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Lesson Availability, w/c 27th May 2019

It’s school half term holidays in the Skipton area, which means that my schedule is busy (partly because I’ve got to take a couple of days off to look after my own little person!). But,… 

Learning an instrument at YOUR pace

It’s self-evident that rushing things is very rarely a good thing. In fact, it’s fair to say that most things come out best if you take your time over them: really invest in them and… 

Lesson Availability, w/c 20th May 2019

I always think it’s strange how the schedule of a music teacher seems to ebb and flow from week to week. Sometimes things are fairly quiet, and lesson cancellations all seem to come at once.… 

Lesson Availability, w/c 13th May 2019

Teaching piano, guitar, ukulele, bass guitar, singing and music theory from my home in Skipton, I take on beginners and more advanced students. You can sit lessons at regular intervals, or on a more ad… 

Local Performance Opportunities

Following on from my post a couple of weeks ago about local festivals, I’d like to share some information about two in particular that some of my students might wish to get involved with: Colne… 

Lesson Availability, w/c 6th May 2019

It’s a short week for most people this week – another bank holiday weekend! And, as usual, the rest of my week is really busy with students. But, there are a few gaps that you… 

Lesson Availability, w/c 29th April 2019

We’re only in April and I’m already preparing for events up to and including Christmas. I’m thinking about doing another charity students concert sometime around the beginning of December, with a festive flavour and hopefully… 

Music Festivals: Great Opportunities to Perform!

Britain has a long established tradition of competitive and non-competitive festivals of music, drama and dance. These offer amateur musicians a wonderful opportunity not only to perform in front of their peers, but also to… 

Lesson Availability, w/c 22nd April 2019

After a lovely, relaxing Easter break, lessons resume this week. It’s very often the case that my schedule is very busy in the couple of weeks after big holidays such as Christmas and Easter, but…