Instrumental Music teacher of all band and orchestral brass instruments; ensemble conductor and arranger

Tim Norris comes from Bournemouth and is a graduate of King Alfred’s College, Winchester and a Licentiate of The Royal Schools of Music (Music Direction).

Tim began his musical career aged seven when he became a chorister in the choir of The Priory Church, Christchurch under the direction of Organist and Master of The Choristers Mr. Geoffrey Tristram, and in the school choir at St. Peter‘s De la Salle (RC) College, Bournemouth, during which time he appeared in three television series totalling twenty-five programmes for ITV's Southern Television and numerous BBC Radio Broadcasts. Whilst at St Peter's School he was taught the Bass Tuba by Mr. Jack Payne, the school's Bandmaster, and under his direction performed regularly in the local and wider community. At the age of sixteen he joined the Staff Band, Royal Corps of Signals, and trained for two years at The Junior Musicians Troop, Royal Artillery, Woolwich before joining the senior band based at The School of Signals, Blandford Camp, Dorset. He has toured extensively abroad including Cyprus, Hong Kong, Germany, Norway, France, Spain, Italy, Switzerland and The United States of America. Whilst studying in the Army he undertook a conducting course at Goldsmith's College, University of London.

Since 1980 he has been very involved with music education and sales working at Eddie Moors' Music, Boscombe, Bournemouth as a senior Sales Manager. In 1982 he was appointed an Associate Conductor of the Bournemouth Youth Orchestra and later became Chairman of the Friends of the Bournemouth Music Centre. As a conductor he has conducted brass and wind bands, choirs and orchestras at numerous National festivals. As a keen tuba player he has played with numerous local orchestras including The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. In 1989 co-founded The Wessex Brass Quintet which is well known for its Radio broadcasts, recitals, concerts and educational workshops across the Wessex Region and it has recorded extensively.

Since graduating in 1991 he has taught as a brass instrumental teacher for The Hampshire Music Service, The Berkshire Young Musicians Trust, The University of Southampton and at numerous schools and colleges. He has been very involved with church music and liturgies in the Winchester area. In 1993, together with four colleagues he formed the Winchester Music School which offers high quality individual and group