My range of teaching and lecturing expertise has developed over more than thirty years, through my work as a piano teacher, a full-time university academic, and a conductor and musical director for a variety of groups and organisations. I am experienced in working with a range of age groups, from young children to retirees, in various educational, amateur and professional settings.
I also have extensive experience in pedagogical development, curriculum design, assessment practices, quality assurance, knowledge transfer, outreach, and cross-arts partnership development.
Music Tour Director
For ACE Cultural Tours, I lead cultural tours to music festivals in the UK and Europe, including Cambridge, Oxford, Orkney, Berlin, Dresden, Verona and Prague. My trips cover everything from Mozart to Stravinsky, and from instrumental music of the classical period to romantic and twentieth-century opera.
For details of my current tours, see the ACE Cultural Tours website.
ABRSM Examiner and Assessor
I am a Practical Grade and Performance Grade examiner and a Creative Musicianship assessor for the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, with experience in examining Initial Grade to ARSM in all instruments and voice types.
Enquiries about ABRSM matters should be sent directly to ABRSM at https://www.abrsm.org/en-gb/contact-us.
Project Developer and Manager
CPD Collaborative Music Practice for Health course, on behalf of the Cambridge Institute for Music Therapy Research, Anglia Ruskin University, and Britten Pears Arts. The course brought together professional performers, music therapists and those working in music for health settings, to develop their collaborative practice in a variety of settings and for a range of client groups.
Higher Education Stakeholder Advisor
Pearson (EdExcel) for A/AS Level Music, A/AS Level Music Technology, BTEC National Music and Music Technology, and GCSE and iGCSE Music.
International Strategy Advisor
BTEC National Music and BTEC National Performing Arts.