Bryony Middleton - Piano and Oboe Lessons

A massive Thank You!! to my lovely generous pupils for all their pressies this year! Somehow they seem to know I like wine and chocolate 🤔🤭 Well done to each and every one of you for all your hard work and many achievements this year! Looking forward to even more of the same in 2026! 🎶 🍾 👏 👏 🎹 🎶

Such a fun few days with the BSO at the Meyrick Park ‘Proms in the Park’ this year! Great music, thousands of people dancing and singing along - in some spectacular 80’s outfits! If you come to one concert next year, make it this one, you won’t regret it! 🎶 😎🥳☀️🍾🥂🎸💃

Just had this lovely-to-hear message from one of my adult oboe pupils - Rachel:

“Hi Bryony Just to let you know your teaching is obviously making a difference as I won the trophy for adult making most contribution to the Windband course I’ve been on this week.”

So pleased that all her hard work and dedication has been noticed and resulted in this award! 🏆 👏 👏 🎶

Achieved a life dream today playing the Steinway grand in the Lighthouse with the BSO, while filling in very last minute…on the accordion part! 😆 🎶 🎹 🪗

This concert is going to be fantastic, it’s a really great opera with lots of lovely tunes, perfect for if you’re not sure if you like opera! Hope to see you there!

An interesting article on playing instruments and brain health in later years: “Practising and reading music may help sustain good memory and the ability to solve complex tasks” their study says.
They highlight learning the piano and woodwind instruments as being particularly beneficial. It’s never too late to start! 🎶

Playing a musical instrument good for brain health in later life - study Playing an instrument is especially good for brain health and should be encouraged, researchers say.

Getting ready to play in the BSO’s Lennon and McCartney concert tonight! Come and sing along to your favourite tunes! 🎶 🪲 🪲

Maybe a reason why seeing something live is so much more powerful than on a screen?

New study finds audience heartbeats and breath rates synchronise during a classical concert Classical music concerts make audience members’ hearts beat in sync – particularly if they have ‘agreeable’ personalities.

Looking forward to playing in the concerts with this talented chap this week!

Sheku Kanneh-Mason joins us in North Devon for participatory work and performance - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra We’re thrilled to be travelling to North Devon this September with cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason...

This has to be some sort of record…a massive congratulations to Dom Harding for his distinction at grade 3 piano…having only started learning (any instrument) at the end of January this year! Remarkable achievement in only 5 months! I’m looking forward to where we can go from here! 🎹 🎶 🎵