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After gaining both a degree in Popular Music Performance (specialising in vocals) and a Masters in Creative Music from Leeds Conservatoire, Becca has since been teaching one to one, in schools and running choirs around Leeds and Harrogate for the last 8 years. She is also the singer in a successful function band, playing for …

Natasha is originally from Liverpool. She studied first at the prestigious Chetham’s School of Music, and then the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (formerly Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama) where she gained both BMus (hons.) and MMus degrees in Vocal Studies and Performance. As an experienced operatic, concert and recital soprano, Natasha enjoys a …

George Bingham is our new drum tutor. George is a freelance multi- instrumentalist, and a recent graduate of a Masters in composition at the university of Manchester. He specialises in jazz drums and bass, and is an in-demand performer around Manchester. He has recently expanded into folk performance, and is the musical director for a …

Meet our guitar, bass and ukulele tutor Andrew Bennett. Andy has worked as professionally as a Guitar Player since 1985. His first job was in the cabaret band ‘Roxanne’ playing in working mens clubs up and down the north of England. 1987: Recruited by original rock band the Quest, to travel to Tokyo to perform …

Andy Colville is one of our electric and acoustic guitar tutors.  Andy has played guitar for 20 years and taught for 5 years covering funk, blues, rock, pop, metal, reggae and many other genres. He obtained a BA in music performance in 2018 and has since performed his original music at festivals and venues throughout …

Mark Kelly is our guitar and drum tutor. Mark has played guitar for more years than he cares to remember. Along the way he also played, drums, ukulele, and bass. Mark studied Popular music at Salford university and completed a PGCE at MMU. His main teaching experience has been 20 years in secondary education. Mark …

Sarah Keen is our piano, bassoon and music theory tutor. Since graduating from the Royal Northern College of Music with her Master’s degree, Sarah has been working as a freelance musician, teaching piano, bassoon, and music theory. When not teaching she regularly plays with several ensembles around Manchester including Northern Film Orchestra. She has also …

Mr Jonathan Jones is our piano, saxophone, oboe and clarinet tutor. Jon was born and raised in Cornelly, South Wales. He started learning Piano at the age of 11, before later attending the junior department of the Royal Welsh College of Music in Cardiff. At 16, Jon successfully auditioned for the National Youth Orchestra of …

Edgar Divver is our violin, piano and saxophone tutor. Edgar is an award-winning composer and educator from London who has had works performed by Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, BBC Singers, Psappha and The Ossian Ensemble, among others. He studied at both the University of Birmingham and then at the Royal Northern College of Music, staying …

Billy Proctor is a guitar tutor who is happy to teach all ability levels on any form of Guitar, Bass, Banjo, Ukelele, Mandolin or Balalaika and has been doing so throughout his studies through to the present day. Billy first started playing classical guitar with his father at the age of six and then started …