‘communications week’ at school, producing our own newspaper, the highlight being a visit from the poet, Pie Corbett.
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I note that in 1999, our English teacher was in a bad mood and I had blisters, although I don’t think the two were connected.
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In 2000, we were due to go to a National Youth Theatre production in Hammersmith; however, it was cancelled due to the fuel strike. Instead, we went to Ibsen’s A Dolls House in Cheltenham.
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Depending how you look at it, September often seems to have been an eventful month!
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[Right up-to-date with today’s cake: Cardamon & Lavender]
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