I have been playing the violin and piano for over 20 years now, graduating in 2015 from the Royal College of Music with a first class bachelors degree, and completed an Adavanced Diploma in Performance at the Royal Academy of Music in 2022 studying with György Pauk. I have performed extensively all over the UK as soloist, most notably as a strings finalist on BBC young musician of the year and at the Battle Proms concert series to audiences of up to 12,000 - I was the first and only soloist to be invited back for a second year running. They also asked me back for their 20th anniversary concert as their favourite soloist over the years! I've also delved into the Folk world a little and was on tv for the BBC radio 2 folk awards as part of Jim Moray's band!

I started officially teaching at 17, giving lessons to the more promising students of my friend and local teacher. From there I became Professor Berent Korfker's private assistant at 18, teaching his younger students from the Purcell school and alike. Being able to work with such talented students was extremely inspiring and excited me to start my own class with complete beginners on both violin and piano. I now have a hugely mixed class in both ability and age (4 to over 50!)

My approach has always depended on the students age, ability and character. I like to create a fun environment for musical development where questions are encouraged, and all students are taught how to teach themselves and apply techniques learnt in the lesson to the practice room. I strongly believe having a good solid technical grounding is highly important, as if we don't have complete control of the instrument then how can we fully express ourselves?

I love to help students find violin playing easier, through proper technique and relaxation. As I have Ehlers Danlos Syndrome myself, I am very experienced in helping students overcome physical limitations by thinking outside the box.