Education

My World of Teaching

As a passionate educator, I dedicate a fair chunk of my time to nurturing other's experience of music and learning. I was lucky to be given the opportunity to teach from a young age and it is still something I get a lot of enjoyment from. I work with children, music students, professionals and adult learners, and believe everybody deserves a tailored and bespoke learning experience.

As a bi-lingual player and teacher — essentially a fluent fiddler come classically trained violinist — I am constantly researching and developing ways to teach fiddle music in a more structured and accessible format. On one side, I love to help fiddle players reach their full technical potential by assisting them with the pedagogical aspects that will lift their playing to another level. At the other end of the spectrum, I also work with immense violinists who could outplay me any day of the week, but who have a longing to play in a more sensitive, creative idiom such as folk music.

Many do not have the luxury of a childhood steeped in celtic culture and I am fascinated in exploring whether or not it is possible to learn to 'sound like a real fiddler' from a technical and pedagogical approach. I endeavour to provide a practical toolkit needed for getting knee deep in a new style of music.