Musical Qualifications:

I hold a first class honours degree in Media Composition
Piano Grades 2 - Associated Board of Music
Piano Grade 5 Merit - Trinity College of Music
Piano Grade 6 - Associated Board of Music
Piano Grade 7-8 Honours - Leisure Play Board of Music
Grade 1 Clarinet. Associated Board of Music
Grade 3 Flute Distinction - Associated Board of Music
Piano Duet Grade 5 - Trinity College of Music
Piano Theory Grade 5 Distinction - Associated Board of Music

10 GCSEs including Music GCSE A.
Ungraded instruments include: Ocarinas in 5 ranges, recorders, fife, viola.

Previous composition and Arrangement experience include following:

• Creation of 3 original promotional trailers with original suitable music composition for Raymond de Souza (see Collaboration Page).
  
• 3 years degree study of composition techniques in all styles of music. Large CD portfolio of original compositions in range of styles: Original Classical style composition (style of Mozart, Clementi); Original Baroque style composition (Style of Bach, Chamber Music, harpsichord and recorder music), Original Medieval and Renaissance style compositions (Kyrie Eleison, Plainchant, Gregorian Chant); Original World Cultures compositions (African live djembe drums, zither, shakers; Indian Sitar and tabla drums; Latin American style music); Rock, pop and jazz style rearrangements (rearrangement of "Good King Wenceslas" in Country and Western, Pop Ballad, Jazz and Blues styles CD portfolio.

• 3 years degree study of composition techniques of Library music. CD portfolio of original "ready made" library music in a variety of styles suited to various instances. Commercial cuts to 30 seconds, 60 seconds and 2 minutes.

• 3 years degree study of composing original music suited to short film or visual. Large DVD portfolio of same: Weather and Seasons visual portfolio appropriate music to Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter video clips.

• 3 years degree study of spotting to Timecode and commercial industry visuals portfolio: "Heroes Ident" title feature introduction spotted and written tightly to picture. "Secret Life of Objects" mock director’s brief creating incidental music in "Film Noir" style and spotting and writing to short video program in appropriate style progressing according to directors interviews.

• 3 years degree study writing tight to animation, drama, documentary film. Large DVD portfolio of original compositions tight to picture: "Mime", "Bios", "Something Fishy" animations with originally composed appropriate and spotted music; "The Sistine Chapel Reproduction" news documentary original appropriately composed music to picture; "Remembering Auschwitz" short documentary appropriate original music to picture; "Eastenders", "Coronation Street" incidental music to drama.

• Currently creating portfolio of 20 ^th Century composition techniques and abstract styles.

• 6 Albums (containing 12-15 tracks each) of personal compositions, of the type suited for functions/background music/elevator music as stated, currently being marketed and sold at www.SVPworld.com by Simon Williams in Cardiff: Dreams, Worlds, Journeys, Lands, Realms currently creating "Kingdoms" new album.

• Sales of same albums currently also for sale in 2 local shops with small stream of income from local consumers.

• 10 years experience as Church Organist and writing original music for Church Liturgy and Christmas celebrations. Performance of own compositions at Church functions has made impact in past. Well known for original music in local deanery.

• As Church Organist have composed instrumental and vocal original hymns and Liturgical music for Easter, Christmas, Good Friday: Original compositions in this field include "Behold the Wood of the Cross", "The Magnificat", "This was a Heavy Cross", "Fiat Mihi" and large variety of Liturgical music and psalms.

• 10 years experience as a piano tutor plus writing music suited to individual people/stages for private piano lesson students

• 5 unpublished piano tutor method books and "scales are fun volumes 1 and 2" books of original music and approaches to learning the piano and scales.

• Unpublished Music Books: Piano Solos for the beginner – "Tunes for every month of the year"; "Tunes for Tiny Creatures" – a selection of original tunes for Ocarina or recorder with piano accompaniment; 3 large volumes of original private piano solos over a 15 year period; Original piano, flute and violin repertoires volume 1.

• Unpublished original manuals for learning/teaching piano to adults. Original compositions and arrangements of popular pieces for busy working adults to learn quickly and simply so as to be able to play the piano with no previous experience at a mature age.

• Unpublished original design CD "Teach Yourself the piano" step by step interactive CD-Rom designed in 10 CD set for anyone to buy and work with as a step by step 10-stage course in piano from scratch.

• May 2001 music for large wedding service and following Wedding reception at "The Barn" Goring by Sea. Wedding service – Church Organ, Flute and Violin. Wedding Reception – Electric Keyboard, 2 flutes/flute violin and assortment of other instruments alternated.

• March 2000 St Patrick’s Celebration Service Music

• Christmas 1999 The Conservative Members club Christmas function at Tarring, Worthing – Electric Keyboard, Flute and violin and joint performance by MP Peter Bottomley.

• Christmas 1998 Northbrook College Durrington Campus Restaurant 2 nights providing background Christmas music in restaurant, keyboard soloist.

• Regular organist for funerals.

• As a group since the age of 10 organised weekly Church music liturgy for congregation – Church organ, piano, flute. Every Saturday night plus some Sunday mornings. Midnight mass.

• As above but occasional minor weddings and funerals.

• 1989-1997 – Yearly Piano Festival participation in Worthing, Littlehampton, Chichester.

• Private functions as solo pianist for large birthday parties in various homes providing background music/entertainment.