| I have over twenty years teaching experience, teaching in private and state schools and running my own private teaching practice. I teach all ages and levels, from beginner to post grade 8. I have an MA specifically in Instrumental Teaching and I trained as a classical violinist at Trinity College of Music. I am also a freelance violinist and perform regularly in the South and South West with various orchestras, quartets and in music theatre. |
Joss Kidd
✔️- Secondary school music teacher for 20+ years.
✔️ – I hold a PGCE in music
✔️ – Enhanced DBS checked. ✔️- I teach in schools and from home, both in person and online.
✔️- Strong links to jazz education
✔️- Professional musician
✔️- Rock school syllabus
✔️- Tab / music reading / music theory
✔️- Many of my students have gone on to study at prestigious music colleges.
Peter Manfield
Former Queens Life Guard musician. I play in brass ensembles, pit orchestras, function bands, orchestras etc. I teach primary school children as well as adults.
Jane Anderson-Brown
I am a qualified classroom music teacher with a master’s degree in music performance (singing). I have been teaching for over 20 years in Surrey, Hampshire and Devon at both primary and secondary level. I have over 10 years experience of teaching WCET flutes, clarinets, jsaxes, recorders and fifes.
Over the last 14 years I have worked as a peripatetic music teacher in several schools in Torbay and South Devon and also worked as a tutor/conductor for the Torbay and South Devon Music centre for several years.
I have a private teaching practice at home, and have run a number of adult choirs, musical theatre groups and am the director of Red Earth Opera. I also run singing masterclasses and workshops.
Louise Mott
Louise began teaching singing privately and at Okehampton College in 2005, and currently at Bideford College, West Buckland School, Kingsley School, Queen Elizabeth’s School Crediton, Braunton Academy, Pilton Bluecoat Academy, Pilton College and Shebbear College. She brings nearly thirty years of experience as a freelance opera and classical singer to the work she does with her students. She has also been a choir leader at Chulmleigh College’s CMAC and Okehampton Music Centre.
Former students have gone on to study music, singing, acting and musical theatre at institutions including Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Birmingham Conservatoire, Durham University, University of Wolverhampton, Exeter College Centre for Creative Industries, Bath Spa University, University of Chichester, BIMM Bristol, Cardiff University, Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and East 15 Theatre School.
I aim to make learning to sing as fun and enjoyable as possible and whether students are interested in working towards exams or just singing for pleasure, I really want them to reach their full potential and discover what their voice can do. I teach a variety of styles, including classical, opera, music theatre, rock and pop, so there is something for everyone!
Matt Butlin
Over 25years experience teaching throughout Torbay and Devon
I have set up percussion ensembles in schools, taught African drumming, samba and bucket drumming to whole classes as well as assisting with other school ensembles.
I have a collection of my own drum kits, djembes, sound shapes and other hand percussion should the school need extra instruments to add to their own.
Mark Richards
Personal Details
Name: Mark Richards
Address: 1 Southview Avenue
Caversham
Reading
Berkshire
RG4 5AB
Telephone: Work: 0118 918 7320
Mobile: 07725 214722
Fax: Work: 0118 918 7310
Email: mark.richards@qas.org.uk
Education
School
1978-1985: Dartmouth High School and Hydesville Tower School
University
1986-1989: University College of Wales, Aberystwyth
BMus First Class
Part 1 Education (compulsory subsidiary subject)
1989-1990: University of London, King’s College
MMus Theory & Analysis
1990-1993: University of Wales, College of Cardiff
Research/Teaching Fellowship: Prolongation in the Music of Webern
Awards
1986-1989: Open Scholarship: University College of Wales, Aberystwyth
1989: Sir Walford Davies Award for Academic Achievements: University College of Wales, Aberystwyth
1989-1990: British Academy Award for MMus studies: University of London, King’s College
1990-1993: Research/Teaching Fellowship: University of Wales, College of Cardiff
Employment
1993-1995: Assistant Director of Music – Port Regis School
1995-1997: Head of Academic Music – Woldingham School
1997-2004: Director of Music – West Buckland School (Boarding House Tutor: 1997-2000)
2004-2008: Head of Sixth Form – Saint Martin’s School
2005-2008: Director of Studies & Head of Sixth Form – Saint Martin’s School
2008-2018: Deputy Head – Academic – Queen Anne’s School
2018-Present: Senior Deputy Head – Queen Anne’s School
Higher Education Employment
1991-1993: Tutor in Music Analysis – University of Wales, College of Cardiff
1991-1993: Tutor in Music: Extra Mural Department – University of Wales College of Cardiff
1993-1996: Tutor in Music: Department of Continuing Education – Bristol University
1996-2010: Tutor in Music: Open University A214 Summer School
Examination Experience
1996-1999: AL Music Examiner: EDEXCEL – Papers 4 & 8
1997-1998: AL Music Examiner: OCR – Paper 6
1997-2000: AL Performing Arts Examiner: OCR – Music Module
1997-2010: International Baccalaureate Examiner – Extended Essay, Musical Investigation, Listening Paper
2002-2005: AS Music Moderator: OCR
2002-2005: A2 Music Moderator: AQA
2003-2010: Team Leader: International Baccalaureate – Musical Investigation, Listening Paper
2005-2010: Deputy Chief Examiner: International Baccalaureate
2010-2011: Principal Examiner: International Baccalaureate – Musical Investigation
IB Workshops
February 2007: Geneva International School: 2 day workshop focusing on all aspects of the music diploma programme
Inspection Experience
April 2001:
Clifton College: Music, Theatre Studies, Assessment & Recording, Attendance, Boarding
February 2002: Rugby School: Music, Assessment & Recording, Boarding
November 2002: Ipswich School: Music, General Studies, Teaching & Non-Teaching Staff, Attendance
November 2003: Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield: Music, Assessment & Recording, Links With Parents & The Community
January 2006: Thornton College: Curriculum Group 3, The Quality of Pastoral Care and the Welfare, Health and Safety of Pupils
October 2006: St Catherine’s, Twickenham: Curriculum Group 3 (plus Mathematics and ICT), The Quality of Pastoral Care and the Welfare, Health and Safety of Pupils
April 2008: Benenden School: Curriculum Group 3, The Quality of Pastoral Care and the Welfare, Health and Safety of Pupils
January 2010: Ocbrook School: Curriculum Group 3 – 2 Day Initial Inspection
October 2010: Manchester High School for Girls: Curriculum Group 3, Teaching and Assessment – Standard Visit
September 2011: Appointed ISI Boarding Team Inspector
December 2011: Taunton School: Pilot Integrated Inspection
March 2014: Stephen Perse Foundation: Curriculum Group 3; SMSC
Consultancy Work
March 2011: St Lawrence College – Preparing for ISI Inspection
June 2011: Shiplake College – Appointment of Housemasters
March 2013: Shiplake College – Appointment of Director of Studies
November 2013: Shiplake College – Philosophy & Ethics Departmental Audit
January 2017: Shiplake College – Appointment of Senior Housemaster
Other
September 2009-2013: School Governor: Rupert House School
September 2011-2014: Secretary GSA (South Central) – Deputy Heads’ Cluster Group
September 2012: Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
January 2016: Orchestral Manager: Kairos Ensemble
May 2018-2020: Trustee of Soundabout
May 2019-2022: Trustee of PSB
June 2019: Member – Chartered College of Teaching
June 2020: School Governor: St Andrew’s School, Pangbourne, including Staff Liaison Governor
September 2021: Trustee of Society for Music Analysis
May 2022: Committee Member – Society of Minimalist Music
June 2022: Member – Society for Musicology in Ireland
July 2023: Coventry University Governor: Education Committee and Research Committee
September 2023: Coventry University Safeguarding Governor
October 2023: School Governor: Exeter Cathedral School
Publications
Webern’s String Quartet Op. 22 – Music Teacher, 10/96
Theoretical Awareness – Music Teacher, 11/96
Advanced Music – Heinemann, 05/01
Prolongation In Webern’s Op. 7/1 – WBS AJ, 0/01
Listening In GCSE Music – Ensemble (MMA), 01/02
Webern’s Op.10/4: A Set-Theoretical Analysis – WBS AJ, 09/02
EDEXCEL Compositional Techniques – Classroom Resources,10/02
OCR AS Composing 1 – Classroom Resources, 09/03
OCR AS Composing: Harmonisation of Traditional Folksongs – Classroom Resources, 09/04
OCR GCSE Terminal Task Exercises – Classroom Resources, 10/06
EDEXCEL AS Composing: Minimalism – Classroom Resources, 10/06
Expectation in Music: Music and Mind – Ensemble (MMA), 03/16
Senior Leadership – Ensemble (MMA), 07/17
Nicholas Bryant
I have been a professional pianist and violist with the Collaborative Orchestra, best known for reaching the semifinals of Britain’s Got Talent in 2016 and I come from a teaching position at St David’s primary in West Wickham, London. Before becoming a music teacher, I was a professional actor with singing and acting credits for professional touring productions. I teach piano, violin, viola and cello, beginner classical guitar and classical and musical theatre singing as well as choirs, and youth music groups such as bamd, orchestra and ukelele. I live in Chagford, West Devon and teach in local schools with some availability after school in the evenings.
Membership – Musicians Union
Legal documents available upon request –
* Enhanced DBS Disclosure with Children’s Barred List (CBL) Check registered with the update service
* Child protection/safeguarding training certificate (completed within the last three years)
* Public Liability Insurance
Timothy de Vos
| I studied trumpet at the Queensland Conservatorium in Brisbane and obtained a Bachelor of Music degree in 2000. While studying, I was involved in various groups playing professionally such jazz ensemble, jazz quintet, brass quintet, wind band, rock band. I have worked with various orchestras around the world such as The Queensland Orchestra, Malaysian Philharmonic, Mumbai Symphony Orchestra. I have been hired for various workshops and ensembles as a tutor in Australia.I came to England in 2001 and played with various orchestras in London whilst maintaining private students. I moved to Devon in 2015 wanting a better upbringing for my children. I started teaching whole classes trumpet at Newport Community School and Landkey Primary School in North Devon. I have taught whole classes trumpet for 10 lessons during term time. Whilst at Landkey Primary I was hired further for teaching whole classes instruments and also held brass ensemble lessons. We recently received funding for 30 french horns and I taught a whole class I have maintained private students throughout this time preparing them for ABRSM exams as well.Legal documents available upon request – Enhanced DBS Disclosure with Children’s Barred List (CBL) Check registered with the update service |