'A fun and engaging violin and viola teacher with a wealth of experience in the music profession'
Discipline: Violin and Viola
Qualifications: Masters of Music
About Jack
Jack is a Yorkshire born musician who specialises in teaching and performance. Beginning violin lessons at the age of 6, Jack went on to study the violin, viola and piano and after graduating with a Bachelor of Music (Honours), he went on to study a Master of Music (performance) with Dr Louise Lansdown at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. During his studies, Jack received masterclasses from some of the most renowned names in the classical music industry including Nobuko Imai, Thomas Riebl, Tatjana Masurenko as well as members of the Skampa, Heath and Navarra Quartets. On behalf of the British Viola Society, Jack has performed at the 2014 and 2016 International Viola Congress and he has also taken part in professional training schemes with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Welsh National Opera and Birmingham Royal Ballet.
A passionate educator, Jack’s teaching career has taken him around the world including South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mexico and Guatemala. He has taught online for Arco, a distance learning collaboration between Cape Gate Miagi Music Centre in Johannesburg and the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, as well as for several music services in the UK including Leeds, Birmingham and London Boroughs of Ealing, Westminster and Hackney. Most recently, he has worked with Brent Music Academy, teaching groups of young instrumentalists how to improvise, compose and explore musical ideas alongside members of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. In addition to his performing and teaching career, Jack is the Strings and Music Therapy Department Manager at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
His teaching style is supportive, friendly and full of energy! He aims to help students find a way to express themselves through consideration of technique and musical ideas. Former students have gone on to gain places to study at institutions including the Royal Academy of Music, Royal College of Music and The Guildhall School of Music and Drama. His students hold a 100% pass rate in both Trinity and ABRSM exams. Ultimately, lessons are tailored around the students interests and Jack will always endeavour to make lessons engaging, inspiring and enjoyable.
Reviews of Jack
'Jack has taken my violin playing seriously and given me confidence to believe in myself as a violinist. He has stretched me with repertoire which I could never have imagined attempting. He has also been kind, warm and friendly. What else could a pupil want?" (Richard Ames Lewis).
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