Information About Kay - Wallsend teacher
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Kay offers a discount of 50% on their first / introductory lesson!
Violin |
Hourly Fee |
Beginner | £40.00 |
Intermediate | £40.00 |
Advanced | £40.00 |
Expert | £40.00 |
Casual | £40.00 |
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Personal Description:
I am an experienced violin/fiddle teacher, qualified with a PGCE (Primary Education), and a BA (Hons) in Performance.
I have experience of teaching fiddle/violin to adults and children for the past 15 years. I currently run Heaton Fiddle, a community group for adult fiddle players in Newcastle. I teach the Beginner Fiddle course at The Glasshouse (Sage Gateshead), and I am also programme leader for their Early Years and Family music-making programme as well.
Tutoring Experience:
My music teaching and education experience is wide and varied. Since qualifying as a teacher in 2015 I have worked as Head of Music at local Primary school, delivered music tuition for Newcastle Music Service across the city's schools, I have run professional development courses for music educators at The Glasshouse, taught music in Mae La Refugee Camp with displaced Burmese refugees on the Thai/Burma border. I currently oversee music-making projects for refugee and asylum seeker families, and also run a music project for looked after children and their families.
Professional experience includes fiddle player for the Hot Stotties, single launch for Tommy Atkins, Newcastle Kingsmen (fiddle and clog), as well as playing for ceilidhs, weddings and events.
Tutoring Approach:
My lessons are fun and engaging, individually tailored to the student's learning style and musical interests.
I teach a variety of musical styles and techniques, but have particular skills in folk and traditional music. My teaching approach is underpinned by Kodaly pedagogy, with elements of Dalcroze. I advocate learning by ear, whilst supporting student's with their sight-reading too.
So, whether you are looking to pick up a violin for the very first time, take a grade or improve your technique, please get in touch.
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Availability: Weekdays (evenings)
References Available: Yes (✔ On File)
Qualifications:
- Leeds Beckett University (2015) - Primary Education (PGCE) (✘ Not On File)
- Lewis School of Languages, Barcelona (2007) - CELTA - Teaching English as a Foreign Language (Professional) (✔ On File)
- Northumbria University (2004) - Performance (Bachelors) (✔ On File)