My composition workshops feature techniques and approaches that aim to inspire students and help them generate ideas. The content of the sessions is tailor-made for each group and therefore varies.
Areas that have been covered in the past include riff and melody writing, phrasing, structuring songs, instrumentation in different styles and writing scores appropriate for various genres of film.
The following testimonial is from a children’s workshop that used paper instruments as a basis for composition:
‘Tom was very engaging and knowledgeable about the subject. He was very helpful and gave a good explanation, whilst clearly demonstrating step by step what we had to do. He made this workshop fun and enjoyable for my daughter and I as well as everyone else’ – Rukhsana Saghir
I am experienced at teaching students with SEN and have worked for 10 years teaching instrumental tuition, music production and composition in an Autism Specialist School in Hertfordshire (Roman Fields, Hemel Hempstead) and to an autistic student in Delrow Community, Aldenham. I am also proficient in BSL and always aim to make my music tuition as accessible as possible for Deaf students.
If you are interested in speaking with me about any area of music education, please see the Contact page of this website.
I have a current enhanced DBS certificate, a level 3 PTLLS certificate, an ‘Autism Awareness in Education’ certificate and hold a full UK driving licence.