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How I Teach
Aim rarely to tell pupils things. Especially if we can figure out a way to encourage them to work it out for themselves.
— Paul Harris Teaching
Rather than just correcting every mistake for students, I want them to learn how to notice, analyse and solve musical problems on their own.
My role isn't to give answers — it's to help students become independent musicians.
The Musical Map of the World designed by Paul Harris
Is this the right fit?
I work best with families and adult students who value understanding as much as achievement.
If your goal is simply to get through the next exam as quickly as possible, my teaching may not be the right fit—and that's completely okay.
But if you want lessons that build curiosity, confidence, and lifelong musicianship alongside exams and performances, we'll probably work very well together.
Where my approach comes from
My teaching has been shaped by both academic study and practical experience.
Studying Musicology taught me to ask why music works, while training with educators including Professor Julian Jacobson, Paul Harris, ABRSM examiner James Kirby, and ex-ABRSM examiner Professor Michael Young showed me how those ideas can come alive in real lessons.
What a lesson looks like
A lesson rarely stays on one task for an hour. Instead, we move between connected activities that help music make sense as a whole.
Technique
Through short exercises, and songs that students pick out themselves.
Theory
Introduced as games and useful ways to make abstract musical concepts easier to understand
Listening & discussion
Noticing, describing and commenting on music to develop aural skills
Creativity
Compotision, improvisation or sight-reading duets to play around the instrument
Beyond the lesson
I continue developing my teaching through research, creative projects, and educational innovation.