Find an Approved Tutor
York Music Hub has an extensive list of Approved Tutors offering a huge range of instrumental and vocal tuition. They all have DBS clearance and have undergone safeguarding training. Approved Tutors also adhere to the York Music Hub Code of Conduct and are observed regularly to ensure quality.
The filter below can be used to show Approved Tutors based on the musical instrument they teach.
A number of our Approved Tutors are currently offering online tuition. Tutors marked with a currently offer online tuition.
Become an Approved Tutor
If you would like to be included in our list of tutors, you need to be a teacher in the City of York, agree to our terms and conditions and complete the application form below. You will need to be part of the DBS update service, complete an online safeguarding training, and also supply an up to date photograph.
Emma Leaman-Brown
- Cello
- Violin
Emma offers online tuition
Emma studied music at Sussex University and continued her interest in Baroque music as a post-graduate at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. As a professional musician and composer, she has contributed to a number of film, television and theatre projects as well as performing in many concerts around the UK as both a cellist and a recorder player.
Emma has been teaching cello and recorders to individuals and groups of all ages for over thirty-five years. Based in York for the last twenty years and previously in London, she teaches in several independent schools and privately. In addition to teaching in person, she is also now able to teach pupils through video calling.
Not everyone approaches music with confidence, even if they have a talent and enthusiasm that needs to be nurtured. Emma has particular experience and strengths with young people that benefit from a little more patience and encouragement. She has helped many pupils overcome their nervousness and grow into fine musicians.
Alison Bayliss
- Clarinet
- Piano/Keyboards
- Recorder
- Woodwind
BA in Music and Biology, PGCE in primary/middle school education with music as a specialism, ALCM in clarinet performance, G8 clarinet, G8 piano, G4 cello and G5 tenor horn. I have been involved in teaching music for the past 30 years, from PRESMA classes to KS3 class teaching, along with theory, group and individual instrumental lessons.I am happy to teach beginners to G5 inclarinet and piano and beginner to G3 in recorder. It is exciting to see children gaining in confidence as they learn how to play their chosen instrument and make sense of music notation. I adapt my teaching methods according to age and ability, and include listening games and singing in lessons.
Marcus Bousfield
- Guitar
- Viola
- Violin
Marcus offers online tuition
Marcus studied Violin with Haroutune Bedelian at Chethams school of Music in Manchester and with Erika Klemperer at the Guildhall School of Music in London. He studied Guitar with Fred T. Baker at the Birmingham Conservatoire of Music. He has worked as a freelance musician in both this country and abroad travelling as far afield as South Africa. He has been an instrumental teacher in York for the past 15 years and plays with several ensembles and orchestras including English National Orchestra. He has written and recorded string parts for groups including Ben Bruce (Asking Alexandria) and Shed Seven. His quartet performed for the Queen on her recent visit to York and has appeared on BBC Television and Radio. His previous pupils have gone on to become professional musicians in both teaching, performing and record producing. Marcus holds an Associate of Trinity College London (ATCL) and is working towards a fellowship. He is a founder member of York Strings Collective.
Imogen Clarke
- Piano/Keyboards
- Recorder
- Theory
- Viola
- Violin
Imogen offers online tuition
My name is Imogen, and I am a friendly and enthusiastic teacher, performing and working in the York and Leeds areas. As well as teaching privately, I currently teach violin and recorder in primary and secondary schools.
I am an experienced and well-qualified teacher. As well as teaching individuals of all ages, I am also happy to teach in small groups, for instance, siblings or friends learning together. As well as a Master of Arts degree in Music performance, I have a Postgraduate Diploma in Music Education: Instrumental and Vocal teaching.
I have experience in teaching both adults and children. My aim is to suit the lessons to each individual, and to ensure that each pupil gets the most out of and enjoys their experience. I always prioritise making sure that my students enjoy their lessons and the instrument they are learning.
I believe strongly that music is something that can be enjoyed by everyone. My teaching is focused on learning but also enjoyment and I feel that this principle is important for success. I incorporate Kodaly and Suzuki pedagogies into my teaching, for example, by including singing games and rhythms with younger pupils, and music theory and memory with older students, to develop well-rounded musicians. Please do get in touch with me if you feel I would meet your needs.
Rachael Collins
- Vocal
A mum of three young boys, Rachel Collins is passionate about teaching music to children from a young age. She has over 13 years experience of teaching singing both privately and in schools, chiefly Sheriff Hutton Primary School, Wetherby High School and Lakeside Primary Academy, York. She has a 100% success rate in entering pupils for ABRSM and LCM exams, with most pupils achieving Merit or Distinction. Rachel is an Approved Tutor for the York Music Hub.
Rachel began singing as a chorister in St Margaret's Church, Buxted and later joined the choir of St Dunstan's, Mayfield, under Kenneth Pont, recording several services for the BBC. Since moving to York, Rachel studied with Michael De Costa, sang in the choirs of Selby Abbey and Howden Minster, and gained her DipLCM (Honours) in Classical Singing in 2011. She is now studying with Valerie Parker and preparing to take an Associate diploma from Trinity College London. She has also studied the Bassoon, Recorder and Piano.
As an oratorio singer, Rachel has performed in France, Germany and Greece; credits
include Ein deutches Requiem (Brahms) under Sir David Willcocks, Messiah, Gloria and Stabat Mater (Poulenc), Magnificat and Gloria (Rutter), the latter in Notre-Dame de Paris, and Christmas Oratorio (Bach and Saint-Saëns). Rachel holds a Master’s degree in Translation (French and German), specialising in the
translation of lyrics in song and opera. She was a founder of Jorvik Gilbert and Sullivan Company, for whom she performed the majority of the G&S principal soprano roles, and also directed Patience in Jorvik GSC’s debut production in 2009.
Rachel was a Pre-School Music Class Leader for Rhythm Time from 2019-20, and now combines teaching singing with working as a Teaching Assistant at St Wilfrid’s RC Primary School, York for which she holds a Level 3 Award in Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools.
Hannah Crawford
- Drums
- Theory
- Trumpet
- Ukulele
- Viola
- Violin
Hannah offers online tuition
I am an approved tutor with over 12 years of professional teaching experience working both privately and for York Arts Education. I teach from home and provide individual and group lessons in primary and secondary schools around York.
Many of my students achieve distinction and merit up to grade 8 ABRSM. I have a 100% pass rate and some of my students have gone on to gain music scholarships to York’s prestigious private schools.
In addition to my regular teaching I also run whole class world drumming sessions for KS1 and KS2, weekly sessions for nursery and reception children, co-conduct the Junior String Orchestra at York Music Centre and have experience rehearsing intermediate and senior orchestras.
While studying for my Community Music MA at The University of York, I facilitated rehearsals of All Seasons Community Orchestra and created both the Music Development course and a series of percussion based workshops for rehabilitation at Converge, an organisation based at York St John University supporting mental health service users.
I also contributed to the writing of a paper published in the International Community Music Journal.
I am a passionate advocate for the value of music education and believe music has the power to support diversity, self confidence and wellbeing. I conduct myself with generosity of spirit, praise the efforts of my students and celebrate their success.
Matthew Crisp
- Theory
- Violin
My work spans four musical strands: performance, collaboration, education and participation. Each strand is a vital part of my musical life but they are all interconnected and constantly overlapping.
In 2019 I graduated from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance having built an extensive performing experience of solo, recital, chamber and orchestral repertoire under the tutelage of Diana Cummings. My studies have also taken me to the International Academy of Musical Excellence leading to performances in Graz and Vienna.
Please get in touch if you are interested in violin lessons.
My teaching pledge:
I teach every student uniquely, responding to the needs and wishes of each individual.
I teach sophisticated technique to every student right from the start.
I teach every student to the best of their ability.
My role as a teacher is to enable my students to express themselves through their music-making.
I teach all ages and abilities and can also offer bespoke music sessions to fit your needs. As well as teaching, sessions can include:
Family music time
Music for babies and toddlers
Musical storytelling
Music games for children
Guided music play for siblings
Help with practice
Music theory
Mentoring
For more information, do visit my website: https://www.matthewcrispmusician.com
Tim Farnhill
- Flute
- Piano/Keyboards
- Theory
Tim offers online tuition
I am an experienced and passionate music educator, based in York, teaching piano, flute and keyboard. I teach all ages and all standards. For more information, please visit my website: www.timfarnhill.com
Alison Goffin
- Clarinet
- Flute
- Recorder
- Saxophone
Alison offers online tuition
Alison Goffin
GRSM LTCL PGCE BA MA
Alison has over 30 years experience in music education, as a classroom and instrumental teacher, and as a director of music and arts services in York and Yorkshire.
She now focuses on giving fun and friendly lessons on flute, clarinet, saxophone and recorder.
Lessons in your school may be possible, or online lessons via Zoom if you prefer.
alisongoffinmusic@gmail.com
Jonathan Hepworth
- Bass Guitar
- Drums
- Guitar
- Piano/Keyboards
- Vocal
BA (Hons) in music, grade 8 guitar and grade 5 theory. I am a tutor at Rocks N Pops teaching bands and instrumental lessons in primary schools across York. I can teach a range of styles including rock, pop, ska, reggae, folk, blues, hip hop, metal and indie and all of the appropriate techniques involved. I play in various bands and perform regularly. Also in my work with Rocks N Pops (and outside Rocks N Pops) I record, engineer and produce music in the studio and my mobile studio. I am a big believer in helping students build a passion for music first and foremost. If they love what they’re doing they can do anything they set their sights on!
Andy Hillier
- Brass
- Horn
- Trumpet
Andy offers online tuition
In 2002 I graduated with a BA in Jazz Studies from the Leeds College of Music and became a peripatetic music teacher specialising in brass instruments. My main instrument is trombone.
Simultaneous to my teaching I also performed in many touring shows and bands around the UK and Europe.
Teaching involved work in many diverse schools, but I also taught privately at students’ homes. My students ranged in age from a five-year-old to an eighty-year-old.
I prepared students for music exams, giving them the skills and confidence to ensure they would pass. Important music scholarships were frequently required for progression to higher education.
I had an excellent success rate as none of my students ever failed and most passed with merit or achieved the required entrance exam results.
As well as teaching on a one to one basis I also taught small groups of up to four, and rehearsed school bands with up to forty children participating. Much of this work was in preparation for school or public performance.
In 2011 I joined the Queens Room Orchestra on board the ocean liner The Queen Mary 2, and was appointed as band leader in 2013. My responsibilites included rehearsing the musicians, choosing repertoire and liaising with guests and crew.
I remained there until the spring 2020 when the Coronavirus epidemic terminated the cruise industry’s activities.
Andy Jennings
- Drums
- Percussion
Since graduating from the University of Salford in 2004, I've worked as a professional/semi-professional musician and as a peripatetic drum tutor. I have been fortunate enough to have toured central Europe extensively and to have played as farafield as America, Canada and Mexico. I've played in venues from Murrayfield to Shepherds Bush Empire to Reading & Leeds Festivals, supporting artists such as Bryan Adams, Kings of Leon, Paulo Nutini and Elbow along the way. I also have TV and radio experience and have played live sessions on Radio 1 (Maida Vale Studios), Radio 2, Radio 6, XFM London and XFM Manchester. I have other studio experience including work at Monnow Valley and Chapel Studios have played on a variety of theatre productions too.
Lessons are designed to focus on what the individual needs and can cover a wide range of musical genres; from rock bands to orchestras and everything in between. From beginners to advanced, I tutor players of all ages at a pace to suit the individual.
andy@yorkdrumteacher.co.uk
Kristl Kirk
- Piano/Keyboards
With 30 years of experience accompanying and performing, I also teach piano and music theory. I prefer to centre lessons around the student’s goals, which can include anything from preparing for exams, learning to improvise, studying theory, composing or merely playing pieces for enjoyment. I teach individual and group lessons. I have some experience teaching neurodivergent students; dyslexia and music education is the specific focus of my current research at the University of York (PhD student). I enjoy working with students of all ages and abilities.
Karen Langtree
- Piano/Keyboards
- Vocal
Karen offers online tuition
Karen is a musician, writer and composer. She writes musicals for schools and books for children. She has been a primary school teacher for over 15 years and in 2012 decided to become a private and peripatetic piano and singing teacher. She has over 40 pupils ranging from absolute beginner to grade 7 standard. Her pupils range in age from 6 to sixty something. She has qualifications up to Grade 7 in piano and grade 8 in singing. Karen loves to encourage creativity in her teaching, so includes improvisation and composition in her teaching. She also teaches theory to grade 5. Not everyone wants to do grades of course, so Karen is flexible in her teaching methods and develops a unique pathway of learning for each pupil. She hosts a concert once a year to include as many of her pupils as want to take part, and a summer barbecue and open mic. She also encourages other opportunities for her pupils to perform throughout the year.
Rachel Letham
- Clarinet
- Flute
- Oboe
- Piano/Keyboards
- Saxophone
- Theory
Rachel offers online tuition
Rachel graduated from Birmingham Conservatoire in 1994 with a BA(Hons) in music majoring in piano and oboe. She then went on to complete a MA in music therapy.
After qualifying as a teacher, she went on to teach in a number of secondary schools in York whilst also teaching piano and oboe privately. Rachel then joined the peripatetic music service in York as a woodwind specialist teaching oboe, flute, clarinet and sax and now teaches across the city and on a private basis. Rachel also teaches music theory privately and at York Music Centre.
Jessa Liversidge
- Piano/Keyboards
- Vocal
Jessa offers online tuition
Jessa Liversidge is an experienced and empathetic teacher, specialising in singing across a wide range of styles. A qualified vocal health first aider, Jessa works with singers of all ages on finding their authentic voice and finding the joy in singing, whether they aim to make music their career, work towards exams, or improve their general confidence and wellbeing through music.
Sarah Loughran
- Viola
- Violin
Sarah offers online tuition
Violin and Viola teacher available for online or in-person lessons.
Rosie Lynch
- Clarinet
- Flute
- Oboe
- Recorder
- Saxophone
Rosie offers online tuition
I am an oboist, classically trained, teaching oboe, flute, clarinet, saxophone and recorder to beginners upwards, of any age.
My commitment to providing accessible, enjoyable tuition for all, at competitive rates, focuses on the individual needs and development of each student in their musical journey, in turn promoting self-confidence in other areas of their lives. As an Approved Tutor though York Music Hub and York Arts Education, I have nine years’ experience teaching in schools throughout York and privately. I also continue to offer online tuition, having adapted quickly to this medium when the first lockdown was announced in 2020.
I am currently undertaking a PhD in Music at York University. I have an MA Music (Merit) from York University, BA Hons (2:1) In English from Lancaster University, an ABRSM Diploma in Performance, Grade 8 Oboe (Distinction). I perform with the university Baroque Ensemble, as well as in local orchestras and ensembles, also playing oboe and cor anglais in pit bands for musical theatre productions in and around York.
Diane Martin
- Cello
- Recorder
- Ukulele
- Viola
- Violin
I have taught instrumental music lessons in York schools for 30 years.
In that time I have taken 100s of children through ABRSM exams and led several school orchestras as well as delivered whole class curriculum music lessons in primary schools.
I enjoy playing string quartets and composing music for children.
Al Morrison
- Guitar
Al offers online tuition
Education 1993 to 1997 Leeds College of Music BA Hons 2003 to 2004 Trinity College of Music London Post Grad Al started playing the guitar at age 16 and was influenced by Jazz and Blues. Al won a full scholarship to study at the world famous Leeds College of Music. He then attended Trinity college of Music in London on a postgraduate course in Jazz Guitar. Al has studied with noted Guitarist’s Mike Walker, Mike Outram, Dave Cliff and Tom Lippicott (University of Miami) Al plays guitar with his own 10 piece Blues Band - the ‘Al Morrison Blues Experience’. http://www.reverbnation.com/almorrisonsbluesexperience which has headlined at many Fesitvals and was nominated for a Jazz Yorkshire award. He is the guitarist in the Jaki Graham band plus has worked with Justin Timberlake, Roachford, Juliet Roberts, Chip Hawkes, Melanie Masson, Katrina and the Waves and tours with the New York Brass Band. Festival Appearances: Glastonbury (2016) (2017) Love Supreme (2017) Wilderness festival (2017) Cork Jazz Festival( 2016) (2017) Wigan Jazz festival (2017) Scarborough Jazz Festival (2017) Scarborough Blues Festival (2012) Rewind Festival Henley (2017) Burton Agnes Jazz Festival (2017) Cheltenham Jazz Festival (2004) Hull Jazz Festival (2005) (2011) (2017) Montreux Jazz Festival (1992) Bilbao Rock Festival (2011) York Jazz and Soul Festival (2012) Al can teach: Pop, Blues, Funk and Jazz styles. Modern Jazz harmony: The use of the melodic minor scale in Jazz, Blues and Funk music The use of diminished harmony in Jazz, Blues and Funk. Triadic pairs. II V I harmony and soloing concepts. Metronome practice. Comping ideas. 4 note drop2, drop3 voicings, ie Major 7th, Minor7th, Dom7th, Min7b5. Quartal harmony. Wes Montgomery chordal ideas. Bending techniques. Rhythmic Practice. Modern Blues Playing. Jazz Standard knowledge. Sight Reading. Pop Guitar techniques.
Renieta Pashova
Kyle Sherwin
- Brass
- Trumpet
Kyle offers online tuition
Peripatetic Brass tutor in and around the York Area, Musical Director and Tutor for the RI Development Band, Senior Tutor and Musical Director of the beginners and Development bands at Easingwold Town Band.
Bronwen Tuffen
- Clarinet
- Piano/Keyboards
- Recorder
- Saxophone
I have been teaching Clarinet, Saxophone and Piano in Primary schools and privately for around 10 years. I have a degree in Music and an MSc in Music Technology as well as Grade 8 in all three instruments.
Les Vaughan
- Brass
- Horn
- Trumpet
Les offers online tuition
Instrumental Teacher of 25 years, including Y.A.E., teaching all Brass, all Clefs, all Grades, with specialism in French Horn. Grade entries if required. Also teaching Beginner Rhythm Guitar, finger picking, and strumming, with optional vocals.
Les Vaughan. B.A. (Hons).
Richard Wilton
- Brass
- Clarinet
- Horn
- Saxophone
- Trumpet
Richard offers online tuition
