Information About Malcolm - Warwick teacher -

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Personal Description:

He began his musical career as a chorister at his local church and studied organ with Ernest Hopkinson (a pupil assistant to Sir Edward Bairstow at York Minster.) On becoming an Organ Scholar at Southampton University he studied with Jonathan Rees-Williams on the famous Father Willis instrument in Salisbury Cathedral and latterly at Lichfield Cathedral. He continued postgraduate studies with Professor Gordon Phillips,Sir George Thalben-Ball, Christopher Dearnley & Professor Arthur Hutchings and had associations with the music of both Edington Priory and Salisbury Cathedral.
An experienced School Teacher at both Primary and Secondary levels, Malcolm has been a finalist in music teacher of the year award and has also undertaken University lecturing and has taught both in public and private Schools with a number of Oxbridge Scholars to his credit. In 2004 he was Limerick County Council Artist in Residence bringing music education to rural schools and was again awarded that honour in 2006. Also in that year he was awarded a Teachers Reading Fellowship to St. John’s College,University of Oxford. Malcolm holds Fellowships from the Incorporated Society of Musicians:Royal Society of Arts:College of Teachers and Guild of Musicians & Singers. In addition, he holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Educational Studies at University College, Durham where he is a member of SCR. He has served as Chairman of the National Association of Music Schools Ireland and a Board member of the European Music Schools Union and together as regional representative for London College of Music and Trinity College of Music.

Tutoring Experience:

35 years and still interested in learning new methods myself!"

Tutoring Approach:

I am passionate about teaching; it is my vocation and every person is a unique individual and treated as such. Music for me is a living language to be enjoyed and shared. I teach the whole storyv i.e. what is behind the music including theory emphasising its practical implication. Those students choosing to take exams receive additional free support as the time approaches. Above all it is fun!

I teach in London and the Warwick area and also online via Skype and Zoom.