Emma Clapham Violin
other tutors: Kirsty Hugill, Jackie Oates, Rebecca Willson, Carina Vince
Emma teaches violin up to grade 6.
My thoughts about teaching music
My focus is on finding the pupil’s interests and needs, and adapting my teaching to help pupils develop a passion for their instrument and confidence in performance. I am happy to teach towards exams if pupils wish to take them, but this is not compulsory.
Musical Experience
I started playing the violin at the age of 10, when my primary school decided to start offering instrumental lessons, and within a year I also joined a string orchestra at East Devon Music Centre. I loved it so much there that I stayed for 8 years! This experience of playing and performing in an ensemble was great fun, and really helped my confidence.
In 2007 I graduated in Music from Southampton University. During my three years there I studied both modern and baroque violin, played in the symphony orchestra and sinfonietta, and my quartet was lucky enough to have a masterclass with the Allegri Quartet. I also ran a student volunteer programme which provided music therapy sessions in local residential homes, playing music of all genres in something akin to instrumental karaoke!
In 2007/8 I played in the Exeter University Chamber Orchestra while teaching part-time and doing postgraduate study. I am about to start work as a Teaching Assistant at the Exeter Royal Academy for Deaf Education, and I look forward to establishing myself as a violin teacher. I am very excited to be joining Exeter Young Strings, as I believe the groups are a wonderful way to help children learning string instruments.
other tutors: Kirsty Hugill, Jackie Oates, Rebecca Willson, Carina Vince
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