Caroline MILLER

Teaching young children and teenagers Many of my pupils started with me as young children and I have been privileged to be a part of their musical lives for many years, helping them develop their skills and an enjoyment of music through playing and listening. I choose tutor books carefully and gradually introduce different musical styles and composers so as to broaden a child’s musical experience.  As their own tastes develop, I involve children in the choice of pieces, carefully balancing the familiar with the new. I have run school choirs and music ensembles, and as a special needs coordinator in a primary school,  I am very aware of the importance of adapting lessons for each individual’s strengths and challenges.  I can enter pupils for graded practical and theory examinations if they wish and have experience of all the main examination boards. Teaching Adults I very much enjoy teaching adult pupils, taking delight in helping them improve rusty skills or take up a new hobby and often fulfil a long-held wish to learn the piano.  In the last few years I have been learning both the clarinet and cello; taking lessons myself has given me a fresh insight into the perspective of the adult learner. Remote Lessons Covid has made many of us ‘Zoom’ experts and although this was not something we planned, it has made distance learning a real option for those who find it difficult to travel or prefer to have remote lessons from their own home. Ability Levels Beginners to Advanced