Teachers

Jack Piano - Theory - Singing - Ukulele Jack entered the Royal Northern College of Music under the tutelage of Jeremy Young. During his time at the RNCM Jack received tuition from artists such as Noriko Ogawa, Michel Beroff, James MacMillan and Nelson Goerner. In his third year Jack was invited to study at the Sibelius Academy in Finland. He studied with eminent pedagogue Jussi Siirala and also honed his skills in education by taking the specially tailored course in piano pedagogue. In his final year at the RNCM Jack won the Christopher Rowland’s Prize for Chamber Music and enjoyed featuring in the RNCM’s American Music Festival.Jack works as a professional pianist – both as a soloist and accompanist – alongside his teaching work. Jack’s teaching experience is wide and varied – teaching both privately and in schools, with all ages and abilities.

Lisa Singing - Piano - Theory As a private music tutor, Lisa had had a hands-on experience since 2006, conducting her first chamber choir and recruiting  her first piano students from a young age, eager to pass on her knowledge as soon as she gained it. With a diverse range of genres to draw from, Lisa is able to adapt to any student’s preference in material and engage at a high level of contextual understanding and, more importantly, enjoyment. Lisa undertook a year of postgraduate study, again at Chichester University, where she was inspired to pursue a more hands-on approach to bringing opera to the general public. She is the proud winner of the Clifford Benson award, 2010, and the Enterpreneurial Award from the Dome Enterprise Centre, West Sussex, along with other founding members of City Wall Productions.

Phil Piano - Theory Philip studied the BMus Music Performance degree at Chichester University and he graduated in 2015 with a 1st class. Whilst at university, Philip studied piano with Terence Allbright, as well as receiving tuition from other artists such as Jonathan Plowright, Adam Swayne and Susan Legg. Throughout university, Philip has performed 5 recitals alongside other performers, as well as an hour long solo recital. He has actively been involved in the University’s Sinfonietta, in performances which included Pierre Boulez’s ‘Dérive 1’, and the world première of ‘Ballet Mechanique’ by Tom Reid. Philip has also performed a number of song recitals with singers Hubert Hill-Reid and Sophie Hermon-Taylor. Philip also reached the final of the University’s piano sight-reading competition.

Jamie Piano - Theory Jamie was born in Poole and embarked on his first piano lessons at the age of 10. It was by pure chance that these lessons  began; Jamie stopped outside the doors of a local piano shop and stared in awe at an elderly gentlemen tinkling the ivories with great virtuosity! It was this meeting that initiated his music education. Initially, the tuition was more focused with informal explorations into jazz and pop, but as he began studying music in earnest at college, Jamie embarked on a more classical based education, acquiring his ABRSM Grade 8 Music Theory and distinction in Grade 8 Piano.