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JAZZ MUSIC TEACHERS IN SCOTLAND
Below is a list of jazz music teachers based in Scotland. We try to keep this list as up to date as possible, but we suggest you check all details with the individual teachers.Teachers - if you would like your details added to this list (completely free of charge) please either email us, or write to us.
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ARRANGING & COMPOSITION
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Chris Greive
Jazz Degree form conservatorium of Music, Perth, Aus. Loads of exp with Youth Jazz and 1 to 1 Improvisation, arranging etc. Director of Edinburgh 2nd Line - Youth Jazz Marching Band, Lead trombone Scot Nat Jazz Orch
mobile: 07906 654049
Edinburgh Area - can travel
Email
website
BANJO
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Nigel Porteous
Guitar and tenor banjo
0131-441 3117
Edinburgh Area
BASS
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Jack Casey
4,5 and 6 string bass tuition
Hello and thank you for your interest in lessons. I teach guitar and bass
and am located in the west end of Glasgow. Lessons are fun and I do my
best to keep students motivated. Each lesson is about and hour long and I
can focus on whatever the student wants to learn or suggest a relaxed
practice method! I'm very flexible on times and tuition is easy going. Please give me a call if you have any
questions on... 0777 581 4985
basscasey@hotmail.com
www.myspace.com/jackswebsite or just put my name in youtube ! Thank you.
Garry Lynch
Bass Player / Teacher
Bass guitar tuition in Edinburgh, Played Bass for nearly 20 years, teaching from home for over 5 years, please check out web site for more details.
0131 477 0599
Email
Jon Mulrine
electric bass, 4-6 strings, fretted/fretless
Teaches with a working knowledge of many styles and techniques with an emphasis on theory and reading studies. Currently teaches electric bass at Strathclyde University. Has performed with Tim Barella Big Band, Brian Molley Quartet, Framework Fusion Quartet, in duet/trio with Stuart Conaghan, George McGowan Orchestra, D.S. Murray Quartet and many others. Endorsee of Warwick basses and Overwater strings.
0141-649 2183 (home)
0411 803 208 (mobile)
Glasgow Area
Grant Tyrie
double & bass guitar
01592 593 724
Email
Fife Area
James Wyness
Guitar & bass guitar. Blues, classical, celtic, jazz.
0131-553 1617
Edinburgh Area
CLARINET
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John Burgess
07796 893 536
Edinburgh Area
Email
Website
Saxophone, clarinet & flute lessons in your own home or in the very centre of town. Reasonable rates. All styles - beginners welcome.
Michael Deans
tel: 0141-554 9542
Glasgow Area
Saxophone, flute & clarinet. Twenty years as an instrumentalist. All ages. Associated Board to Grade VIII.
Stewart Forbes
tel: 01536 544 386
West of Scotland, Glasgow, Ayrshire Areas
Email
University lecturer/school instrumental instructor, professional musician (27 years) see Band Directory for more details.
Rob Hall
tel/fax: 01555 870555
mobile: 0973 145976
Central Scotland Area
Email
Clarinet, soprano/alto saxophone, jazz improvisation, jazz workshops and jazz composition.
E. Jill MacLaren
tel: 01862 832 452
Tain Area
Email
All ages and stages very welcome. Fun approach leading to a sweet sound.
Neil Mackinnon
07887 586 898
Edinburgh Area
Email
All styles taught. All age ranges and abilities welcome. Experienced teacher with honours degree in music.
DRUMS
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Tom Bancroft
tel: 0131-653 2203
fax: 0131-653 6781
Edinburgh Area
Email
Website
Teaches drums, arranging and composition. Intermediate up or talented beginners. Teach 2-3 hours and then come back when ready. I have studied with Jo Morello, Joey Barron, & Andrew Cyrille. I work on technique, playing musically and phrasing , jazz time, brushes, funk/dance/jazz/drum n bass styles, improvising & creativity, psychology of practicing & performing, using the metronome.
Andy James
tel: 01241 874 460
Arbroath Area
All styles of jazz, latin and fusion drumming. Beginners to advanced.
Dave Swanson
tel: 01620 892751 mob 07973 183411
email
North Berwick
Pro drummer for 30 years. Played with many US and European stars from Al Cohn to Bobby Watson, not to mention Francie and Josie and Ronnie Corbett! Drummer with Alex Shaw Trio for 21 years. Currently teaching in East Lothian schools and Merchiston Castlle in Edinburgh. Presently drummer for Taste of Scotland show in Edinburgh and regular trio gigs.
FLUTE
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Hilary Ashe-Roy
01350 728 671 or 07721 555 804
Internationally recognised flautist performer, Jazz teacher and graded exams to grade 8.
Resident in Perthshire and will travel.
Email
Website
John Burgess
07796 893 536
Edinburgh Area
Email
Website
Saxophone, clarinet & flute lessons in your own home or in the very centre of town. Reasonable rates. All styles - beginners welcome.
Michael Deans
tel: 0141-554 9542
Glasgow Area
Saxophone, flute & clarinet. Twenty years as an instrumentalist. All ages. Associated Board to Grade VIII.
Stewart Forbes
tel: 01536 544 386
West of Scotland, Glasgow, Ayrshire Areas
Email
University lecturer/school instrumental instructor, professional musician (27 years) see Band Directory for more details.
Chris Garner
0131-552 8360
Edinburgh Area
Email
Jazz, world, classical flute & saxophone. Has evolved a way of teaching improvisation which works well for those starting from scratch.
Neil Mackinnon
07887 586 898
Edinburgh Area
Email
All styles taught. All age ranges and abilities welcome. Experienced teacher with honours degree in music.
Michael Magg
0131 667 7141
Edinburgh Area
Beginners, intermediate and advanced. All styles of music and jazz improvisation
GENERAL
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Stewart Forbes
tel: 01536 544 386
West of Scotland, Glasgow, Ayrshire Areas
Email
Composition/arranging/theory
University lecturer/school instrumental instructor, professional musician (27 years) see Band Directory for more details.
National Jazz Institute of Scotland
The National Jazz Institute announce a New Jazz Tutor's Course: Summer 1999
The National Jazz Institute at the University of Strathclyde University invite applications from experienced musicians and teachers to join Scotlands first Jazz Tutors Course based at the Jordanhill Campus, supported by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.
The Jazz Tutors Course:
The course is designed for experienced musicians who have an interest in jazz and improvisation and who wish to develop their musical skills and new skills and abilities related to setting up and running jazz ensembles. The purpose of the course is to equip these musicians to develop jazz activities in their own communities. As an associate tutor of the NJI they will receive continuous support in the field and through distance learning. The course will be delivered by the best jazz educators in Scotland, led by Bobby Wishart.
The musicians on the course will experience:
* an initial 3 day residential course at NJI during Summer 1999
* follow up visits to their areas by NJI tutors
* the process of setting up a jazz ensemble in their communities
* support by distance learning
* a recall 3 day residential course at NJI during Summer 2000
The classes which will be followed during the course are:
* The Art of Improvisation including: study of the elements of the art, development of skills and techniques, performance in a variety of contexts
* Jazz Keyboard as the Heart of the Ensemble including: development and creation of accompaniment skills in harmonising, reharmonisng and interpretation, keyboard performing in a variety of styles
* Ensemble : playing, directing and repertoire including: performing in various ensembles, study of the role of instrumentation, arranging, leading and directing
* Setting up an Ensemble including: identifying resources, space and people; applying for grant support; financial and artistic management; group interaction and leading techniques.
Dates : July 1999, 2000
Thursday 1 July to Saturday 3 July 1999
Thursday 29 June to Saturday 1 July 2000
Venue : Applied Arts Building, Jordanhill Campus, University of Strathclyde
Costs : £200 including accommodation in the Halls of Residence on Campus
Staff : Bobby Wishart, Musical Director of the NJI and Strathclyde Youth Jazz Orchestra,
Stewart Forbes, Jazz musician and tutor on Applied Music and NJI
Tel 0141 950 3476 Fax 0141 950 3314
Mark Sheridan, Director of Research and Develpoment NJI
GUITAR
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Neil Adams
Beginners welcome for a straightforward introduction to jazz.
01292 479 057
Email
Website
Ayrshire Area.
Iain Carleton
Improvisation (jazz, rock and blues)
0131-313 3832
Email
Edinburgh Area
Malcolm MacFarlane
Beginners to advanced. Specialist in modern jazz and fusion. (Ex Barbara Thompson & Shakatak)
tel: 01620 822 119
mobile: 0976 879 669
Email
Website
Edinburgh area
Kevin Mackenzie
Email
Website
Edinburgh Area
Specialising in jazz harmony and improvisation.
Duncan McCallum
0141-334 2504
Glasgow Area
Playing guitar 40 years, pro and semi-pro over 30 years, member Registry of Guitar Tutors (reg no. DM-1363). Accredited to teach to Grade 8 London College of Music certified grades in electric guitar playing. Jazz and blues main specialisation but teach folk styles, pop, rock, country and soul music. Wide age range, beginner to advanced. Well established studio - good learning environment.
www.guitarandpianotutor.com
Haftor Medbøe
Jazz Musician in Residence -
Music Industry Consultant to Scottish Cultural
Signed to Linn Records
Touring extensively with haftor medbøe group -
Contact details:
e – haftor@haftormedboegroup.net
w - www.haftormedboegroup.net
email: guitartutor@fsmail.net
Nigel Porteous
Guitar and tenor banjo
0131-441 3117
Edinburgh Area
James Wyness
Owner of Edinburgh Guitar Studio. Guitar & bass guitar. Blues, classical, celtic, jazz.
0131-553 1617
Email
Edinburgh Area
PIANO
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John Duffy
07967 911 443
Edinburgh Area
Email
All levels and ages. Adult beginners welcome!
Richard Michael
01592 263087
Kirkcaldy Area
Email
Director of Fife Youth Jazz Orchestra, contributor to the Associated Board's Jazz Piano Syllabus, composer and arranger. Workshops, Seminars on improvisation and ensemble playing. Piano & organ.
SAXOPHONE
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John Burgess
07796 893 536
Edinburgh Area
Email
Website
Saxophone, clarinet & flute lessons in your own home or in the very centre of town. Reasonable rates. All styles - beginners welcome.
Alberto Carmona
I offer jazz lessons to sax players of all ages, from beginners to intermediate, in a friendly, relaxed way, but giving you the results you're looking for. If you wish to learn more about
I have a 3-year degree in Musical Teaching in the University of Extremadura (Spain). Too, I have the Profesional degree of Saxophone and the 4-year degree "History and Science Music" (MMus) in the University of Salamanca. Last year, I continue studies at the High
Institute of Art in La Havana (Cuba). I´m finish a Doctoral Degree in Directionship of Orchestra and Doctoral Degree in Modern Harmony. I was a member of EMBA Big Band (Buenos Aires, Argentina) as a soloist and invited director in that perior of time.
I studied with Paquito D' Rivera, Chucho Valdes, Tito Puente and Steve Coleman and has worked in La Havana, Buenos Aires and Salamanca Univerties as Conductor and Teacher.
Telephone: 07949731122
Edinburgh Area (can travel)
e-mail: alcarmonita@gmail.com
Michael Deans
tel: 0141-554 9542
Glasgow Area
Saxophone, flute & clarinet. Twenty years as an instrumentalist. All ages. Associated Board to Grade VIII.
Stewart Forbes
tel: 01536 544 386
West of Scotland, Glasgow, Ayrshire Areas
Email
University lecturer/school instrumental instructor, professional musician (27 years) see Band Directory for more details.
David J Ford
0131 672 1983 or 07970 744986
Edinburgh
Trumpet player with Edinburgh’s Soul Inferno (soulinferno.co.uk) & formerly The Ugly Groove Movement, Dave is self taught having learned saxophone first. He will guide you though a wonderful path of learning by ear the music you love & the key to self-teaching. Bring a CD along to your first lesson. Learning to properly listen is at the heart of Dave’s teaching.
Chris Garner
0131-552 8360
Edinburgh Area
Email
Jazz, world, classical flute & saxophone. Has evolved a way of teaching improvisation which works well for those starting from scratch.
Garry Gibb
01224 583 320
Email
Aberdeen Area
Paul Gowland
tel: 0131-554 9465
Edinburgh Area
Email
Listen to the masters, learn from the masters & respect the masters but first and foremost, be yourself. Cliche-free tuition from one of Edinburgh's finest contemporary composers & 'jobbing' musicians. Modern woodwind and lydian improvisation covered.
Rob Hall
tel/fax: 01555 870555
mobile: 0973 145 976
Central Scotland Area
Email
Clarinet, soprano/alto saxophone, jazz improvisation, jazz workshops and jazz composition.
Laura Macdonald
Berklee College of Music Graduate.
Subjects taught (any instrument): ear training, jazz improvisation
tel 07740 477 079
Email
Website
Neil Mackinnon
07887 586 898
Edinburgh Area
Email
All styles taught. All age ranges and abilities welcome. Experienced teacher with honours degree in music.
Michael Magg
0131 667 7141
Edinburgh Area
Beginners, intermediate and advanced. All styles of music and jazz improvisation
- Mobile Alto Sax Tuition in Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
Paul Towndrow
tel: 0141 338 6096 or 07903 157 606 (mobile)
Glasgow Area
Website
TROMBONE
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John Duffy
07967 911 443
Email
Edinburgh Area
All levels and ages. Adult beginners welcome!
Chris Greive
Jazz Degree form conservatorium of Music, Perth, Aus. Loads of exp with Youth Jazz and 1 to 1 Improvisation, arranging etc. Director of Edinburgh 2nd Line - Youth Jazz Marching Band, Lead trombone Scot Nat Jazz Orch
mobile: 07906 654049
Edinburgh Area - can travel
Email
website
Ewan McAllan
0131-467 1062
Email
Trombone to all levels
TRUMPET
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David J Ford
0131 672 1983 or 07970 744986
Edinburgh
Trumpet player with Edinburgh’s Soul Inferno (soulinferno.co.uk) & formerly The Ugly Groove Movement, Dave is self taught having learned saxophone first. He will guide you though a wonderful path of learning by ear the music you love & the key to self-teaching. Bring a CD along to your first lesson. Learning to properly listen is at the heart of Dave’s teaching.
Mike Hardy
0131-622 0721
Email
Website
Edinburgh Area
Leads the Big Bang Big Band, is principle trumpet of the Scottish Sinfonia, plays funk (the Funk Junkies) and soul (the Big Noise), and has taught trumpet for over 10 years. All standards welsome.
Tom MacNiven
07753 627 445
Email
Glasgow based
Trumpet/Flugelhorn/Slide Trumpet
i can teach ear training and jazz improvisation, Microphone technique, specifically for trumpet.
VIOLIN
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VOICE
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Sophie Bancroft
In addition to the performing side of music, Sophie is an experienced jazz educator renowned for her vocal teaching skills, and is currently one of the most in-demand vocal tutors in Scotland. In 1990 she was employed as Britain's first ever Jazz Education Development Officer. Current vocal and creative skills tutor at the University of Strathclyde on the BA Applied Music Course. Regular vocal tutor on the Fionna Duncan Vocal Jazz Worshop. Organises vocal workshops with her own company - Calton Hill Vocals. Numerous one to one vocal tuition. Singing tutor for top Scottish theatre company.
tel: 01875 320 505
Email
Website
Edinburgh Area
Edith Budge
From Primary to Senior Secondary school - history of jazz, rhythms, styles. Singing from blues to pop (20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s)
tel/fax: 0131-669 8468
Email
Edinburgh Area
Fionna Duncan
jazz
01436 810 752
Email
Freddie King
Teaches rap and improvisation at West Lothian Youth Theatre (13-16 year olds). Also teaches scat and improvisation to students of all ages on a one to one basis.
0131-228 3315
website
Edinburgh Area
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