Meet our awesome teamβ¦
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Guitar, Music Theory & Director
β GET TO KNOW HIM
β’ What age did you first start learning to play?
9yrs!
β’ Is there a particular song that youβre often requested to teach that gets stuck in your head? If so, what is it?
βStitchesβ by Shawn Mendeο»Ώs!
β’ Is there something that everyone else seems to be able to do easily that you secretly find really difficult?
Blowing up balloons⦠ssssh!!
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Piano, Vocals & Ukulele
β GET TO KNOW HIM
β’ What age did you first start learning to play?
Iβve been singing as long as I can remember and I started learning piano at 11yrs.
β’ Is there a particular song that youβre often requested to teach that gets stuck in your head? If so, what is it?
There are a few regulars... one of which being βWake me up when September endsβ by Green Day!
β’ Is there something that everyone else seems to be able to do easily that you secretly find really difficult?
Read, as I am dyslexic!
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Guitar
β GET TO KNOW HIM
β’ What age did you first start learning to play?
17.5yrs!
β’ Is there a particular song that youβre often requested to teach that gets stuck in your head? If so, what is it?
βSweet Child Oβ Mineβ by Guns nβ Roses
β’ Is there something that everyone else seems to be able to do easily that you secretly find really difficult?
I find playing Keyboards tremendously difficult,
some people make it look so easy!
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Drums & Music Tech
β GET TO KNOW HIM
β’ What age did you first start learning to play?
I originally started violin in middle school for a couple years, but I dropped it and broke it so couldnβt continue! Then moved to piano but got bored. At age 14yrs, I started to play drums. I was a little late to the scene but passion for the instrument got me learning fast.
β’ Is there a particular song that youβre often requested to teach that gets stuck in your head? If so, what is it?
Itβs always βSeven Nation Armyβ by White Stripes. Everyoneβs beginner song, fun and easy!
β’ Is there something that everyone else seems to be able to do easily that you secretly find really difficult?
Whistle! Iβve never been able to whistle, even in now in my 30s, I still try on occasion but nothing comes out!
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Social Media
β GET TO KNOW HER
β’ Can you play any musical instruments?
I used to be a singing student at Beatbox as I did musical theatre and have also been dancing from the age of 4yrs! More recently I have found a love for broadcasting in television which is what Iβm studying at university!
β’ Is there a particular song that maybe you hear too often and that gets stuck in your head? If so, what is it?
Definitely the Barbie soundtrackβ¦ itβs very catchy and the Dua Lipa song has to be my favourite!
β’ Is there something that everyone else seems to be able to do easily that you secretly find really difficult?
I actually canβt ride a bike π balance isnβt my forte! π
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Piano, Keyboard & Recording
β GET TO KNOW HIM
β’ What age did you first start learning to play?
First started when I was 7yrs whilst sitting on my grandmotherβs lap as she played the church organ!
β’ Is there a particular song that youβre often requested to teach that gets stuck in your head? If so, what is it?
Iβm often asked to teach everything from Elton John, to Rachmaninoff, Dua Lipa, to wish you Happy Birthdayβ¦ with such a wide range I couldnβt pick a one single song that sticks in my head!
β’ Is there something that everyone else seems to be able to do easily that you secretly find really difficult?
Taking time off!
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Piano & Keyboard
β GET TO KNOW HIM
β’ What age did you first start learning to play?
I started learning at about age 13yrs!
β’ Is there a particular song that youβre often requested to teach that gets stuck in your head? If so, what is it?
Minecraft and Star Wars music!
β’ Is there something that everyone else seems to be able to do easily that you secretly find really difficult?
Going to bed early!
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Guitar & Piano
β GET TO KNOW HIM
β’ What age did you first start learning to play?
Started learning piano at 7 and guitar around 13.
β’ Is there a particular song that youβre often requested to teach that gets stuck in your head? If so, what is it?
The song Iβve had the most requests for is β500 Milesβ by the Proclaimers!
β’ Is there something that everyone else seems to be able to do easily that you secretly find really difficult?
Whistling! I can do it breathing in but not breathing out. Donβt know how people do it!
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Drum Tutor
β GET TO KNOW HIM
β’ What age did you first start learning to play?β¨
I first started playing drums when I was 10, I actually had lessons here at Beatbox for years!β’ Is there a particular song that youβre often requested to teach that gets stuck in your head? If so, what is it?
βWe Will Rock Youβ by Queenβ¦ itβs such a catchy rhythm!
β’ Is there something that everyone else seems to be able to do easily that you secretly find really difficult?
Singing in tune⦠typical drummer!
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Bass Guitar & Drums
β GET TO KNOW HIM
β’ What age did you first start learning to play?
Latecomer! I dabbled at school but didnβt start taking it seriously until I was 16yrs!
β’ Is there a particular song that youβre often requested to teach that gets stuck in your head? If so, what is it?
βBelieverβ by Imagine Dragons!
β’ Is there something that everyone else seems to be able to do easily that you secretly find really difficult?
Sing in tune!
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Guitar and Piano
β GET TO KNOW HIM
β¨β¨β’ What age did you first start learning to play?β¨
Guitar at 6yrs & Piano at 10yrsβ¨
β’ Is there a particular song that youβre often requested to teach that gets stuck in your head? If so, what is it?
Anything by ACDC!
β’ Is there something that everyone else seems to be able to do easily that you secretly find really difficult?
Neat handwriting!
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Piano & Keyboard Tutor
β GET TO KNOW HER
β’ What age did you first start learning to play?
I was 6yrs!
β’ Is there a particular song that youβre often requested to teach that gets stuck in your head? If so, what is it?
βProbably either βFur Eliseβ or βRiver Flows in Youβ - some of the sad Tick Tok piano songs!
β’ Is there something that everyone else seems to be able to do easily that you secretly find really difficult?
βCooking! My skills go as far as pasta and beans on toast!β
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β GET TO KNOW HER
β’ What age did you first start learning to sing?
βI first learnt to sing by copying and replicating my favourite artists from the age of 13 and then went on to having lessons in high school.β
β’ Is there a particular song that youβre often requested to teach that gets stuck in your head? If so, what is it?
βThe song Iβm requested a lot is βPart Of Your Worldβ from The Little Mermaid along with whatever is popular at the time, nearly every song I teach gets stuck on my head!β
β’ Is there something that everyone else seems to be able to do easily that you secretly find really difficult?
βWhistling a tune!β
Our storyβ¦
Beatbox was founded on the notion that learning to play music should be fun. We teach music because we love teaching musicβ¦ this isnβt a job to us, itβs a passion. We want to pass on our knowledge and inspire creativity.
Itβs fine to be βbedroom musicianβ, however, we also want you to become the best musician you can possibly be. Our goal is to give our students the confidence and the technical ability to join bands, compose music and play in front of people.
Weβre jammingβ¦
A key benefit of the unique Beatbox set up is that is gives us the ability to be flexible and responsive in lessons. Weβll sometimes change direction half way through a lesson, which, rather than causing confusion, makes lessons more engaging and interactive. Weβll often encourage musicians studying different instruments to play together and jam. This really adds an extra dimension to music lessons at Beatbox that you wonβt get elsewhere and usually leave the students buzzing with excitement.
You can learn at your own pace, thereβs no rush or timetable. You should never feel frustrated if youβre making slow progress. We take the philosophy that no matter how fast or slow your progress, youβre always progressing faster than the person watching TV.
We want to teach you how to play, not how to pass examsβ¦
Music lessons at Beatbox are relaxed but informative. We donβt believe in just studying an instrument to pass grades, but we do believe in playing to the best of your ability.
We tend to avoid teaching from the grade books as it can be limiting to the progress and musical development of the student. Teaching music in this way actually puts more emphasis on the tutor as we canβt simply βteach by numbersβ, but makes it more beneficial to the student and, we find, more rewarding for the teacher.
That said, weβre not βanti-gradingβ! We do encourage a number of students to follow the exam route as they may be more naturally suited to a structured process and benefit from the confidence boost that achieving grades gives.