Jack

He is a friendly and down to earth teacher of Composition, Composition for Screen, Music Theory, Brass Instruments and GCSE and A Level Music Curriculum, and will take your technique and understanding to the next level. He is a composer based in London, UK who writes primarily instrumental music for TV, Films and Games and live concerts. Jack is a scholar of the Royal College of Music, London.

Jack offers tuition in many areas of the 21st century musical landscape:

- Composition
- Composing for Film, TV and Games
- Music Theory (all grades, including beyond grade 5)
- Brass Instruments, in particular Trumpet and other valved brass instruments
- Orchestration
- GCSE and A Level Music, and general academic music
- University or Music Conservatoire entrance preparation and advice

Jack is a richly qualified, highly knowledgeable, and flexible tutor who has several years of experience teaching to a high standard in online settings.

Jack has worked on many projects involving screen, writing orchestral scores for Berlin-Based animator David Berti’s short The UFO (2022) and a re-score of Spring (2022, The CueTube). Jack is the Assistant Co-ordinator of the Royal College Music Film Scoring Society, which has welcomed Oscar-winning composers like Mychael Danna (Life of Pi) and Rachel Portman OBE (Chocolat). Jack is a composer who specialises richly melodic instrumental music. Jack’s choral work, Ave Maria, will be workshopped and performed by the VOCES8 ensemble later this year. A previous edition was premiered by Portsmouth Cathedral Choir. Jack’s marimba duet Sylvan Fantasy - written for finalists of BBC Young Musician 2020, was premiered online as part of the World Percussion Group Virtual Tour 2021 and was later premiered in Concert at the Cuckfield Music Festival in June 2022. The RCM Chamber Music Series World has hosted world premieres of The Spring (Vocal Quartet) and Folk Suite for Three Winds.

Jack studies Composition and Composition for Screen at the Royal College of Music and served a year as a composer in the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain and three years as a trumpeter in the CBSO Youth Orchestra. He possesses a DipABRSM (Distinction) in Trumpet Performance.

Availability: Please get in touch! I am available most days of the week at most times. If you would like music lessons with me, please let me know what time would suit you best.

Willing to travel: 5 miles

Experience: I have multiple years of great experience teaching music online.

My qualifications include:

A Level Music (A*, including full marks for all coursework)
GCSE Music (Level 9, including full marks for all coursework)
ABRSM Grade 8 music theory (distinction)
Trumpet Grade 8 (Distinction) and also a DipARBSM (distinction)

I am also a scholarship holder at the Royal College of Music, London and am currently studying composition there with acclaimed composers Errollyn Wallen, Kenneth Hesketh and Mike Ladouceur and will be expecting to graduate in 2024 with BMus (Hons).

I have been in several mentoring roles with Birmingham Music Service Ensembles, mostly assisting with trumpet playing. I have also taught people music theory from the very basics all the way up to grade 8-level concepts, and beyond with a 100% pass rate. I am able to assist with composition, having guided people through GCSE and A level compositions with very high levels of success. In addition, I`ve taken part in multiple projects with the Royal College of Music`s educational outreach program (RCM Sparks).

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