Pete

I studied for my music degree course and PGCE at Goldsmiths College, University of London covering a wide range of musical areas including advanced performance and composition, music analysis, Western art music history, jazz, percussion, sound recording and ICT, including the use of Sibelius, Cubase, Ableton and Logic.

Tutoring Experience

I have been teaching Music in many secondary schools and colleges for six years; in this time, I have developed my teaching skills with years 7 – 11, GCSE and A-Level, covering a range of topics including ICT, discovering different ways in which they could be enthusiastically and effectively taught using various differentiation strategies to cover all abilities.

I have also been teaching electric bass and double bass students of all ages privately for the last 25 years, covering a wide range of styles from popular and jazz, to classical. It has always been my mission to develop music appreciation, knowledge and enjoyment (as much as technical skill) in all of my bass and secondary students alike.

Having always been actively involved in many professional musical groups, and session activities, from rock and jazz to orchestral, I have collected a wealth of experiences and instrumental techniques in all styles that I feel would make a valuable contribution to committed tutoring.

Tutoring Approach

My lessons are always individually tailored and always fun! - I offer music GCSE and A-level tutoring, in a highly structured learning format – developed through 25 years of teaching as a fully qualified music teacher in school classrooms, colleges, universities and privately in London and Hampshire