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About Jimmy O
Jimmy is a highly experienced music lecturer with 14 years’ professional teaching experience across all ages and levels, teaching 60-100 students weekly at performance-based universities, secondary schools, prep schools and academies. Jimmy cares passionately about inspiring students about what they can achieve through leading by example. He regards all teaching as a form of mentoring in which his own enthusiasm and love of playing & songwriting plays a key role. Jimmy tries at all times to nurture and encourage students’ sense of self-worth, tailoring his teaching methods to their personal strengths.
Teaching in Guitar and Music Theory
Jimmy has over a decade of teaching experience at Key Stage 1-5, offering exam primers (both classical and contemporary), music theory tuition, ABRSM and RSL/RGT grade 1-8 tuition, and performance workshops and masterclasses, with a high distinction track record. Many of his students have excelled and gone on to study at the world’s top music colleges and Schools.
Teaching in Piano
Jimmy teaches piano to all levels, from songwriting to classical. Many of his students have gone on to study at some of the world’s most prestigious music colleges!
Genre
Jimmy Is comfortable teaching performance and composition/songwriting in all non-classical 20th century genres (rock, jazz, pop, blues, country, Folk), advanced theory and harmony, history and cultural perspectives, and analysis.
First lesson
Today’s music students find themselves overwhelmed by an abundance of quick-fix learning shortcuts and cookie-cutter products in a digital world that largely undermines the essential values Jimmy holds dear in his personal approach to teaching at any level. Jimmy's primary focus in teaching is helping you harness the full power of your instrument! This is achieved through dedicated and conscientious practice, leading to technical mastery! Crucially, Jimmy will teach you what and how to practise, and how tools and technologies can aid (or confuse!) the process. And, of course, making the experience fun and enjoyable!
The first lesson really entails getting to understand the students aspirations and what makes them excited about the instrument. Every student is different and everyone has different ways of learning. It's then important to establish a clear path for the student to feel they leave with direction for the course...
Teaching in Guitar and Music Theory
Jimmy has over a decade of teaching experience at Key Stage 1-5, offering exam primers (both classical and contemporary), music theory tuition, ABRSM and RSL/RGT grade 1-8 tuition, and performance workshops and masterclasses, with a high distinction track record. Many of his students have excelled and gone on to study at the world’s top music colleges and Schools.
Teaching in Piano
Jimmy teaches piano to all levels, from songwriting to classical. Many of his students have gone on to study at some of the world’s most prestigious music colleges!
Genre
Jimmy Is comfortable teaching performance and composition/songwriting in all non-classical 20th century genres (rock, jazz, pop, blues, country, Folk), advanced theory and harmony, history and cultural perspectives, and analysis.
First lesson
Today’s music students find themselves overwhelmed by an abundance of quick-fix learning shortcuts and cookie-cutter products in a digital world that largely undermines the essential values Jimmy holds dear in his personal approach to teaching at any level. Jimmy's primary focus in teaching is helping you harness the full power of your instrument! This is achieved through dedicated and conscientious practice, leading to technical mastery! Crucially, Jimmy will teach you what and how to practise, and how tools and technologies can aid (or confuse!) the process. And, of course, making the experience fun and enjoyable!
The first lesson really entails getting to understand the students aspirations and what makes them excited about the instrument. Every student is different and everyone has different ways of learning. It's then important to establish a clear path for the student to feel they leave with direction for the course...
