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Amelie Addison Cello Tuition - Cello Teacher in South East London

Amelie Addison Cello Tuition

South East London (SE16) View on map
Last Logged In: 29 Jul 2011
Sex: Female

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Cello £30.00/hr

Music Theory Exams £30.00/hr

Personal Message: I love playing the cello and hope all my students will too! Music theory and history can also be fun to learn about and help you enjoy music more.
Which subject(s) do you teach?: I am happy to teach adults or children. I am primarily a classical cello teacher, but as a performer on baroque cello I have specialist knowledge of historical performance and would be very happy to teach any aspiring baroque cellists! I also have some knowledge of jazz and contemporary styles and will choose and adapt repertoire according to my pupils' needs: I can teach you how to learn traditional folk or jazz tunes by ear, improvise and play along with your favourite pop songs, as well as how to read notation and learn great pieces by a range of classical composers. I always include elements of singing, rhythm games and other fun activities designed to develop all round musicianship in my lessons. I can teach younger children in pairs if necessary and am experienced at coaching chamber groups. I can also teach theory, music history, and harmony and counterpoint. I can prepare pupils for Grade exams on Cello and in Music Theory. I am happy to consider teaching pupils with special needs subject to consultation.
Tell me about your qualifications.: I have an MMus (Merit) in Baroque cello performance with elective modules in Instrumental Teaching and Performance Practice (pre-1890) from Trinity College of Music.
Prior to this I studied cello at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow where I gained a BA(Hons) Musical Studies (2:2) with endorsement in Techniques of String Teaching and Honours electives in Community Music and Baroque Style in Performance
Other qualifications:
2001: DipABRSM Performing (Violoncello)
What kind of experience do you have?: 2008-11 peripatetic cello tutor in 6 schools and after school centre for Lewisham Music Service. Students aged 7-15. Several private students ranging from beginner to Grade 4.
2006-8 peripatetic cello tutor in 3 schoolsand a Saturday music centre for Barking and Dagenham Community Music Service.
2005-6 tutor for Youthworks string centre in Balfron, Stirling; practice supervisor, Music School of Douglas Academy, Glasgow; supply cello teacher, Jordanhill School, Glasgow; private cello tutor to adult beginner with cerebral palsy.

2004-2006
Cello and musicianship tutor for RSAMD Youthworks.

2004 -2005
Cello tutor and string orchestra coach, Scripture Union Music Summer Camp.

2002-2005
Community music placements for Honours elective:
‘Music Makers’ creative / therapeutic arts project for primary school children with attention deficit and autistic spectrum disorders (aged 8-11);
‘Heralding Christmas’ multicultural arts project (age 10-11);
Music workshops in a day nursery (3-5 year-olds in a deprived inner-city community facing issues including sectarianism, drug and alcohol dependency, unemployment and insecure housing);
Infant school creative music / traditional story-telling project.

July 2002
Chamber music coach, North East Music Co-operative children’s holiday music course.

August 2001
Volunteer helper with holiday music and arts activities for children with cerebral palsy and language / behavioural difficulties at Percy Hedley School, Newcastle.

1999-2001
Cello tutor, Derwentside Music Centre, Consett, Co. Durham (adult beginners).
How much do you charge?: I charge £15 for a half hour lesson if I travel to the student's home, and £12 per half hour if the student comes to my home. Please contact me to discuss if you would like a longer lesson.
Where do you teach?: I can teach at home in Bermondsey, and I may be willing to travel up to half an hour to a student's home - possibly further if teaching more than one student in the same location. Travelling to a student's house is always subject to the location being one I can reach easily on public transport within my existing schedule.
When are you available?: Some flexibility will be possible / may be required due to varying performance commitments. During school term times I currently have free slots: Monday 5-7pm, Friday 4-7pm. Lessons will often be possible during school holidays.
Which ages and levels do you teach?: I am experienced at teaching all ages, children and adults, from beginners to Grade 8+, including those with special educational needs such as dyslexia, autism and mild cerebral palsy.
Which qualifications do you prepare your students for?: ABRSM practical and theory exams as wanted.
Do you have an up-to-date CRB (Criminal Records Bureau) disclosure certificate?: Yes - I currently hold 2 valid CRBs, one for my cello teaching with London Borough of Lewisham and one as a Sunday school leader for St. Peter's Barge.
Do you belong to any professional organisations?: I am a graduate member of the Incorporated Society of Musicians.
Where and with whom did you train?: I studied with Susan Sheppard, Joseph Crouch and David Kenedy at Trinity College of Music, and with Myra Chahin and Alison McGillivray at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow. I have participated in masterclasses with Emanuel Hurwitz, Robert Cohen, Raphael Wallfisch, Julian Lloyd-Webber, Johannes Goritzki and members of the Wihan Quartet. I have received chamber coaching from Walter Reiter, Philip Thorby, Stephen Devine, Peter Pople, Peter Lissauer, members of the Dante, Zephyr and Lindsay Quartets, Marcus Andrews, Malcom Martineau and Mikhail Kazekevich. I have also been a bursary student at Dartington International Summer School.
Tell me about some of your current students.: Most of my current students are school-age ranging from complete beginners to intermediate level. I have taught adults and more advanced students in the past.

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