Biography

Fiona was born in Yorkshire and managed to gain all her musical education there despite living in Essex. She graduated from Huddersfield School of Music after studying piano with Ronald Newton and organ with Peter Seymour and then went on to achieve a PGCE (distinction) at St John’s College, York. Since then she has gained an MA in Psychology for Musicians at Sheffield University and has published several articles on pupil motivation and preparing for performance. (Piano Professional and Music Teacher)
Fiona is a member of the professional development panel of the ABRSM and works as a tutor and tutor mentor for Essex Music Services, teaching the piano and training and supporting other instrumental teachers, in addition to running her own successful private practice. She is also the Hal Leonard UK piano presenter. Using her experience as a piano teacher of pupils aged 7 to 60 Fiona gives talks and presentations to schools, instrumental teachers and music services on a variety of professional development topics and performs regularly in the Essex area. She is a member of her local EPTA group and of the ISM.

 

Qualifications

• Graduate Diploma in Music (Huddersfield School of Music)

• Post Graduate Certificate in Education (St John’s College, York)

• CT ABRSM

• DIP ABRSM (Piano Performing)

• MA Psychology for Musicians (Sheffield University)

• LTCL (Mentoring)