Hi! I'm Iona Catherine. I teach online (Zoom) and in South East London. I offer lessons in:
- Folk/Pop/Rock Violin
- Logic/Ableton Music Production
- Songwriting, Composition, and Film Scoring

I also offer support with:
- Music Theory and Music Reading
- GCSE, A Level and BTEC music/music technology exam

I am an experienced tutor with 10+ years of hands-on professional and academic music experience. The bespoke and personalised music classes that I offer can benefit students of all levels and ages, whatever your goals and ambitions are.

I work with my students depending on their individual interests, pushing for the best sound and creations in each area with bespoke lesson plans and approaches. I employ plenty of discussion and interesting practical challenges that push the boundaries of what they already know to gain new knowledge that will last a lifetime. I’ll work with you to provide flexible in-person and/or online one-to-one music lessons to bring you to the level that you want to reach.

I’ll provide in-person or online one-to-one music lessons to bring you to the level that you want to reach – whether that’s picking up the violin, getting into music college, taking to the stage, writing your own music, or releasing your own fully-produced songs to the world!

Teaching Experience:
* 200+ hours of teaching to all ages and abilities both online and in-person
* Great exam and college entry results from students
* Clear DBS check

Key Qualifications:
* MA in Popular Music from Goldsmiths, UoL
* 1st Class Honours BA in Music from Goldsmiths, UoL
* Grade 8 Scottish Folk Violin, Grade 7 Classical violin
* D*D*D* BTEC Music Performance, A Level Music, AS Level Business, EPQ

Key Tutor Highlights:
* Female music tutor
* One of only 5% female music producers globally
* Specialism in rock, pop and folk violin
* Work featured on award-winning BBC Radio 4 show "Please Use Other Door", GB Rowing's 2024 social media campaign, and more
* Manager of folk night Folk Of The Round Table
* Co-founder of music production company Two Larks Productions Ltd
* 10 years of professional musical experience

Student Reviews:
"Iona was lovely and made me feel really comfortable as a complete beginner (at songwriting). She obviously really knows her stuff and is great at explaining and coaching. Would recommend her!"

"Exceptional and very patient teacher. I was a "mature student" who had never touched a violin before but was immediately put at ease with a tailored training programme that focused on the type of music I enjoy. Most recommended!!!"

"Iona is a passionate, dedicated and highly intelligent individual who has the ability to make what seems impossible, possible. Her (composition) lessons are fun and tailored perfectly to the needs of the student. If you want to learn music, then learn here!"

"Iona is a very patient and fantastic violin teacher! My 6 year old son loves her lessons and looks forward to them every week. He has learnt violin so quickly and I am grateful for all Iona’s help."

"My 12 year old daughter wanted to learn music production. Being Windows based we went down the Ableton live route (Industry standard). I had no idea about the software at all. We came across Iona whom was "local". Her in depth knowledge of Ableton and her strong music background have been a perfect fit for tuition. My daughter has a weekly 1 hour lesson via zoom and has progressed with basic setup to compiling beats and working towards songs. She has covered midi, instrument selection and use of microphone. Ableton is far more complex than I realised and having 1:1 with Iona I have seen great progress. My daughter looks forward to lessons and most importantly has fun with Iona making music!"

"My experience of learning music production with Iona has been overwhelmingly positive. She has excellent knowledge which she teaches in an accessible easy to understand way for a complete novice like myself. Also, she is a brilliant facilitative teacher, encouraging you to put things into practice. I was totally intimidated by the parameters of Ableton but now I’m beginning to get my head round it and have fun with it thanks to Iona."