Workshops

Teaching is an integral part of my work as a musician, whether on a one-to-one basis or leading workshops and rehearsals. I particularly enjoy the variety of this aspect of my work: it might involve teaching 6-year-old Capulet and Montague gangs; leading a group of people with Parkinson’s Disease in raucous pirate shouts; or persuading Royal Academy postgraduates to sing while encumbered by a human crinoline skirt.

I’m an Associate Artist with the English National Ballet and co-lead their weekly Dance for Parkinson’s programme in Oxford. As part of MuMo, I collaborate with dancers Roosa Leimu-Brown and Louisa Dalton on sessions that use storytelling, music and movement to explore different environments—for example, the exhibits of the Museum of English Rural Life, where Roosa and I conducted a series of workshops for the University of Reading.

As well as playing for their rehearsals, I give workshops and tuition in performance to members of the Musical Youth Company Oxford (12- to 18-year-olds). I’ve led ‘Make a Musical in a Day’ workshops for Didcot’s Cornerstone Arts Centre, and musically directed Creation Theatre’s ‘Put on a Musical Play in a Week’ sessions, with ages ranging from 6 to 16. Other projects have included workshops for teenagers at the Birmingham Hippodrome, for Live Nation Theatre, sessions in primary and secondary schools and for a special needs school; and MDing groups at the Pauline Quirke Academy and Stepping Stones Performing Arts.

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Lessons & Tuition

I give tuition to singers in musical accuracy and interpretation, and accompany singers and instrumentalists for every level of examination, including Diploma recitals.

I’m a member of the Musicians’ Union and follow MU guidance on fees. Please do drop me a line if you would like to know the current rates.