Information About Nigel - Maidenhead teacher -

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Personal Description:

My teaching practice is based in Maidenhead, where my piano pupils range from post-grade 4 to post LRSM and include all ages from 8 to nearly 80. Formerly a senior producer for BBC Radio 3, I now work mainly as a pianist, teacher, examiner and adjudicator. For the last twenty years, private teaching has been a major part of my life.

I specialise in upper grade and diploma preparation and have prepared almost 100 pupils for grade 8 and taken a further fifty through diplomas (ARSM, dipABRSM, LRSM, ATCL and LTCL). I hold an enhanced DBS, and am a Fellow of the Incorporated Society of Musicians (FISM) and an Honorary Associate of the Royal Acedemy of Music in addition to my professional qualifications.

Tutoring Experience:

I specialise in upper grade and diploma preparation and have prepared almost 100 pupils for grade 8 and taken a further fifty through diplomas (ARSM, dipABRSM, LRSM, ATCL and LTCL).

For over twenty years I was a diploma and grade examiner for the ABRSM, examining throughout the UK and abroad.

I have also worked extensively as an external examiner at the Royal Academy of Music (2001 –05, 2012 -17 & 2020-23), the Royal College of Music (2006 – 10, 2016-17 and 2020-23) and the Royal Northern College of Music (2012 –15).

Tutoring Approach:

My experience as a performer, teacher and examiner has given me a deep understanding of what achieving at a high level demands, but above all an appreciation of the pleasure that playing the piano to the best of your ability brings.

Helping you to achieve this is what we explore together in our lessons.