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Charlotte Handley
With 14 years’ experience, Charlotte first started brass through the original brass project at St Jude's, and has since progressed through the Training, Youth and Senior bands. While at university, Charlotte had a full music scholarship and was an active member of Nottingham Trent's concert and brass bands, playing a mixture of tenor and bass trombone. Having graduated and returned from university, Charlotte is once again an active member of The Egham Band and a supporting member of the Egham Youth Project, frequently helping at the Youth and Training band's rehearsals to provide more individual support.Recently, Charlotte has also joined the Runnymede Jazz Orchestra on second trombone, hoping to widen her skill set in the world of jazz. Charlotte also helps out with Royal Holloway Brass Band playing 1st Baritone.
Charlotte specialises in trombone but is also comfortable teaching both baritone/euphonium and tenor horn. Lessons can be held at flexible times at the Egham Band Hall or at a designated space at her home.
Following the success of her Summer Brass Course, Charlotte is offering two introductory sessions (total £15) for anyone wishing to transition to another brass instrument (cornet, tenor horn, baritone, euphonium or trombone). These sessions will cover the essential fundamentals of the new instrument.
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Drew Prichard
Drew is a professional tuba player of 15 years, and has been teaching just as long. He earned his Master’s degree in music performance from the University of South Florida, and his bachelor’s degree in music from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music.Drew has a wide range of music performance experience, ranging from classical opera to jazz, and has had the privilege to work with a wide variety of groups, such as the Main Street Philharmonic in Disney’s Magic Kingdom, Universal Studios, The Florida Orchestra, and the Tampa Bay Opera Company.
Drew is also a noted music educator, having received the McGraw Hill Research Award in 2014 for his research in framing music around the concept of “Play.” This “Music is Play” philosophy shapes much of his teaching style, where the emphasis is placed on the fun and challenge of learning one’s instrument. Drew has taught a wide range of students from beginners to advanced university students on every brass instrument, many of whom have grown into successful musicians.
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Gareth Green
With a Salvation Army brass band background, Yorkshire-born Gareth started learning the cornet at the age of seven and went on to study music at Royal Holloway College in Egham, specialising in performance, arranging and conducting, graduating in 1982 with a Bachelor of Music (Hons.) degree. Whilst at University he began his long association with The Egham Brass Band, playing first on soprano cornet then later as principal cornet.Later, at the National Centre for Orchestral Studies in Greenwich, he studied composition with Edward Gregson. Summer 1983 found him spending six weeks touring Italy as associate Principal Trumpet with the “Orchestra Internazionalles Jeunesses Musicales”, and in 1985 he became Assistant Musical Director of the Egham Band, which led to his appointment as Musical Director six years later.
In 2014 Gareth took on responsibility for the development of the Egham Youth Band, building on the excellent work started by Stewart Gaudion. He has spent many years teaching brass instruments at all levels of experience and expertise, from absolute beginners through to Associated Board Grade 8 and beyond. He specialises in trumpet and cornet but is also comfortable teaching all valved brass instruments.
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Hannah Griffin
Hannah has 16 years of experience as a brass player, performing in multiple styles from brass band to orchestral, musical theatre and jazz. She has obtained a BMus (first-class honours) and Master’s Degree in music from Royal Holloway University, with a focus on music education.Her musical experiences include co-founding and running the university brass band, teaching whole class brass in schools as the Music Education Lead for the Egham Band Youth Brass Project, conducting the Egham Training Band and introducing the first Egham Band Adults Beginner Brass Course. Hannah spent a year teaching year 3-6 music in St. Jude’s Primary School and works as a professional cornet player in the Army Reserves.
Hannah teaches cornet, flugel, trumpet, tenor horn, baritone and music theory up to grade 8 standard or equivalent and trombone up to grade 5 in a stress-free environment. Her enthusiastic, flexible and tailored approach encourages enjoyment and understanding of music and provides opportunities for a life-long interest in music. Hannah has experience entering students for, and accompanying graded exams through both ABRSM and Trinity boards.
Lessons for St. Jude’s, Manorcroft or Thorpe pupils can be taught during term time at school or flexible hours are available all year at The Egham Band Hall.
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Laura Kee
After 15 years of playing, Laura is well-versed in a variety of styles of brass playing. She has recently graduated from Royal Holloway with a first-class degree in Music and English, where she held the position of principal cornet for two years in the Brass Band; she also played first trumpet for the university Big Band and Symphony Orchestra. Laura has great experience in both solo and ensemble playing, with past performance venues including several European tours and the Royal Albert Hall.Alongside her recent work with the Egham Youth Brass Project, Laura is a qualified brass tutor for the Surrey Arts Council. Brass playing has shaped the course of her own life and she is eager to share the positive influence of music with today's youth.
She can offer flexible hours for teaching at the Egham Band Hall and local area on cornet/flugel/trumpet/music theory to a grade 8 standard. For lower brass, Laura is happy to teach up to grade 5.
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Owain Davies
Owain first began brass at the age of 11 learning euphonium under Simon Hogg. He then started learning tenor trombone at 14 and bass trombone at 17, studying under both Simon Hogg at the Warwick School and Peter Lacey of Birmingham Junior Conservatoire.
Spending four years with the National Youth Wind Orchestra of Great Britain, he was 1st euphonium for three of those years and principal of lower brass in his final year leading sectionals for both lower and full brass. Owain has also spent five years playing with pit bands for the National Youth Music Theatre playing both tenor and bass trombone as well as euphonium. A graduate of Royal Holloway, Owain studied tenor trombone under Phil White and continues to study tenor trombone under him as well as bass trombone under Richard Henry at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance where he has been awarded the Alice Gertrude Pauline Hartley Scholarship and will complete a Master’s Postgraduate Degree in Trombone Performance.
Owain splits his time between performing in London and performing in Surrey, currently he will be in Surrey on Monday and Friday afternoons and evenings however there is scope for him to do other days. Owain currently teaches trombone and trumpet at Bishopsgate School, he is happy to teach trombone, euphonium, baritone, cornet, tenor horn and bass.
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