Experience that informs the way I teach
Years of working with students of different ages, levels and ambitions have shaped the way I approach teaching. I have taught in specialist music schools and conservatory settings, worked with students preparing for competitions and higher music education, and guided others whose goal was simply to become more accomplished and independent musicians. My teaching experience also includes leading national and international masterclasses and delivering professional training for music teachers.
That range of experience has made one thing particularly important to me: teaching should respond to the individual. Someone preparing for an entrance examination needs something very different from someone returning to the guitar after many years, even though both need the same solid foundations.
My background extends beyond instrumental tuition to music theory, harmony, counterpoint and chamber music. I therefore approach the guitar not only as an instrument to master technically, but as a way of understanding phrasing, structure, style and musical expression.
Some of my students have gone on to higher music education and have received prizes at national and international competitions. Those achievements matter, but they are not the only measure of successful teaching. Developing confidence, musical independence and the ability to understand what one is doing — and why — are equally important.
