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Neil McGovern - Sax and Theory Lessons in SE London

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SE London (SE19) View on map
Last Logged In: 30 Apr 2012
Sex: Male
Can Travel To: CR E EC GU KT N SW W WC

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BMus (Hons) 1st class
MMus (Distinction)
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ISM
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Saxophone £30.00/hr
Classical Saxophone £30.00/hr

Music Theory Exams £30.00/hr

Personal Message: I am a professional musician based in London.
Which subject(s) do you teach?: I teach saxophone and music theory.
Tell me about your qualifications.: MMus (distinction)
BMus (Hons) (1st class)
LRSM
What kind of experience do you have?: Nine years teaching pupils of all abilities and ages including complete beginners and advanced students.
How much do you charge?: £30 per hour, no extra fee for travel.
Where do you teach?: At students' homes. I am based in SE London, in Crystal Palace, and am able to travel easily to any destination within a 10-12 mile radius.
When are you available?: I am available Mon-Sat daytimes and evenings, and am flexible with my time. Many slots are already taken so please contact me for further information.
Which ages and levels do you teach?: All.
Which qualifications do you prepare your students for?: I am familiar with the ABRSM practical, jazz and theory syllabuses, but am also happy to prepare students for Trinity Guildhall exams. My policy regarding examinations is that they provide a helpful focus for most students, but are certainly not essential, and therefore not mandatory! I am happy to prepare students for auditions, competitions and performances too.
Do you have an up-to-date CRB (Criminal Records Bureau) disclosure certificate?: Yes.
Describe your arrangements for online tutoring.: It is possible for music theory to be taught online, via the means of scanned work and email correspondence.
Do you belong to any professional organisations?: ISM.
Where and with whom did you train?: Kyle Horch (Royal College of Music)
Chris Gumbley (Birmingham Conservatoire)
Claude Delangle, Vincent David, Arno Bornkamp, Christian Wirth, Fabrizio Mancuso, Jean-Denis Michat (European Saxophone University, Gap, France, summer course)
Mike Williams, Andy Tweed, Naomi Sullivan, Fredrick Hemke, Simon Haram, Alistair Parnell, Otis Murphy, Timothy McAllistair, Nobuya Sugawa, Christian Foreshaw, John Harle, Rob Buckland, David Roach, Richard Ingham, Debbie Buckley, Christina Thompson, Brian Winter (occasional private lessons/masterclasses)
Tell me about some of your current students.: I currently teach a number of students at Tower House School for Boys in Mortlake, Bousfield Primary School, South Kensington and Hindhead Music Centre, Surrey. I also have private pupils who I teach on a weekly basis. Abilities range from complete beginner to grade 8.
Do you have a personal message for students?: Learning an instrument is great fun and should be an enjoyable experience. I try to make lessons varied and stimulating, covering all sorts of different music.

My Articles

Chief Trane - The influence of John Coltrane

CHIEF TRANE The influence of John Coltrane on the contemporary jazz saxophonist, focusing particularly on his recorded output from 1957 to 1964. Few musicians have had such a powerful and lasting influence on music and culture as tenor saxophonist John Coltrane. This essay scrutinizes the most important phase of Coltrane’s life from...

Pli Selon Pli

Pli Selon Pli “So many people write about music without knowing a thing about it!” (Boulez in Menger, 1990, 9). Pierre Boulez’s Pli Selon Pli is a landmark composition of the twentieth century which draws heavily on the poetry of French symbolist Stefan Mallarmé. The piece is over an hour long and took in excess of thirty years to...

Melodic Gnosticism - Interpreting 'Sequenza IXb'

(the following essay does not include the musical notation examples referenced) Melodic Gnosticism An analysis concerning the treatment of melody in Berio’s Sequenza IXb and how it may be interpreted by performers of the work. Luciano Berio’s Sequenza IXb for alto saxophone has become a stalwart of saxophone repertoire and stands as a work...

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