I currently live in the blissful countryside of Mid Wales. I have been teaching with Tutorful since 2017, and have been teaching solely online since 2018. I cater primarily to adults and teenagers who want to learn music outside of the standard formal system. I have particular experience working with neuro-divergent students. I aim to create a safe, inclusive, kind, and engaging environment for all. If you're interested in learning an instrument/music but think "a teacher is not for me" (as I once did), then I'm the tutor for you!
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Instruments taught: Piano / Guitar / Bass Guitar / Accordion / Ukulele. Example lesson activities:
*Playing music from sheet music/chord charts/TAB/by ear, including songs, classical pieces, video-game music, and film scores.
*Composition/songwriting mentoring. Orchestration is a personal favourite!
*Jazz improvisation, aided by Mark Levine’s ‘The Jazz Piano Book’.
*How to play in a band.
*Bach chorales and counterpoint.
*Conducting lessons.
*Arranging music for accordion.
*Music production (DAWs, mixing, virtual instruments etc.).
*GCSE and A Level guidance.
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Each lesson is completely unique; I work by the motto "the most silly question is the one never asked". Use me as a resource in-between sessions! Tutorful's online classroom allows us to safely view each other through our own webcams. It also allows us to upload and edit PDF files, and use their powerful online whiteboard.
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Biography:
In 2016 I graduated from Bangor University with a first class degree in music (BMus[Hons]), along with the following awards:
*The Catherine Evans Memorial Prize (2014).
*The School of Music Prize for Outstanding Overall Achievement in Year 2 (2015)
*The Parry Williams Prize for Outstanding Overall Achievement in Year 3 (2016)
*School of Music Prize for Edition (2016)
*Silver Award for Outstanding Contribution to BU Jazz Band (2016)
At university I also directed the University Jazz Band, and was a member of many other societies and music groups. In 2020 I graduated from Bangor University with a distinction in MMus Composition and Sonic Art. From 2017-2022 I was the keyboardist of Manchester-based Prog-Rock/Metal band 'Konom'. Our debut eponymous album was released 26/02/2021. In 2022 my piece 'Upper Structures' was premiered by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, as part of Composition: Wales 2022. In December 2023 I conducted and played bass guitar for Ysgol Calon Cymru's production of 'Sister Act'. In 2024 I helped organise 'Scenes + Sessions: From Writing to Recording Film Music' at the University of Aberdeen. My roles included being the Orchestration Tutor and Score Supervisor for live recording sessions. I am currently the keyboardist for local New Wave/Post-Punk covers band 'The New Deadly'.
