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- Hourly rate £32
- Response Time 24h
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- Flute
- Saxophone
- Clarinet
- Recorder
Flute, Sax, Clarinet and Recorder Teacher/Tutor, Camberley, Surrey - Catherine Dimmock
Lesson location
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At Catherine's house: Camberley
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at your home or in a public place : will travel up to 20 km from Camberley
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About Catherine
- What kind of experience do you have?
As a performer, I have played with a vast number of orchestras, wind bands, flute choirs, jazz bands and choirs. I have performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival as part of the Rehearsal Orchestra; Buckingham Palace with the National Youth Music Theatre; at The Rose theatre as a pit musician, as a member of a stage band for a musical, as part of the Kingston University Symphony Orchestra and as a solo concerto winner with the Kingston University Chamber Orchestra; The Royal Albert Hall on various occasions; Guildford International Music Festival, performing on flute, with a guitarist; and Ontario Conference Hall, California, with the San Francisco State University. I have toured across the UK as well as around San Francisco and southern California.
I have also worked as a session musician for student projects in the UK and USA and have completed a Masters module in studio production.
I am currently a member of an orchestra in Lewisham, Harmony Sinfonia - (concealed information) as well as being a member of the National Flute Orchestra.
I am the main flute and saxophone player of a band called Kindred Spirit. We play electrifying, contemporary folk/rock music. Please see our website: (concealed information)
As a teacher, I have good experience of teaching privately and in schools, from individual to large class sizes and all age ranges and abilities. I currently teach many yr3/4 pupils how to play the flute and clarinet as part of the First Access Programme. My pupils range from infant school children to those who are retired, from the absolute beginner to post grade 8 standard. I have successfully put through pupils for graded examinations as well as helped out with GCSE performances. I also teach pupils simply for the satisfaction and pleasure of playing an instrument.
- Do you have an up-to-date DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service, formerly CRB) Certificate?
Yes.
- Where and with whom did you train?
My two most recent flute teachers are Debbie Davis, a member of the City of London Sinfonia and Katie Bedford, from the English National Opera. In recent years I have also trained with Linda Lukas, a flautist of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and also Matthew Brailsford. I have completed my Masters in Music Performance at the University of Surrey and my undergraduate degree at Kingston University London (with a year abroad at San Francisco State University, California). I now teach full time as a preipatetic teacher, for those in primary school, secondary school and in music centres (adults and ensembles included).
- Do you belong to any professional organisations?
Musicians Union; British Flute Society, TES.
- Tell me about some of your current students.
I teach students all across Berkshire, Hampshire and Surrey, in schools, music centres and privately in student's homes. I teach individual lessons as well as small and large group lessons. My current students are learning to play one of the following instruments: Flute, soprano / alto / tenor saxophone, clarinet, recorder and fife; their age range spans from as young as 4 up to 60+. I have a 100% pass rate for exams with a majority of students gaining a merit or distinction.
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About the lesson
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All languages in which the lesson is available :
English
*Whilst I am not taking on new pupils at the moment, if you would like to get in contact regarding other musical activities, please visit my Linked In page and message me there*
- Which subject(s) do you teach?
I teach the following:
Flute (I also teach the piccolo, alto and bass flute)
Saxophone/ Classical Saxophone,
Clarinet,
Recorder (descant and treble),
Fife.
- Tell me about your qualifications.
PGCE in Secondary Music, 2014, The Open University
MMUS in Music Performance, 2010, University of Surrey
BA (Hons) Music and Drama, 1st Class Honours, 2008, Kingston University London - It was here that I spent my second year abroad at San Francisco State University and learned a lot from world - renowned professionals on the flute and saxophone as well as in music theory and drama.
Grade 8 Flute,
A Level Music,
GCSE Music.
I have also gained a certificate for completing the Key Stage 2 Trinity Open University Continual Professional Development programme. During the course I had to engage in various modules in which I had to come up with schemes of work and a number of new approaches to teaching and learning. Modules included: Developing Vocal Work Planning for Musical Learning Context of Music at Key Stage 2 What is Musical Learning? Music ICT.
I have a certificate in Child Protection and am trained in Basic First Aid for Teachers.
- How much do you charge?
I charge £30/hr and a little extra for travelling costs should they be appropriate.
- Where do you teach?
I travel to students' homes to teach. I teach across Berkshire (Reading, Bracknell, Wokingham, Windsor and Maidenhead etc), Surrey (Camberley, Frimley, Mytchett, Lightwater etc) and Hampshire (Basingstoke, Hook, Whitchurch, Odiham, Sherborne St. John etc) and surrounding areas and am willing to travel to any area in these counties.
- When are you available?
During term time: Monday and Friday evenings; Saturdays. During school holidays: Every day of the week, including evenings.
- Which ages and levels do you teach?
I teach all ages, both children and adults and openly encourage people to take up a musical instrument, whether for fun and enjoyment or to progress through the graded/Music Medals system. The levels I teach are as follows: Flute/Jazz Flute - Absolute beginner - Post grade 8 Saxophone/ Classical Saxophone - Absolute beginner - Grade 8 Recorder - Absolute beginner - Grade 5 Clarinet - Absolute beginner - Grade 4 Music Medals - Copper to Platinum on all the above instruments
- Which qualifications do you prepare your students for?
I help my students prepare for all ABRSM (Music Medals and graded exams) and Trinity Guildhall examinations, including jazz exams (up to grade 5), as well as Music GCSE and A Level performances.
- Do you have a personal message for students?
You are never too old to learn an instrument! I cater for all types of learners, adapting my teaching style to suit the development of student goals, whilst making lessons fun and rewarding.
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Recommendations
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Catherine guided our daughter through the transition from recorder to saxophone. Our daughter found her to be patient, encouraging and able to adapt lessons and practice pieces to suit her pace of learning and maintain her interest.
“I'm not not sure why, at the age of 58, never having played an instrument and unable to read a note of music I dreamt that I could learn to play the saxophone.
I am sure that Catherine's gentle encouragement with strict enforcement when needed is the prime reason why that dream has become a reality.”I searched the Tutor Pages on the internet for a Saxaphone teacher and was given Catherine Dimmock's name.
I contacted her and she has been teaching me once a fortnight since March of this year.
She is a young gifted professional and a very pleasant teacher, and has the patience of a saint. When she plays her Saxaphone or plays along with me it is truly magical.
I would thoroughly recommend her as a teacher and look forward to her lessons.View more recommendations
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Rates
Hourly rate
- £32
Pack prices
- 5h: £160
- 10h: £320
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