Brass
Musical Director / Conductor
Beginners
Intermediate
Advanced
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About
I am a specialist trumpet teacher, brass coach and music director with over twenty five years’ experience both as a classroom and instrumental teacher. A diverse working life now involves teaching individual brass lessons, playing the trumpet professionally (including Natural Trumpet), directing and conducting choirs, wind, jazz and brass ensembles including the Wiltshire Youth Jazz Orchestra and West Wiltshire Concert Band, delivering jazz and brass workshops, higher education teaching/lecturing and most importantly making a lot of music.
Finding new or rarely performed works for large groups of people is a particular interest. With Cantamus Chamber Choir I have conducted several UK premieres including Moniuszko’s Mass in Db and Nils Lindberg’s Christmas Cantata for with GBH Big Band.
In 2018 I conducted 105 people in the first performance, since its premiere in 2007 of Steve Gray’s masterful arrangement of Handel’s Messiah: A Soulful Celebration including Black Voices, Town Hall Gospel Choir, newly formed Soul Celebration Community Choir and a band of stunning musicians. It went down a storm and we are in talks to put on another show soon.
What I / we help young people achieve
Their potential to become the best musician they can be. Happy pupils with good technique able to take part in music for the rest of their lives.
Opportunities for children & young people
- To learn to play an instrument and / or develop skills on an instrument
Also Works With
Apart from being a trumpet teacher in secondary and higher education and a conductor/music director, I lead and am involved with several groups for young people including the following.
Saturday Jazz Academy – An exciting monthly jazz workshop for young musicians in association with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra. Second Saturday of the month at the Wiltshire Music Centre. This can lead to involvement with….
Wiltshire Youth Jazz Orchestra – Musical Director http://www.wiltshiremusic.org.uk/youthorchestra
West of England Youth Orchestra – Brass Tutor – weblink as WYJO
West Wiltshire Concert Band – Musical Director http://www.wiltshireyoungmusicians.org.uk
Jazz Factory – Tutor a weekly jazz workshop at the WMC on Monday evenings during term time http://www.jazzfactory.org.uk
Times
- Term Time
- After School
- Weekends
Taught Instruments
- Brass
- Musical Director / Conductor
Ages Taught
- 7-10
- 11-13
- 14-15
- 16+
Level Taught
- Beginners
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Qualifications, Grades & Certificates Taught
- Instrument grades
- Duke of Edinburgh Award
Musical Clusters Covered
- Chippenham
- B-on-A / Corsham
- Malmesbury / WB / Purton
My Training & Development
Currently working with NYJO developing the Saturday Jazz Academy at the Wiltshire Music Centre.
Attended WMC Hub CPD event in Salisbury May 2019