I am a teacher, performer and early years specialist, organising innovative and inspiring musical events across the North West of England.
As well as teaching the violin and viola, I run four string orchestras catering for all ages and abilities. These ensembles have performed across Europe, from Tuscanny to Budapest, and perform regularly in concerts in the in the Southport area. Alongside this, I am an active classroom teacher, winning the Classic FM Primary School Music Teacher of the Year award in 2010. I have taken groups of primary school children to play at the National Festival of Music for Youth concert in Birmingham and Southport Music Festival, motivating pupils with the excitement of performing music.
In the past few years I have become increasingly involved in music in the community, running an NHS-funded drumming circle in Southport and undertaking a series of rewarding workshops for severely autistic children at The Elms in Stockbridge. I have considerable experience organising original, one-off school projects, often in collaboration with Kaleidoscope Arts. These draw on all of the different art forms, music, dance, poetry and visual arts. Past topics have included the Seasons, the Elements, The Silk Route and many more – and culminate in a performance involving large numbers of students.