Helping you achieve your musical goals...
A Personal Approach to Teaching
I offer online flute, piano and recorder lessons, tailored to suit each individual student.
In particular, I enjoy helping students solve technical challenges, develop a beautiful tone and build strong, reliable technique.
Having been fortunate to learn from wonderful teachers myself, I understand how valuable the right guidance and encouragement can be. Indeed, for more than 40 years, I have had the privilege of passing that experience on to my own students.
Teaching has been a deeply fulfilling, invigorating and joyful part of my life. It has given me a wealth of experience in flute, piano and recorder playing, musical repertoire and, above all, finding practical solutions to individual challenges.
Wherever you’re based, so long as you have an internet connection, online lessons make it easy to learn at a time and pace that suits you. Get in touch today to book your first online lesson.
Lessons for All Ages and Abilities
Students of all ages and abilities are very welcome, from young beginners from the age of four through to adults and retired students who simply want to enjoy making music in their spare time.
Whether you are just starting out, returning to an instrument after many years, or have more specific ambitions, lessons are shaped around you, your goals and your circumstances.
In addition, I welcome children with additional learning needs and work patiently to find approaches that help each student make progress and enjoy their music.
For students aspiring to a professional career in music, I have particular experience in preparing flute players and teachers for diplomas and professional qualifications, as well as auditions, scholarships and competitions.
Together, we find the approaches that best suit your ambitions and the stage you are at in your musical journey.
Online Music Lessons
I have taught students around the world through my online music studio in Basingstoke for many years.
Indeed, online lessons provide a flexible way to learn, whether you are based locally in the UK or further afield.
For students following examination pathways, I regularly prepare pupils for ABRSM and Trinity grades 1–8, as well as diploma examinations including ARSM, LRSM & FRSM.
In addition, I teach the Australian Music Examinations Board (AMEB) syllabus, including the AMusA diploma.
Whatever your age, experience or musical ambition, I would love to hear from you.
I look forward to meeting you, hearing you play and working with you to help you achieve your musical goals.
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About Kay
ABSM (Teaching) - ABSM (Performing) - FISM
I was awarded a scholarship to study flute and piano at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, where I completed the Performer’s Course under the guidance of Colin Lilley of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
After graduating, I began my professional career as a flautist.
I play a grenadilla-wood Philippe Hammig flute and have taught flute, piano, recorder and tin whistle in the UK, Italy and the Dominican Republic.
While in the Dominican Republic, I was appointed Principal Flute of the Filarmónica del Cibao, a national orchestra, and became a visiting flute professor at the Casa de la Cultura in La Vega. In both roles, I was committed to helping raise the standard of Western classical flute playing.
My pupils…
Over the years, I have been fortunate to see many of my pupils achieve their own musical ambitions.
Indeed, they have won national competitions, gained music scholarships to leading independent schools, and secured places at prestigious music colleges and universities in the UK and abroad, including Juilliard School in New York, Chetham’s School of Music, Cambridge and Oxford.
Others, meanwhile, have gone on to perform with National Children’s and Youth Orchestras in the UK and with leading youth ensembles in their home countries.
Above all, seeing pupils develop their confidence, ability and love of music has always been one of the most rewarding parts of my teaching career.
