Music Tuition for Piano, Flute, Clarinet and Music Theory. Working within the ABRSM, RSL & Trinity College London syllabuses.
06/05/2026
Happy Birthday to my wingman, Graham 🎹
Proof that retirement apparently just means having more time to practise piano and organise sheet music folders more efficiently than your teacher. When not working in the garden… or the community garden…
Have the best day, Graham. 🎂
You’re a genuinely lovely human and an absolute pleasure to teach. Now enjoy your birthday and try not to spend it analysing chord progressions.
28/04/2026
Injury status: questionable.
Commitment to piano: unmatched.
What do you get when you combine a boot and tendonitis?
A piano lesson obviously 🤣🎵
02/04/2026
Today is Autism Awareness Day.
Working closely with so many autistic students, I’m reminded every day that while awareness is important, true understanding and meaningful support still have a long way to go.
Too often, the world expects autistic young people to bend, to fit systems that were never designed with them in mind. This is especially evident in exam settings, where success is measured in ways that don’t always reflect how someone truly thinks, processes or expresses their ability.
And yet, week in, week out, I see extraordinary achievement, unwavering commitment, and incredible resilience.
Students who show up, who persevere, who navigate environments that can feel overwhelming, and still create work that is thoughtful, expressive and deeply impressive.
That shouldn’t require extra strength, but it does.
Autistic students don’t need to be changed to fit the system. The responsibility sits with us, as educators, systems and society, to adapt, to listen, and to create spaces where they can thrive without disadvantage.
Because when the environment is right, their potential doesn’t just meet expectations, it shines far beyond them.
Today is a reminder to keep listening, keep learning, and keep doing better.
30/03/2026
Enormous congratulations to my students, Peter, Om, Ellie, Izzy and Lily, who recently took their graded music exams with ABRSM.
Each of them delivered outstanding performances and achieved fantastic results, a true reflection of their dedication, resilience and hard work.
I am incredibly proud, and genuinely grateful, to teach such wonderful individuals.
From 9 to 68 years old, this group is a perfect reminder that music has no age limit, only passion.
24/02/2026
Yoga classes with one of my students.
A session with Cheryl will reduce your stress, improve your physical health and overall wellbeing 💜
𝐘𝐨𝐠𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞 2025
All available to book via my website…
MONDAY
•10:00 Shifnal Scout Hut
•19:00 Reds Bar function room, Shifnal
TUESDAY
•18:30 Silver Threads Hall, Donnington
•19:45 Silver Threads Hall, Donnington (meditation)
WEDNESDAY
•10:00 Silver Threads Hall, Donnington
•18:30 Silver Threads Hall, Donnington
SATURDAY
•08:30 Silver Threads Hall, Donnington
See you on the mat!
Yoga and wellness in Telford, Shropshire
Today I did a slightly ironic thing… I booked piano lessons with my old piano teacher, one of my most favourite people. Jill Wells
I teach piano to grade 8.
I accompany concerts.
I can prepare Grade 8 repertoire very quickly when needed.
I play accompaniment for woodwind graded examinations.
And still… I need a teacher.
Because there’s a huge difference between being able to play and being taught the instrument.
When you work professionally you become efficient. You learn to sight-read fast, fix problems quickly, deliver results and move on. The piano becomes a tool you use for other people.
But a teacher does something different.
They listen from the outside.
They notice the tension you’ve normalised.
They question habits you didn’t realise you’d built.
They make you slow down enough to actually hear yourself.
I’m genuinely excited to be learning again with one of the most incredible musicians I’ve ever met, her insight, musicianship and attention to detail shaped so much of how I hear music, and I can’t wait to experience that from the student side again.
Beginners gain information.
Advanced musicians gain awareness.
Taking lessons again isn’t going backwards, it’s maintenance, refinement and staying honest as a musician. And if I expect my students to keep learning, improving and trusting the process, I should be doing exactly the same.
You never outgrow being taught, you just change what you need to be taught.
It’s like sharpening the tools and remembering why you picked them up in the first place.
Honestly… slightly humbling, very exciting, and probably the best CPD I could do 🎹
“Did I do good?”
“Yes, Yes you did”. 🤩 😍
One of the first skills I aim to instil in every student is the ability to play a piece of music as a continuous, flowing line, rather than as a sequence of individual bars. Developing this sense of musical continuity is essential for confident, expressive playing.
It is, however, much easier said than done. Our natural instinct is to read a bar at a time, which often creates a subtle but noticeable pause every few beats. For pianists this challenge is even greater, because you are reading two clefs simultaneously and asking each hand to do something entirely different. It is no exaggeration to call it “brain overload” in the early stages.
And yet, only a few lessons in, Anais is already making remarkable progress towards mastering this skill. She is learning to glide from bar to bar with real ease, laying the foundations for beautifully fluid phrasing.
I am incredibly proud of her.
Om, Peter & Phoebe have all been very busy! 🎵
To all my students, big and little,
Some days, everything clicks and you feel like a musical genius who could probably headline Wembley. Other days, your learning journey will throw a curveball at your head and suddenly you’re questioning whether you’ve ever met a piano, flute, clarinet or saxophone before. (It’s fine. We’ve all been there. Some of us live there.)
Imposter syndrome will occasionally tap you on the shoulder and whisper, “Should you… maybe go home?”
That’s your cue to straighten up, breathe, swear quietly (optional), and keep going. Learning an instrument is hard, gloriously hard, like speaking a new language while trying to pat your head and rub your tummy at the same time, hard.
But your journey is yours. Some people sprint, some stroll, some trip over their own fingers or simply leave their finger out of the equation entirely. All normal. All progress.
Music is for everyone. And if you want to be brilliant, you absolutely can. Hang in there. I’ve got you.
We’ll get there, promise.
Congratulations to two of my TWM students.
Anna (16) recently completed her Grade 7 piano examination and is now studying for Grade 8.
Amelia (12) has completed Grade 4 piano and is now studying for Grade 5.
Both Anna and Amelia have achieved outstanding results!
Incredibly proud of both of them 🎵
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