Dedicated Music Educator with 20 years of classroom teaching experience. Experienced in planning and delivering creative curriculum content and leading music initiatives across educational settings. Passionate about vocal development, and performance, with a strong commitment to holistic teaching methods that build confidence and help students achieve their full potential. Proficient at fostering confidence and musical talent in children from early years through to 16 years, using a creative and nurturing approach that meets individual needs.
Professional Experience:
Music Educator & Department Lead – Various Educational Settings | 2004 – Present
• Curriculum Development & Delivery: Designed and implemented comprehensive music curricula tailored to students from Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) to 16 years old, ensuring content is engaging and appropriate for diverse abilities.
• Leadership & Management: Successfully led music departments, managed peripatetic timetables, and facilitated collaborations between staff, parents, and external professional bodies to enhance the educational experience.
• Vocal Coaching & Peripatetic Lessons: Delivered one-on-one and group vocal tuition, focusing on vocal technique, health, and performance. Helped students overcome technical challenges and develop their musical abilities and confidence with a holistic teaching approach.
• Musical Productions & Performances: Directed and collaborated on a range of school-wide productions and community projects, utilising musical theatre and performance as tools to boost student confidence and skill development.
• Community Engagement: Organised, led and collaborated upon various musical projects, such as school choirs and performances, which involved collaboration with the local community, contributing to a vibrant and inclusive musical culture.
• Project Management: Planned and executed a variety of musical projects, often under tight time constraints, delivering high-quality performances that engaged and inspired the community.
• Teachers Rock Collaboration: Led school choirs into various performances for the community, recently engaging with Teachers Rock projects, enabling choir students to participate in prestigious events such as recordings at Abbey Road Studios, BGT auditions in London, and performances at Exeter Cathedral. From September, to lead a new Teacher Rock Youth Choir. Musical Director (MD) Barnstaple Male Voice Choir | Ongoing
• Leadership & Collaboration: Selected relevant repertoire, directed and coordinated a number of choir performances each year, helping build a community of musicians of all experience levels to create successful and enjoyable musical events. Events include participation in the National Cornish Male Voice Choir Festival, hosting international choirs in joint concert and collaborations with local choirs to raise money for charities. ________________________________________
Skills
• Music Education & Curriculum Design: Expertise in planning and delivering music curricula for a broad age range, with a focus on individual learning needs and creative engagement.
• Vocal Coaching & Performance: Specialise in peripatetic vocal tuition, vocal health, and holistic approaches to singing and performance.
• Leadership & Department Management: Experience in leading music departments, managing teams, and fostering positive relationships with students, parents, and staff.
• Musical Theatre & Drama: Passionate about musical theatre, with experience directing and performing in amateur dramatics, enhancing students’ performance abilities.
• Event Planning & Community Engagement: Skilled in organising and leading musical events that involve collaboration with the local community and beyond.
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Additional Experience
• Head of Department & House: Demonstrated leadership in managing teams, overseeing curriculum delivery, and organising school-wide music initiatives.
• Music CPD sessions for Swift (South West Institute for Training)
• Amateur Dramatics: Active involvement in directing and performing within community theatre groups, with a focus on musical theatre productions.
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Education & Certifications
• Certificate of Secondary Music Education, (GTP) [Wolverhampton University]
• BA (HONS) Contemporary Arts [Nottingham Trent University] ________________________________________
Services Offered
• Peripatetic Singing Lessons: Available to all schools for individual or group vocal tuition, focusing on vocal technique, health, and performance.
• Primary Music Educational Workshops: For small and large groups, tailored to request (EYFS/ KS1/KS2). Workshops consider curriculum demands, the needs of the school and the children and are designed to inspire, enhance musical knowledge and skills and promote creativity.
• Staff CPD Training and group/1:1 support: Providing professional development for non-specialists, focusing on music education strategies, successful curriculum engagement, the importance and impact of Music on individuals, and integrating music into the broader curriculum.
• Music teacher: Offering whole class music lessons and vocal tuition for children.
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Interests
• Vocal Health & Development: Committed to ongoing learning in vocal health and teaching methodologies.
• Musical impact upon individuals and groups
• Musical Theatre: Directing and performing in musical theatre productions.
• Choir Leadership: Leading choirs and organising community-based musical events.
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References available upon request.