“Talkin Proud Studios LTD is my absolute forte…Teaching my Living”
Recent experience
Recently I was Music Teacher at Queenswood school in Hatfield, St Edmunds in Ware , NSB in Northampton, Magdalen College School, Brackley.
Pandemic In 2019 to 2021
DENBIGH SCHOOL Milton Keynes – Key worker and Full-time music teacher 2019 to 2020
Music Teacher at Moulton School, Northampton as a Supply Teacher until June 30th. I was teaching Music three days a week here. Also contracted to Perfect Notes Music School, Northampton as a Piano teacher.
I have recently taught at Sir Herbert Leon Academy full-time and left to go onto to return to my composition career.
What I would appreciate
I am a natural composer and musician and have taken time to set up my business. ” Talkin Proud Studios Ltd” . To this end I will continue improving on my strengths.
I can organise myself efficiently and teach others to realise which direction they will want to go in musically.
My strengths are composition, Jazz, Piano and kit playing.
School/College Education
Bloxham School (OXON)Brooke House +
1981-1985
English Language ’85- C-ord
French ’85- C-ord
Art ’85- C-ord
Bosworth Tutors(Market Harborough+ Northampton)
1985-1986
Human Biology ’86- C-ord
Booth Lane (evening classes)
1987-1987
Mathematics ’87- B-ord
Nene VI form college
1987-1988
Sociology ’88- D”A”
Art ’88- E”A”
University Education
Middlesex Polytechnic Music Department
1988-1991(F/T)
Date of exam: 7/91
Qualifications Obtained: B.A. Music with Hons
Performance 2:2 Composition2:1Blues1st (see attached for more details)
Age Group: 7-12
Nene College Northampton
1993-1994(F/T)
Date of exam: 1/8/1994
Qualifications Obtained: P.G.C.E Pass
KS2
7-12
Age Group: 7-12
Subject
Safeguarding
Organising: Simply Education, Educare, Coba education
Date of exam: August 2013, 2015, 2018, 2021
Duration: 1 day
Covid Test Centre worker
Organising: Moulton School
Date of exam: 2021
Duration: 4 weeks work in centre post course.
Additional information
- Toured Germany 1992 with Junior Gill- Billy Cobham. I was the ‘kit player in his Calypso band. We went live on German T.V in front of 6000 people.
- I have got 17 albums ranging from Classical composition to prog rock- all composed/performed arranged by me featuring collaborations with Denise Gordon/John Richardson/P.P Arnold, Alan Savage, Lincoln Noel, Brian Harding, Rebecca Percival, Mark Griffiths.
- I have had 3 local radio interviews with Bernie Keith.
- I have performed in Poland/Hungary/Rome/Germany
- Have done shows at Derngate Theatre, Oklahoma, West side story/The boyfriend.
- I have 3 months experience as a radio presenter in 2018 at N Live Radio, Northampton.
