Student Achievements

Recent student achievements & under/post graduate music placements

Anna Growns (Royal College of Music) - Laura Ryan (Royal College of Music) - Cara Coetzee (Royal College of Music ) - Jennifer Ames (Royal Academy of Music) - Amantha Wijisekera (Oxford University followed by postgraduate Royal Academy of Music) – Helen Picknett (Royal Academy of Music) - Henry Scarlett (Cambridge University [music]) - Chantal Leverton (Royal Academy of Music) - Robert Ames (Royal Academy of Music) - Luke Turrell (University of Arts, Berlin) - Beverley Hull (Trinity College of Music) - Sarah Colley (Royal Academy of Music) - Andy Thorn (Royal College of Music) - Stella Page (Trinity College of Music) - Antonia Pagulatos (Trinity College of Music) - Hannah Clark (Bristol University [music]) - Jocelyn Bench (Royal Academy of Music) - Michael Pagulatos (Trinity College of Music) - Lucie Barincoat (Royal Northern College of Music) - Matthew Appleyard & Sophie Goveia (Bangor University [music])

Most of the above students also won a place in The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain (NYO) and scholarships to the college of their choice

Comments from recent student leavers/graduates

“It was really useful to have that kind of intensive coaching: even within a few days we’d improved so much and made a totally different sound....”
“How do I thank you enough for the past 7 years? You have been a truly inspiring teacher, always so enthusiastic and supportive. I will miss you and your lessons greatly and look forward to coming to play to you in the future”
“We have seen our daughter grow as a musician under your thoughtful guidance and inspiration. It is impossible to thank you enough for that”.
“ I just wanted to thank you for being a great teacher and a genuine inspiration...”
“ I’ve never seen him so motivated and we are delighted he has made so much progress in such a short time”
“I have loved learning with you over the last 6 years... thank you so much for everything”
“We all learnt so much and had such fun”
“We never had much outside advice in the past, so intense coaching for a week made a world of difference.”
“”Thank you so much for everything you’ve taught us these past two weeks. We had a lot of fun learning with you as our conductor. We’ll miss you!”
“ I enjoyed orchestra rehearsals immensely. Also, thank you for helping me realise that I can indeed memorise as much music as possible. Thank you again for your inspirational teaching”.
“I just thought I'd send a quick email to say a huge thank you for all the help you gave us. Since we've come back we've raised our game so much and we talk about colours all the time!!! Everyone's commented on how much we've improved and how we now sound like a quartet rather than four individual players. I had a really great time....... “