I am a professional, trained musician and a Qualified Music Teacher with a diploma in Educational Psychology.

 

I specialise in teaching students in the Concrete Operational (7 - 11 years) and Formal Operational (12+ years) stages of their cognitive development.

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Through study and experience, I have found the best results from:

 

• Behaviourism to establish habits and physical movement, 

• Cognitivism to process and store information, and 

• Constructivism to fully understand and assimilate music.

 

Every student is unique, with a different stage and type of development. So, planning and foresight are required to teach effective lessons that benefit the growth of each student. 

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Apart from my teaching approach and training, I bring 16 years of teaching - and 32 years of playing experience to every lesson.

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I have composed and recorded music for radio, television and film. I have also appeared on multiple published albums as a session guitarist and in some accompanying music videos.

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I have played for audiences from 15 to 15 000 people and have many hours of stage performance experience in the capacity of a session and original artist.