OUR TUTORS
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Our staff team is made up of tutors ready to pass on their expertise and love of music to all students. With a diverse range of specialisms and passions between them, all of our staff members are selected for their professionalism, experience and passion for education.
Music Director
Martin Cropper
Martin is passionate about chamber music and has been fortunate to study and perform with some of the world’s most inspiring chamber musicians.
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He shares his energy and enthusiasm for music between Sheffield Music Academy and Oakham School, where he is now in his eleventh year as Head of Strings. Martin also has over 20 years of experience working with the City of Sheffield Youth Orchestra and regularly gives workshops for Music in the Round.
Strings
Guitar
Wind
Brass
Trombone
Trumpet
Piano
Composition, Theory and Aural and Musicianship
External Tutors
We also have a dedicated team of external tutors who teach our pupils mid-week
Piano
Anne Norgate
Visiting Practitioners
Peter Hill - Internationally-Renowned Pianist
Jeremy Young - Head of Chamber Music at the Royal Northern College of Music
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Rob Buckland - Director of Saxophone Studies at the Royal Northern College of Music
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Robin Ireland - Head of Chamber Music & Senior Viola Tutor at the Birmingham Conservatoire
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Matthew Jones - Professor of Viola at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
