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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.
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
Where Can You Find Practice Materials for the DipABRSM Quick Study?
As I’ve written previously, whilst it’s worth the fewest number of marks, the quick study is often the element of the DipABRSM which causes candidates most anxiety. I’ve written previously about the difference between the quick study…
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6 Ways to Nurture Your Own Music-Making in 2020
When we’re busy teaching (or indeed, performing) it can be hard sometimes to nurture and enjoy our own music-making as individuals. I know from experience that the demands of teaching can often take precedence over my own…
Myth-Busting the Teaching DipABRSM
I’ve been mentoring teachers for the DipABRSM, and other teaching diplomas such as the DipLCM(TD) and ATCL, for nearly 10 years. I’m always impressed by these teachers’ commitment and willingness to reflect on their own practice. Putting…
![Last week, I wrote about my teaching which is currently the largest part of the work which goes to make up my portfolio.
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10 years ago, I became aware there were many other instrumental teachers in the same position as I’d been, who wanted to work towards a teaching diploma, but had no support to do so. Finding specialist teachers is difficult and often requires a good amount of travel and an unworkable time commitment. I was aware that teachers were passionate about education, and were keen to develop their skills and gain external recognition, but needed a flexible way to go about it.
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With that in mind, I offer online mentoring for teaching diplomas. Nearly 10 years on, I’ve mentored many teachers, all over the world. The mentoring, which takes place via email, is tailored to each individual, but the important thing is that it is flexible meaning it can fit alongside existing commitments.
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Just like my teaching, I seek to meet each teacher where they’re at on their journey of development, whether they’re just starting out, or they have years of experience. I am committed to working collaboratively with each teacher to harness the unique skills and knowledge that they bring to the table, in as authentic a way as possible.
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Working towards a teaching diploma is about so much more than the piece of paper at the end of the process. It’s a mechanism for reflection and development, and for candidates to grow, both as teachers and individuals. I love to see teachers invest in their own development, because in turn, they invest in the development of their own students.
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[This week’s cake was @tesslister’s Pear and Lavender Cake from her @shiptonmill book, A Handful of Flower]
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