Information About Will - Peckham teacher

Personal Description:

I teach Classical Piano, Electronic Music, Music Composition and Theory.

"William is an intuitive musician. William performs with technical facility and sensitive interpretation….[he] always displays innate musicianship.

He is a very pleasant and engaging individual who conducts himself well and articulately in any situation."

- Rahna Windsor MA BA LGSM Cert Ed (Piano Teacher)

This quote from my own piano teacher, Rahna Windsor who taught me for 11 years. My lessons with Rahna were formative for me as a musician as she instilled within me the expressive power of music. This expressive power has allowed me to follow a path as a professional musician and study at the prestigious Guildhall School of Music and Drama. I see every music lesson as a formative opportunity to express, explore and play. Music should be fun, engaging and rewarding. I understand firsthand the joy that can be gained from learning a piece and sharing it with others and I would love to pass on this joy and reward to others.

My piano teacher instilled a sense of feeling into music, always asking me what the story of a piece should be, in other areas of my music education I was also learning the fundamentals of harmony - the logical building blocks of music. This balance between fun, feeling and logic combines together within my teaching to provide a holistic lesson - where I can nurture and respond to the needs and ambitions of the student.

These skills have stood me in good stead as a composer of Electro-Acoustic Music, studying Electronic Music and Composition at Guildhall School of Music and Drama (BA). Studying at Guildhall has offered many exciting opportunities, such as with the Barbican (Sound Unbound 2019, Barbican Film 2017 & 2018) and the City of London Illuminated River Foundation. Working as a composer leads me to consider music in new ways and requires me to be an adaptable musician.

I am a passionate teacher who can inspire students of various abilities or passions and am very happy to tailor lessons to student’s interests, whilst also pushing and developing new skills and interests.
William is an intuitive musician. William performs with technical facility and sensitive interpretation….[he] always displays innate musicianship.

My Qualifications include: A First Class BMus degree (with Distinction and Starred Award) in Electronic Music and Composition from Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Piano Performance Diploma (Trinity ATCL) with Merit, Piano Grade 8 (Trinity) and Grade 5 Music Theory (ABRSM).

Tutoring Experience:

I am currently teaching several students with a range of experience and age - I like to tailor my approach to a student's specific needs. In addition to this, I gained most of my experience at the prestigious Guildhall School of Music and Drama - where I studied music composition and electronic music.

Tutoring Approach:

My approach is to make music fun, I don't want your learning experience to feel like a drag, and I don't want you to loathe getting on the piano to practice. Instead I want to teach you the music that you want to play, music should be enlivening!