BMus (Hons) (GradRNCM) in Composition: First-Class
MMus (RCM) in Advanced Composition: Distinction
Sound & Music (formerly Society for the Promotion of New Music)
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Which subject(s) do you teach?
I primarily teach Composition and Theory, and also teach beginner Piano and Bassoon up to Grade 4.

Tell me about your qualifications.
BMus (Hons) (GradRNCM) in Composition: First-Class Honours

MMus in Advanced Composition: Distinction (RCM) HR Taylor and Leverhulme Scholar

Currently a scholar with the Arts and Humanities Research Council, studying for a DMus in Advanced Composition at the RCM.

What kind of experience do you have?
As a composer I have worked with the Arditti Quartet, the BBC Singers, the Danel Quartet, London Contemporary Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, The Composers Ensemble, Contemporary Consort, Britten-Pears Ensemble, Klangforum Wien and the Moscow Studio for New Music.

I have worked as an animateur in the Manchester area, leading composition workshops in schools and sixth-form colleges, encouraging students to compose short works for bassoon for me to perform, and subsequently submit for their GCSE and A-level compositions.

How much do you charge?
I charge £30 for an hour's teaching in composition, bassoon and piano; and £20 for 30minutes. These figures are a guide and are dependent on how far I may have to travel.

Where do you teach?
I teach at the student's home. I live in Walthamstow, but I am willing to travel almost anywhere within Zone 2.

When are you available?
I am available 7 days a week, both daytime and evenings, and I am happy to teach in school holidays.

Which ages and levels do you teach?
I will teach any student over the age of five. For composition and theory I will teach from beginner to diploma and beyond; and beginner piano and bassoon.

Do you have an up-to-date CRB (Criminal Records Bureau) disclosure certificate?
I do not currently have a CRB disclosure certificate.

Where and with whom did you train?
My undergraduate studies took place at the Royal Northern College of Music, under the tutelage of David Horne and Gary Carpenter.
Awarded a full scholarship to the the Masters course at the Royal College of Music, and with additional funding from the Countess of Munster Musical Trust and the prestigious Vaughan Williams Scholarship, I studied under Jonathan Cole and Mark-Anthony Turnage.
I have since returned to the RCM to pursue a doctorate in composition, continuing my tuition with Jonathan Cole, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.
Having been awarded the famous Mendelssohn Scholarship in 2008, I have attended a number of influential Summer Schools in the UK and Europe, working with Oliver Knussen, Colin Matthews and Magnus Lindberg in Aldeburgh; with Brian Ferneyhough, Wolfgang Rihm, Misato Mochizuki, Isabel Mundry, Klaus Lang and Manos Tsangaris in Darmstadt, Germany; and Enno Poppe, Beat Furrer, Brice Pauset and Vladimir Tarnopolski at "impuls" in Graz, Austria.