I am passionate that music should be enjoyed by anyone who wishes to listen or learn about it.

Having embraced performing from a very early age and worked through exams in Singing, Music Theory, Piano & Dance I completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Music (MusB Hons) at The University of Manchester where I studied Singing under the tutelage of Dianne Matthews from The Royal Northern College of Music.

In my post-graduate year I completed a teaching qualification, specialising in teaching music to ages 11 to adult (PGCE).

Whilst living in Manchester I enjoyed working as a soloist in oratorios and masses including Vaughan-Williams’s Mass in G minor; Mozart’s Requiem; Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols; Vivaldi’s Gloria.

Since returning to Lancashire my time has been shared between teaching and performing engagements. I love the variety that comes with being a freelance musician and my work over the last twenty years has allowed me to take on many roles concurrently, including:

• Music class teacher at a specialist performing arts secondary school with 6th form;
• Acting Head of Music at a secondary school, covering a long term sick leave;
• Music & Performing Arts Tutor at a Further Education College, including SEN classes;
• Visiting singing teacher at several secondary schools and 6th form colleges;
• Music / Performing Arts workshop leader for Lancashire Museums Service;
• Social History re-enactor & session leader for Lancashire Museums Service;
• Music / Intergenerational Inclusion workshops leader for Merseyside Museums Service;
• Freelance workshop leader, with funding from Arts Council England, leading free Music sessions for disabled adults and also Performing Arts activities for children in areas of social deprivation;
• Teacher of adult education classes in Music Theory, Singing for Fun, Keyboard Playing for Beginners at The University of Liverpool Department of Continuing Education;
• Classical Singer at wedding ceremonies (religious or secular);
• Contemporary Singer at wedding ceremonies;
• Singer with several small jazz ensembles providing smooth, melodic jazz for parties and wedding breakfasts / drinks receptions;
• Singer / Keyboard player with The Jukes rock & pop covers band, providing non-stop dance floor-filling hit songs from the 1960s to the present day for parties, functions and wedding receptions.

I am a full member of the following professional bodies:

• The Incorporated Society of Musicians (ISM) and a Fellow (FISM)
• The Association of Teachers of Singing (AOTOS)
• The Royal Society of Musicians of Great BRITAIN (RSM)

I have been DBS checked by Lancashire County Council.

Evidence is available on request.

I hold full Public Liability Insurance.

(A certificate can be provided prior to your event if required.)