Music teacher with PGCE - Teaching Theory and Composition

I studied for my music degree course and PGCE at Goldsmiths College, University of London covering a wide range of musical areas including advanced performance and composition, music analysis, Western art music history, jazz, percussion, sound recording and ICT, including the use of Sibelius, Cubase, Ableton and Logic.

These courses have also enabled me to research accelerated learning and memory techniques, as well as brain functions, which have proved to be an invaluable teaching aid in my various Music teaching posts in secondary schools throughout London and Hampshire, including teaching at The Petersfield School.


During my time at Goldsmiths, I also studied composition with internationally renowned composers such as Sadie Harrison and Rodger Redgate – I learned much from their craft, and have often applied it to my own compositions, including a string quartet that was performed by the Kreutzer quartet.


I have been teaching Music in many secondary schools for six years; in this time, I have developed my teaching skills with years 7 – 11, covering a range of topics including ICT, discovering different ways in which they could be enthusiastically and effectively taught using various differentiation strategies to cover all abilities.