Feargal

I am a graduate of King's College Cambridge, where I studied Music and was a choral scholar in the world-famous King's College Choir, The Royal College of Music, where I was a postgraduate scholar, and The National Opera Studio. I am a professional Opera Singer (countertenor) and have sung with all the major UK opera houses, and abroad - across Europe and Asia.
I am also the ‘in-house’ Music Tutor at one of the top Catholic Independent Schools in the country, focussing on exam preparation, composition, theory and University Admissions.
I have a particular interest in music and opera of all periods.
Outside of music, I enjoy climbing, and cycling and in 2024 swam the Dardanelles Straights from Europe to Asia in aid of Help Musicians.

Tutoring Experience

I have over 10 years of experience tutoring Music of all levels from beginner to degree, Music Theory up to Grade 8, and Oxbridge admissions.

I specialise in preparation for the written, listening, and composition elements of both the A-Level and Music GCSE papers, for exam boards including Edexcel, AQA, OCR, Eduqas, Cambridge International A-Level, iGCSE, and preparation for practical exams ABRSM up to grade 8 in Theory and Aural.

I have successfully prepared students to gain places to study Music at Oxford and Cambridge, for Music Scholarships to both Westminster and North London Collegiate School, for places at the Royal College of Music (both Junior and Senior), and to gain 100% in composition at both GCSE and A-Level.

During the pandemic, I moved some of my students to online tuition (Zoom), gaining hundreds of hours of online experience in addition to my normal in person work.

Tutoring Approach

I am passionate about teaching to the highest standard, and providing an optimum supplementary education for each individual student. I encоurаge verbаl аnd written debаte аnd use regulаr testing tо аssess а student's understаnding. I believe it is impоrtаnt tо cultivаte а relаxed аnd cоnversаtiоnаl envirоnment tо put students аt eаse.