Biography:
I am a doctor of Word and Music Studies (Aberystwyth University, 2016) with considerable experience as both a performer and a teacher.
In 2011 I graduated from Bangor University as a Bachelor of Arts (First Class Hons) in Music and Creative Writing. My studies during the course of this degree included modules in Teaching Techniques, Solo Performance (voice), Conducting, Composition, Palestrina and the Renaissance Madrigal, The Study of Music, Mendelssohn, and Poetry and Performance.
Vocally, I have studied under several instructors including David Morris, Dr Alex Jarrett, and the Welsh opera singer Marian Bryfdir.
I have performed with a number of different choirs and ensembles as a vocalist and instrumentalist across a wide variety of musical genres, and have served as musical director and conductor for a number of choirs including Coalville Male Voice Choir, Sweet Harmony, The Ratcliffe Chorale, Concordia, and The Elizabethan Madrigal Singers.
Qualifications:
MMedSci in Speech and Language Therapy (Distinction) [Sheffield, 2024].
PhD in Word and Music Studies [Aberystwyth, 2016].
*I hold an up-to-date, enhanced DBS certificate (new CRB check) for adults and children.
PhD in Word and Music Studies [Aberystwyth, 2016].
- A practice based thesis (part creative project, part critical analysis) looking to the composition of poetry as a form of music, with particular emphasis upon sound relations and music compositional techniques.
- Undertaken through an AHRC funded studentship, awarded for poetry that aids public engagement with heritage centres. Modules included: Literary Theory, Prose, and Poetry. Awarded Danby Prize.
- Dissertations/projects in: Word and Music Studies, Choral Composition, Heritage Poetry.
- Other modules studied include: Teaching Techniques, Solo Performance (Voice), Conducting, The Study of Music, Composition, Poetry and Performance, and Palestrina and the Renaissance Madrigal.
*I hold an up-to-date, enhanced DBS certificate (new CRB check) for adults and children.