My teaching approach
Teaching, for me, has always gone hand in hand with performing and recording. As well as finding it very rewarding, I feel that it is the responsibility of the artist to pass on their knowledge and skill to others. I believe that just as an art should be a living, breathing, growing and changing thing, so in turn should education. I do not teach in a way that says 'this is the one and only correct way', but rather I try to act as a guide to the student, enabling them to become their own teacher. Teaching requires many of the same skills as playing and improvising; listening carefully to the student to really hear what they need, developing strategies to help them learn in a way that suits them best, and respecting the individuality of each student.

After my own studies at Oxford and The Guildhall School of Music, I was lucky enough to study with saxophonist David Liebman. In addition to learning a lot from him musically, I learnt a tremendous amount about teaching. I highly recommend his article on the philosophy of education. Click Here to read it.