Keen clarinet students sought. Already play and need a teacher? Or always wanted to play? Get in touch!

[Kelvin]

Kelvin is a hard-working, enthusiastic and passionate classical-based clarinet teacher and performer based in East Dulwich. A Guildhall School of Music and Drama clarinet Masters graduate, as well as a professionally trained actor and experienced director, he brings this unique combination of skills and experience to his lessons, which focus on bringing out a performance in his students as much as technique and general musicality.

Kelvin firmly believes music making should be enjoyable at every level and this underpins everything he teaches. With more than 10 years experience teaching children and adults alike, both beginners and advanced clarinet players, his lessons are always student-led and he is receptive to student wants and needs, whether that be preparation for exams or a more informal approach to progressing on the instrument.

He particularly enjoys helping students to free up the body to be a more effective tool for music-making and performance through breathing, relaxation and mindfulness techniques. Students often come to him for help with performance anxiety and are given tools for dealing with the nerves that inevitably come from playing in public.

Above all, his teaching philosophy is getting students to be self-learners, equipping them with the skills to be in charge of their own learning between lessons, as this is where most development takes place.

Kelvin lives in East Dulwich but teaches both online and in person within the London boroughs of Southwark, Lewisham and Lambeth. He is always excited to welcome new students of all levels, so if you'd like to learn more about taking lessons with him, please do get in touch!

Full enhanced DBS certificate held (available on request). Music theory, basic piano and recorders also taught.