Information About Josh - Southend-on-Sea teacher - (3 reviews)
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Instruments Taught
Josh offers a discount of 25% on their first / introductory lesson!
Piano |
Hourly Fee |
| Beginner | £40.00 |
| Intermediate | £40.00 |
| Advanced | £40.00 |
| Expert | £40.00 |
| Casual | £40.00 |
Trumpet |
Hourly Fee |
| Beginner | £40.00 |
| Intermediate | £40.00 |
| Advanced | £40.00 |
| Casual | £40.00 |
Music Theory |
Hourly Fee |
| Beginner | £40.00 |
| Intermediate | £40.00 |
| Advanced | £40.00 |
| Casual | £40.00 |
Trombone |
Hourly Fee |
| Beginner | £40.00 |
| Intermediate | £40.00 |
| Advanced | £40.00 |
| Expert | £40.00 |
| Casual | £40.00 |
Composition |
Hourly Fee |
| Beginner | £40.00 |
| Intermediate | £40.00 |
| Advanced | £40.00 |
| Expert | £40.00 |
| Casual | £40.00 |
Music Production |
Hourly Fee |
| Beginner | £40.00 |
| Intermediate | £40.00 |
| Advanced | £40.00 |
| Expert | £40.00 |
| Casual | £40.00 |
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Personal Description:
QUALIFICATIONS
I hold a BA in composition and a DipABRSM level 4 performance diploma in piano. I am currently enrolled on a MFA in composition and orchestration for media.
MUSICAL BACKGROUND
I have 20 years' industry experience with 60+ credits as a composer, pianist, producer, and recording engineer, as well as credits in audio post-production for film. Projects include award-winning films, video games, dance and theatre productions, radio programs, and podcasts.
My latest album, Change, received over two million streams and was playlisted by HDSounDI, with a book of sheet music published by Editons Musica Ferrum. Other pieces have been playlisted by Whisperings Solo Piano Radio.
I am two time winner of the Southend Music Festival piano section, scoring first place in a range of classes, including classical sections, concerto, and composition. I now sit on the piano committee for the festival.
I am currently enrolled in a Master of Fine Arts degree in Video Game Composition and Orchestration.
Tutoring Experience:
Ten years' experience teaching across a variety of ages and abilities, from complete beginners to undergraduate students, from four-year-olds to retirees. I have taught in a diverse range of educational settings, including home tuition, online, private studios, schools, and charities.
Tutoring Approach:
I have a flexible and personalised approach to teaching, which caters for each student's individual needs and ambitions without ever losing sight of what is required to achieve technical proficiency and sound musical understanding.
Students are encouraged from the outset to learn pieces by themselves to the best of their ability, in order to cultivate self-reliance and strong sight-reading skills. Students are guided and taught practice strategies and good technique, while being encouraged to work out the notes and rhythms themselves. My job as a teacher is to make myself unnecessary so that students can teach themselves the music they love at any point in their life, whether they are having lessons or not. I work towards this goal from the very first lesson.
I have a wide ranging experience of musical styles and am happy teaching all genres up to Grade 8. However, my specialist areas are classical music, contemporary classical, film and video game soundtracks, and electronic music.
Gradings are entirely optional, and students can take as many or as few grades as they would like. I have taught ABRSM, Trinity, and MBT syllabuses, and have a 100% pass rate.
Please get in touch to register for a discounted first lesson! After that, you can take up annual or termly subscriptions in order to receive big discounts on lessons, or book individual consultations if you'd prefer more flexibility.
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Additional Languages: German
Availability: Weekends / Weekdays (all times)
References Available: Yes (✔ On File)
Qualifications:
- Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (2019) - DipABRSM (Piano Performance) (Other) (✔ On File)
- Dartington College of Arts (2009) - BA (Hons.) Music Composition (2:1) (Bachelors) (✔ On File)
- Edexcel (2005) - A Level (Music Technology) (College) (✔ On File)
- Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (2003) - Grade 7 (Trombone) (Other) (✔ On File)
Josh's Feedback
| Total Amount Of Feedback: | 3 |
| Total Positive Feedback: |
We've agreed to start aiming for the ABRSM graded exams since, for now, i have no real end goal to reach and already i can see his previous teaching techniques flow nicely into learning the skills needed for the exams.
I'd highly recommend Josh as a piano tutor. He is such a great guy to talk to and his teaching and exercises are always relevant to the task at hand. He has personalized our lessons to such an extent that i sometimes feel i'm his only student!
If i could give more than 5 stars, I would.