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FOREWORD
by the Director of Music At Sutton High School, we greatly value the enrichment that participating
in musical activities can bring. The potential benefits of learning a
musical instrument have been well-researched and documented;
besides the obvious musical benefits and the opportunities for getting
involved in bands, orchestras, choirs and various other ensembles,
research suggests that there are non-musical benefits too, ranging
from improved numeracy and literacy skills through to greater self-
confidence and lower stress levels. In addition, learning an instrument
can help an individual to develop a life-long love of music with all the
associated pleasure that that can bring.
Sutton High School has a strong team of enthusiastic and dedicated
peripatetic music teachers who provide lessons on a wide variety of musical
instruments and voice. Weekly lessons are typically 30 minutes long and, for 2017-18, cost within
the range of £180 to £200 per term for 10 individual lessons. Our teachers are all highly talented,
practising musicians with many years of training and experience at the very top of the music
profession.
This booklet has been compiled to enable you to see, and appreciate, the very high calibre of
music teaching staff that we have at the school, each teacher bringing with them a wealth of
experience to the individual lessons with their pupils.
If you wish to apply for lessons, please contact me, or Miss Delany in the Junior School, for a
Request for Instrumental Lessons form. If you have any additional queries about Music at Sutton
High School, please do not hesitate to get in touch with me.
Yours sincerely,
Mr James Hargraves
Director of Music
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A graduate of the prestigious Academy of Contemporary Music,
Ben has been playing the guitar for many years and in that
time has built up a vast experience of performing the guitar
within the music industry, supporting or playing for bands such
as the Kaiser Chiefs, Maxïmo Park and The Kooks.
He has played in gigs at Brixton Academy, Birmingham NEC,
the Reading Festival, the Download Festival, Aberdeen SEC,
Edinburgh SECC and Glasgow SECC. Frequent TV appearances
have included Blue Peter, CBBC Xchange and London Tonight.
Ben has written and recorded with some of the UK’s top
producers and songwriters including multi-platinum selling
producer/songwriter Jake Gosling. In addition, Ben has several
years’ experience of teaching the guitar and taught for several
years at the Realistic Rock Academy in Epsom. He also plays
guitar for ‘The One and Only’ Chesney Hawkes!
Mr Ben
Allison Higher Diploma, The Academy
of Contemporary Music
ACOUSTIC / BASS /
ELECTRIC GUITAR
Edmund Crutchfield studied Clarinet, Piano and Singing in
Huddersfield at the School of Music (now Huddersfield
University) for three years, then for a further year at the
College of St. Mark & St. John in Chelsea.
He has had a wide and varied career in teaching the clarinet
and saxophone, performing, conducting, adjudicating and
examining for the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of
Music (ABRSM) as well as coaching ensembles.
Edmund has worked at Sutton High School for many years, as
well as a number of primary and secondary schools in the
South East. For 15 years he was Head of Woodwind Teaching
for the London Borough of Bromley.
He performs regularly, and is the founder of the Mozart Wind
Ensemble. He is also busily involved, together with his wife, in
the organisation and running of the weekly Thursday
lunchtime concerts at St. Matthew’s Church, Redhill.
Mr Edmund
Crutchfield ARCM; Diploma in Music,
University of Huddersfield;
Teacher’s Certificate of
Education, University of
London
CLARINET
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Miss Fiona
Harrison MM, Yale University; GRSM
(Hons), Royal College of Music;
DipRCM, Royal College of Music
CLASSICAL GUITAR
Guitarist Fiona Harrison graduated from the Royal College of
Music and subsequently gained a Master of Music degree from
Yale University, USA. She has performed solo recitals
throughout the country, performed Rodrigo’s fiendishly
difficult masterpiece, Concierto d’Aranjuez with many
orchestras and is equally at ease with smaller chamber groups.
Fiona has been featured on television and BBC Radio, and has
worked as an ensemble musician, appearing at venues
including London’s Purcell Room and Barbican Centre.
Fiona worked for the ABRSM professional development team
for many years and co-hosted many hugely popular residential
flute and guitar courses with her former flautist, Julie Wright,
in the UK and abroad. She has been the featured guest soloist
and tutor at various guitar festivals, including the
“International Summer School” at West Dean and she is an
experienced music festival adjudicator.
Fiona’s latest CD, The Legend of Hagoromo, features exciting
contemporary guitar music from Australia and Japan.
Links: https://youtu.be/SF10vtfTcDk
and www.fionaharrison.co.uk
Mr
Jonathan
Hollick MPerf (Dist), RCM; BMus (Hons)
BRASS
Jonathan Hollick started playing the trombone aged 14. He
was first taught the basics by his father, but continued his
development by teaching himself, before gaining a place at
the Royal College of Music in 2011 where he was supported by
the Sir Philip Shelbourne scholarship and studied under the
tuition of Byron Fulcher (Philharmonia Orchestra) and Lindsay
Shilling (Royal Opera House Orchestra). Upon joining the RCM,
Jonathan was made principal trombone of the RCM Symphony
and Philharmonic orchestras.
In both 2014 and 2015, Jonathan won the RCM trombone prize
in the brass solo competition, supported by the Herbert
Samuel Memorial Foundation. After graduating from the RCM
with a first class degree, Jonathan continued his studies at the
RCM by completing a Masters in Performance degree, for
which he achieved a distinction. He has been privileged to
work in some of the UK’s top professional orchestras including
the London Chamber Orchestra, the City of London Sinfonia,
the London Sinfonietta, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the
Philharmonia. Jonathan is currently working with the BBC
Scottish Symphony Orchestra and is on trial with the
Birmingham Royal Ballet orchestra.
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Liz graduated from the Royal College of Music in 2005 where
she studied with Christopher Cowie, David Theodore, Gareth
Hulse and Sarah Francis. During this time, she was also invited
to perform in masterclasses in Switzerland with Albrecht
Mayer, Jean-Louis Capezzali and Emanuel Abbuhl.
Since leaving music college, Liz has freelanced as an oboist
and cor anglais player with many orchestras and ensembles,
including the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, National
Symphony Orchestra, British Philharmonic and National
Chamber Orchestra of Wales. Her commercial experience
includes album recordings for Katie Melua, Russell Watson and
Bob Blakeley.
Liz is passionate about music education and is ambitious for
her students, adapting her teaching approach to each
individual to help them achieve their goals. In addition to
teaching oboe at Sutton High School, Liz teaches oboe, piano
and recorder at Prospect House School, The Unicorn School
and for Sutton Music Service.
Miss Liz
Horseman BMus (Hons), RCM
OBOE
Abi enjoys a versatile career as a cellist. As a chamber
musician she has performed at the Wigmore Hall, Kings Place,
the Purcell Room and St. Martin-in-the-Fields and a number of
prestigious festivals both in the UK and abroad. Recent
orchestral work includes concerts and tours with the Hallé and
RTÉ Symphony Orchestras and the London Mozart Players.
Abi’s competition successes include 1st prize in the May Mukle
Prize for Virtuosic Cello Playing, the Ruth Waddell Award, the
Rhonda Butt Award and the Amy Lindley Prize for Cello. She
was also a founding member of the Bernadel Quartet.
Following achieving a distinction for her postgraduate studies
at the Royal Academy of Music, Abi was awarded the Meaker
Fellowship, a prize which goes to one graduating student each
year. She completed her undergraduate studies at the Royal
Northern College of Music and the University of Manchester,
where she completed the prestigious joint course with
first class honours.
Abi is a passionate music teacher and regularly coaches and
leads workshops at Hindhead Music Centre as well as starting
up her own Cello School in Notting Hill in 2015. As an ex-SHS
student she is thrilled to return to her roots and be part of the
Music Department at Sutton High School!
Link: http://youtu.be/_YIARtMviXs
Miss Abi
Hyde-Smith MA (Dist), RAM; DipRAM;
GRNCM/MusB (Hons)
CELLO
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Chris Kimber is a graduate of the Guildhall School of Music in
London, where he studied orchestral percussion alongside
composition and electronic music.
As a freelance percussionist, Chris has performed in most of
the major UK concert halls and has made many recordings for
TV and radio. He has appeared alongside several major artists
including Sir Cliff Richard, Lesley Garrett and Gloria Gaynor.
Chris was appointed an Examiner for the London College of
Music in 2010, examining in all styles of music.
As a musician and composer working largely in the field of
New Age and choral music, he composed in 2003 the music for
the widely distributed Enhancing your Mind, Body and Spirit
Partwork series, the first album of which sold over 300,000
copies in the UK alone, following which he produced a further
six albums for the series which have been sold in over 14
countries worldwide. He has also written numerous radio
jingles and provided music for several plays. Current
composing projects include short musicals for young children.
Chris currently enjoys a career with a mix of performing,
teaching and examining and runs the Cantate Academy of
Performing Arts with his wife. In his spare time, he enjoys
being “Daddy” to his two young boys!
Mr Chris
Kimber GGSM
PERCUSSION
A graduate of the London College of Music, Natalie studied
piano and violin under Clifford Benson and Philipa Mo. After
obtaining her BMus (Hons) degree and ALCM performance
diploma, Natalie’s passion for teaching led her to train at the
Institute of Education, University of London and gain a PGCE.
Natalie’s varied career has included working in the record
industry and for music services around London teaching piano
and violin, and coaching various ensembles. She has performed
in the Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris and St. Paul’s Cathedral.
In 2001, Natalie won the KPMG Music in the Community Award
after leading an inner London music outreach project.
A committed teacher, Natalie worked in the Sutton High
School Music Department between 2004 and 2013. After the
birth of her son, she returned as a peripatetic piano and violin
teacher. She has also held positions at the London College of
Music Junior College and the Harrodian School.
During her 15 years of teaching experience, Natalie has
prepared pupils for examinations, auditions and competitions.
Former pupils have gained places at conservatoires such as
Trinity College London, the Royal Academy of Music and the
Royal Northern College of Music.
Ms Natalie
Pritchard BMus (Hons); ALCM; PGCE
VIOLIN / PIANO
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Professional soprano, Eleanor Sanderson-Nash, graduated from
the Royal Northern College of Music with a first class honours
degree. She subsequently achieved a distinction for a Masters
of Performance degree at the Royal College of Music where
she was an RCM Award Holder and won first prize in the RCM
Lieder Competition in 2017. She was also the recipient of the
Ted Moss and Bertha Taylor-Stach Prize.
Eleanor has a great deal of performing experience; recent
engagements have included Haydn’s St Nicholas Mass,
Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle, Mozart’s Requiem and
Coronation Mass and Handel’s Messiah.
Operatic and music theatre roles have included Helena in
Britten’s A Midsummer Night's Dream, Nanetta in Verdi’s
Falstaff, Despina in Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte and April in
Sondheim’s Company. Most recently, she sang the role of
Zerlina in Mozart’s Don Giovanni at Opera Holland Park as part
of their Young Artist scheme, and First Woman in Judith Weir's
The Vanishing Bridegroom for British Youth Opera.
Link: www.eleanornash.com
Miss
Eleanor
Sanderson-
Nash MPerf (Dist), RCM; BMus (Hons)
VOICE
Chris graduated from the London College of Music in 2002,
obtaining a first class Bachelor of Music degree and a Masters
degree with distinction. In 2017, he completed a PhD for
which he researched aspects of organ performance.
As a performer, Chris has performed extensively throughout
the UK and internationally, having played in Singapore, Kuala
Lumpur and Bahrain as well as Europe. Notable recital venues
have included the Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris, the Queen
Elizabeth Hall, London and the Duke’s Hall, Royal Academy of
Music. Chris has appeared on national television and has had
solo recordings played on BBC Radio Two.
A dedicated teacher, Chris has a wealth of experience both in
one-to-one teaching and group environments. He was Head of
Department at the LCM Junior College between 2001 to 2015
and has also worked as a consultant for Yamaha Music Schools,
directing performance projects in London and Milan.
Chris combines his role as a teacher and performer with that
of a Music Examiner and is associated with a number of major
examination boards. Chris’ experience as an examiner and
adjudicator has proved invaluable in encouraging SHS pupils to
achieve their best and develop a life-long passion for music.
Dr
Christopher
Stanbury MMus (Dist); BMus (Hons);
ALCM; LLCM; FLCM; PhD
PIANO
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Charlotte graduated from Durham University with a first class
honours degree in Music, before winning a scholarship to study
at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, from which
she graduated with an MA in Orchestral Performance. During
this time, she studied with distinguished players such as Sarah
Newbold and Helen Keen, and has performed in a number of
master classes with flautists such as William Bennett and
Adam Walker.
Charlotte has played with a number of orchestras including the
Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra, the Welsh National
Opera and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. As a soloist
she often gives recitals and has won many awards including
the Musicians Benevolent Fund Postgraduate Performance
Award for 2013-14, and she was a finalist in the RWCMD
concerto competition.
Charlotte has much experience as a flute teacher and
currently teaches in a number of schools around Sutton,
Cheam and Purley. She is passionate about passing on her love
of the flute to future generations.
Miss
Charlotte
Wilson MA, RWCMD; BA (Hons);
DipABRSM
FLUTE
Kirsten started playing violin at the age of 7. She was a music
scholar at Headington girls’ school, and attended the Royal
College of Music Junior Department, before winning a
scholarship to the Royal Northern College of Music, where she
studied with Yossi Zivoni and Ben Holland. She then went back
to the Royal College of Music for her postgraduate studies,
studying with Rodney Friend.
Kirsten has played in many professional orchestras including
the BBC Philharmonic and orchestras for various film
soundtracks. She regularly performs with the Barber String
Quartet, and has performed in a quartet on BBC Radio 2.
Kirsten has had experience of teaching a wide range of
students from age 4 to 65. She has much experience as a violin
teacher, having taught at The Abbey School, Hill House
International School and Fulham Prep School. She has also
taught at the Royal Academy of Music Junior Department.
Miss
Kirsten
Wilson BA; PGDip, RCM
VIOLIN
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