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Lesson Availability, w/c 1st April 2019

Lots of things have been going on over the past week or so, including a couple of students passing exams – one Rockschool Singing Grade 2, and another Trinity Piano Grade 2. They’re both really… 

Lesson Availability, w/c 25th March 2019

Here’s the list of available slots this week: Tues 26th March 10:00 (30 mins) Wed 27th March 09:30 (30 mins) Thu 28th March 10:00 (30 mins) 17:30 (30 mins) Fri 29th March 14:30 (30 mins)… 

Lesson Availability: w/c 18th March 2019

Last week was really enjoyable – I spent most of the week flitting between teaching students at home, and nipping over to Christ Church in Skipton to support those of my students who were performing… 

Lesson Availability, w/c 11th March 2019

This week is Skipton Music Festival week. I have quite a few students performing in the festival, and I plan to support them by attending (and sometimes accompanying them at the piano). This means that… 

New Card Terminal

I am pleased to announce that I have recently signed a new contract with Yorkshire Payments / EVO to handle all my card transactions. They have provided me with a ‘Chip & PIN’ and contactless… 

Lesson Availability, w/c: 4th March 2019

Now that half term is over and everyone is back to school and work, my teaching schedule is really busy again. Unfortunately, this means that there are only a couple of free slots this week:… 

Lesson Availability: w/c 25th Feb 2019

This week it’s half term holidays for Skipton schools, so my schedule gets a little quieter while students get themselves off on holidays and visiting their families etc. If you are staying around in Skipton,… 

Guitar Tuning

When I first started playing guitar as a child then as a teenager, there was really only one way to tune up: with pitch pipes. I had some really cheap ones that looked like this:… 

Available Lesson Slots: w/c 18th Feb 2019

It’s another busy week ahead, full of lessons and rehearsals, but there are one or two free slots available in my schedule, should you wish to book into any of them. Here they are: Tuesday…