Ashview Music Lessons

ish orchestras including Glyndebourne
Opera, Bournemouth Sinfonietta and the Melacrino Orchestra, as well as West End style shows in the Midlands, and many freelance projects. He is a experienced chamber musician who has performed with string quartets in this country and Germany, the Bournemouth Salon Trio, Saxtet and was the founding member of The Brandner Ensemble and Klarinetrix, both of which have performed at the Barbican, London. In 1995 Kevin released his own recording of the Brahms Clarinet Sonatas and Gade Konzertstuecke. Whilst studying at the Royal Academy of Music Kevin helped to establish the first dedicated clarinet and saxophone shop in London at Howarth of London (Oboe manufacturer and woodwind instrument specialist). He has since been engaged as a design consultant to help develop the Howarth Junior plus clarinet. Since the pandemic Kevin has decided to concentrate on his private teaching from home. Gill has been teaching for over 35 years, and has had a distinguished career as a violinist, having trained at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where she studied with David Martin and Trevor Williams. She has free-lanced with East of England Orchestra, Orchestra da Camera, as well as West End-style shows in the Midlands, and many freelance projects. She was seconded to the RPO in 1983 while recording Hooked on Classics at Abbey Road Studios. As an experienced chamber musician Gill was formally 2nd violin with the Chanterelle String Quartet based in Bedford, and has performed with string quartets in this country and Germany. Gill has been involved in running an Infant Strings scheme with beginner violins, violas and cellos with up to 45 members in the final concert of the year. Based on a scheme familiar to string players worldwide the primary aim is to integrate musical awareness, creativity, and technical development from the very beginning. Simple forms of music reading are used before introducing traditional music notation, and playing from memory, which is essential to develop aural skills. The players are encouraged to listen, respect each other, and work as a group. Gill has been highly sought after as a teacher with previous appointments at many top private schools in the East Midlands. Since the pandemic she has decided to concentrate on her private teaching from home.