Information About Stuart - Southport teacher -

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Personal Description:

Stuart is a highly regarded clarinettist from the UK, having played with many of the UK orchestras. His accolades include a varied mixture from playing principal clarinet in most of the ballet repertoire with the Orchestra of the English National Ballet, to the majority of the music festivals on bass clarinet with the electro indie band, These New Puritans. He regularly plays with the BBC Concert Orchestra, and has recorded or played live for BBC Radio 1, 2 and 3. Appearances on TV include BBC 2 with the success of The Maestro series and ITV with Girls ALoud on the X Factor UK. He has played for artists from Nigel Kennedy in the Proms to Smokey Robinson in the Electric Proms. He has played as far afield as India and Russia with the Symphony Orchestra of India to Kazakhstan with the West Kazakhstan Philharmonic Orchestra. He is currently a member of the orchestra for Disney's Bedknobs and Broomsticks which is touring the UK and Ireland. He has been a member of orchestras in past productions of Phantom of the Opera, Wicked, Cats, King and I and Oliver.

Stuart was featured in The Classical Music Magazine produced by Rhinegold Publishing Ltd. The article is on his portfolio career as a clarinettist in what is already a fierce and competitive genre of work.
Since graduating from the Royal Academy of Music, he has enjoyed teaching to all levels of students from beginners to advanced.

Tutoring Experience:

Having graduated with BMus honours and an L,R.A.M (teaching diploma) from the Royal Academy of Music in 1996, Stuart has been teaching privately and within schools. Age ranges of between 8 and 65! His primary instrument is clarinet but he also plays and teaches saxophone and flute.
He taught at Bedford School for a number of years, and moved on to Malorees Junior School where he has held the position of clarinet and saxophone tutor for 11 years. He has recently moved from Manchester to Southport and is welcoming more local students.

Tutoring Approach:

Hello! So I'm a down to earth, easy-going and friendly person who lived and worked in London for 20 odd years. I moved to Manchester 7 years ago, and more recently to Southport, which is new and exciting to me (in a quieter way)
I feel my wide and varied musical performing experience is a good platform for me to approach and inspire students accordingly. I am young at heart, and i would like to think this feeds through in my teaching practice, especially to keep the lessons fun and appealing for younger students. A good rapport is crucial. I teach in a relaxed manner, but with always a focus to get the most out of my students, whether they are learning for pure pleasure, or working towards exams or concerts. feel free to contact me with any questions and enquiries.