I teach double bass and viola da gamba to advanced level,
and cello to intermediate level.
I also offer seminars in HIP (Historically Informed Performance).
These can be tailored to the needs of your group: for example, professional
development sessions for classroom and instrumental music teachers, or an
introduction to Baroque style for music lovers. For more information. please see Lectures and Seminars.
For school orchestras and string ensembles, I offer an
interesting hands-on introduction to HIP. Using suitable music with which the
ensemble is already familiar, or materials provided by me (often facsimiles of
the original parts) we learn together to play a Baroque or Classical piece with
flair and style. Although it’s informed by researched principles of performance
practice, this is not an exercise in pedantry, but in making great music sound
even better. This is suitable for the school’s senior string ensemble or its symphony
orchestra.
My first instrument was the cello, which I studied with
Cordula Distler, Osric Fyfe and Cedric Ashton. I studied double bass with John
Gray and Arthur Dixon, and later in Vienna with Prof. Hannes Auersperg. In Vienna
I also had the good fortune to attend the classes of the late Ludwig Streicher.
While in Austria I also studied viola da gamba with José Vazquez, attended the
masterclasses of Wieland Kuijken, and studied performance practice with
Nikolaus Harnoncourt. I've been a professional musician in symphony orchestras and other ensembles for over 30 years, and I'm an AMEB examiner.
Teaching rates: $70 per hour. For fees for workshops and seminars, please contact me.
Teaching rates: $70 per hour. For fees for workshops and seminars, please contact me.
