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Violin Teachers in Southend

Thomas Andreas
Violin, Viola, Piano & Keyboard - Individual Lessons

Since graduating from the Colchester Institute in July 2006 with a BA Honours Degree in Music, Thomas has been working as a freelance musician and music teacher in London and the South East. He specializes in the violin, while also teaching viola, piano, music theory, string groups and classroom He performs for the Collaborative Orchestra, Essex Concert Orchestra and the Andreas String Quartet, as well as freelancing for many other groups.
Thomas is able to teach all ages and abilities and looks forward to passing on his expertise in Music to his students, teaching them at their own pace and finding a learning path specific to each one.

NATRAH AKIB
Piano, Keyboard, Violin, Viola, Guitar & Theory - Individual Lessons

Natrah graduated from the West Sussex Institute in 1991 and started working at Ridley Studios by playing Piano for the ballet classes before teaching her first Piano pupils and a small ‘Introduction To Music' class to children aged 4 - 6. She worked at Ridley Studios for twenty-one years teaching Piano and Violin and also taught at Westcliff High School For Girls for twenty-one years starting with Piano, and then Violin, also playing for several school productions. In 1994 - 1996 Natrah taught adult beginners Piano classes at Basildon Adult Education College and still teaches a lot of adults at the moment, also teach adult Violinists! She has taught Violin and Guitar at St Pierre School and also the Violin at Sacred Heart School. Other work includes playing the Piano for ballet classes at St Michael's Preparatory School for two years and, for several years, taught Piano and Violin at the Piano Pavilion.

Natrah has played in several orchestras including the Southend Sinfonia, Southend Philharmonic Orchestra and currently the Southend Symphony Orchestra - she likes to encourage pupils, when ready, to join one day! Of her former pupils several of them have gone on to become music teachers themselves!

A very experienced teacher, who loves to create individual lesson plans to suit each student's needs.

EMMA REED

Flute, Saxophone, Clarinet, Guitar, Violin & Piano - Individual Lessons

Emma is an experienced and enthusiastic teacher who has played in many countries and in many styles. She loves collecting instruments and learning about the history of everything she plays. She is particularly passionate about improvisation and music as a way of life and has taught people from 3 to 93 to confidently express themselves through gaining a real relationship with their instrument. She strives to make her lessons friendly, fun and informative and tailored to the goals and interests of the individual. She also makes a point of learning to play new instruments all the time so she never forgets how being a learner feels.

BEX KENT
Double Bass, Flute, Saxophone, Clarinet, Singing, Banjo & Ukulele - Individual Lessons

Bex has been with the academy for over two years and teaches woodwind, singing, double bass and Ukulele. She is keen to pass on her passion for music to her pupils, whether you wish to learn for fun or in a more formal way.
Bex is a soprano who studied at the London College of Music. She has a Bachelor of Music degree in performance and specialises in Opera and Classical music. Bex has sung in a variety of famous locations including the Royal Albert Hall, Milan Cathedral, the BBC proms and the Statue of Liberty. In her free time Bex also sings with the local Southend Girls Choir. As well as her passion for singing she loves to also teach Flute, Saxophone, Clarinet, Ukulele and even double bass - all instruments that she has mastered!