| I began teaching in 1990, and have lived & worked as a violin teacher since 2006. I have taught in a number of schools in Devon including Broadclyst, Rockbeare, Silverton Primary Schools, The Maynard and at Exeter University. I coach occasionally for the Devon Youth Orchestras. I run a private teaching practice in East Devon. |
Harriet Oakley
Harriet Oakley is a professional singer, conductor and singing teacher. Since moving to Devon in 2019, she spends the majority of her time teaching as a peripatetic across Devon, including tuition of the Buckfast Abbey Choristers. In November 2022, she conducted the South Devon Singers at Exeter Cathedral for their Royal British Legion remembrance concert.
Prior to moving to Devon, Harriet was the musical director for Holy Redeemer’s professional choir in Clerkenwell, London and sang with the award-winning ensemble, Epiphoni.
Harriet studied music at Bristol University majoring in vocal studies, where she also ran the University Chamber Choir and played the lead role in Rossini’s opera, ‘Cenerentola’.
Rose Sage B.A. (Hons) MEd PGCE Dip ABRSM
| I studied music, specialising in flute performance and teaching, at Dartington College of Arts in the 1980s. I also gained my PGCE in primary teaching and worked as a primary class teacher in the 1990’s. After having my two daughters I returned to full time peripatetic teaching in 1998. Along the way I also gained my Dip ABRSM Flute Diploma and have taught flute to this level, with pupils moving on to study music at university and specialist music schools such as The Purcell School.
I have taught First Access whole class recorder lessons to classes in primary schools for 16 years in Torbay, with groups being invited to play for the Torbay Music Festival Live Concert Experience Days and as an example of good practice for Primary Teachers CPD workshop days. I am passionate about the art of teaching and I get tremendous pleasure from introducing different styles of music to my pupils. I teach children and adults from age 7 upwards, with my specialist instrument being the flute, from beginners to Grade 8 and beyond. Since I started teaching, whilst still a student in the 1980’s, I have become increasingly interested in teacher training particularly in the area of training non musician primary teachers to feel able and confident to teach music to their classes. I have delivered in service training for Devon Youth Music, Torbay Council and Trinity College London and I am particularly interested in working with primary schools to help them integrate musical literacy into their music curriculum teaching. I believe that music teachers should practice what they preach! I am the Principal Flute with Torbay Symphony Orchestra, the Concert Band of Britannia Royal Naval College and also am the joint director of the Shine Steel Community Band in Dartmouth, which gives me the opportunity to play many different styles of music every week, alongside my teaching. If you are an individual or from a school, get in touch to enquire about my availability to start or continue your musical journey as an instrumentalist or musical primary class teacher. |
Jade Gall FTCL MA
Experienced in pop, classical and jazz fields, she has performed alongside top-class musicians from around the world, including: Allison Adams Tucker, Claire Martin, Clare Teal, Jason Rebello and Duncan Lamont; and has featured on BBC Radio broadcasts.
As a classical saxophonist, Jade is a Fellow of Trinity College London (FTCL) in saxophone performance. She graduated with an MA in Music Performance from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in 2013 and has studied with top classical saxophonists Hannah Marcinowicz, Nigel Wood and Gerard McChrystal.
Lynn Davidoff
I am a Canadian music educator who has moved to the Exeter area. I have a DBS, the right to work in the UK, am certified to teach in Canada and have a QTS for the UK. I am also Orff certified. My training as a North American music educator has given me the skills to teach all instruments at all levels in mixed groups, ie: Band Class (north American style).
My most recent employed teaching of twenty years, ending in 2018, at the American School of Budapest and before that the Jakarta International School, included instructing and directing full wind band and string ensembles, chamber ensembles, musical theatre performances, IB Music, music technology and general music classes (similar to GCSE music).
I look forward to being able to contribute to the music education of Devon and am willing to accept work in a variety of musical situations. One thing I can do is come into a school and create a band program with full instrumentation right from the beginning as is done in Canada and the US.
IMS Music
Founded in 1991, IMS is a principal provider of music lessons in schools, colleges and universities across Devon and Cornwall. We supply tutors on a range of instruments at an affordable price. Please contact us for further information or to arrange lessons.
Mrs M Osborne
I have been teaching Woodwind for just over 30 years. I am qualified with a BAHons Music, PGCE with Peripatetic specialism and a LTCL. I was employed working full time for Devon Music Service for 12 years when I first qualified. Thereafter, I have delivered tuition through Cornwall Music Service and Trust but have worked in a mainly self-employed setting with private arrangements within schools direct with parents. Also private tuition at home.
I currently work in the Okehampton area and towards Cornwall from there.
Sarah Steed
| I am an experienced woodwind and piano teacher working with students from 4 to 80 in the local schools and my studio in North Devon.
A qualified classroom music teacher who chose early on in my career to concentrate on my first love of instrumental music. I have taught for Surrey Music Service, Hampshire Music Service and spent 10 years in America teaching the band program in a middle school. I have conducted wind bands, a jazz ensemble, flute choir and clarinet choir. Qualifications: |
Richard Miners
Mid Devon Music Ltd launched in 2015 as a way of providing schools and organisations with quality curricular and extra curricular music making in varying formats. Led by Richard Miners a leading music educator at the highest levels for over 25 years in the United Kingdom and Europe. Mid Devon Music aims to deliver quality musical experiences for pupils and communities of all ages, allowing students to develop, discover, enjoy and celebrate music of all types.
Richard Miners has enjoyed a combined career as both a professional musician and as a respected music educator. As a professional trombonist, he has worked alongside some of the leading names in jazz, popular and world music, appearing on commercial albums, broadcasts and playing throughout the United Kingdom and Europe. As an educator he has led several large school music departments, worked as a freelance workshop leader and worked with schools and colleges as an advisor on delivering schemes of work and assessment. He has also worked with the European Union to develop music in the Baltic States of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.
Recently Richard has worked for one of the largest county Music Hubs in the UK, delivering and helping to develop Whole Class Instrumental and Vocal Teaching at Key Stage 1 and 2. His teaching has consistently been classified by leading professionals and inspectors as good and outstanding and due to this he has met and maintained for numerous years the highest level of post threshold teaching standards.
Richard has also been a keynote speaker for various Music Education Hubs, where he has led presentations on Whole Class Ensemble Teaching, Development of Music In Primary Schools, Curriculum Planning and Assessment and on how businesses can work with schools and the community.
As an administrator and producer Richard has worked on providing resources, events and music for large organisations including the BBC, Canary Wharf, BP, Mercedes Benz and the Intercontinental Hotel Group.
Tim Pratt
Cello teacher, based between okehampton and launceston, also maybe possible to visit exeter. 10 years of professional experience orchestral playing in latin america, 3 years of suzuki teacher training…. qualified to level 3, kodaly training. Work with devon music hub and cornwall music service trust, have helped with both devon and cornwall youth orchestras. I run classes from ‘cradle to grave’ through running musianship classes from birth onwards and running adult group cello sessions in the area.
I bring to my classes aspects of suzuki, kodaly, Alexander technique to make classes a holistic experience.