Rebecca Willson Viola Violin
other tutors: Kirsty Hugill, Jackie Oates, Emma Clapham, Carina Vince, Alison Jones, Charlotte Edmunds, Alex Beamont
Rebecca teaches Violin, Viola and leads groups in Exeter Young Strings. She also teaches the Piano.
My thoughts about teaching music
I began teaching with Exeter Young Strings in 2005. Encouraging independent learning is very important to me; passing on the ability to teach. The ability to make music with other people is an amazing experience and provides so many life skills whether you pursue a career in music or not.
I follow the Trinity Guildhall syllabus for exams but appreciate that exams are not the best way of learning for everyone.
I have a background of classical repertoire but am keen to pursue any music and styles which the pupil is interested in for example: film music, folk, jazz etc.
Musical Experience
Rebecca started piano lessons aged 7 and began learning the violin a year later. It was not long before she joined the Exeter Children’s Orchestra and then later the Devon Youth Orchestra.
Rebecca graduated from Dartington College of Arts in 2007 with a First Class Honours Degree in Music. It was at Dartington where her interest in contemporary classical composition began. Since then she has been keen to introduce her students to new music. She is very excited to be working with Gabriel Prokofiev and Joined Up Thinking Projects (JUTP) to launch a regular performance platform for young people playing new music at the Bike Shed Theatre in Exeter.
She teaches at Stoke Hill Middle School, St Peter’s High School, St Margrets School and St Nicholas School in Exeter. She is also a tutor with JUTP Music and has taught on summer courses in Dartington, Golant and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and also runs her own weekend chamber music workshops throughout the year.
Rebecca gives piano recitals promoting contemporary classical repertoire with recent performances at Exeter Library and at The Bike Shed Theatre. She performs regularly with the Obligato String Quartet, Knightly Quartet and Exeter Music Group Symphony Orchestra. Musical Theatre is her other interest. She has worked as Musical Director for Stage by Stage for the past couple of years and has performed in many pit bands. Rebecca’s latest project is playing violin in the Zazou Cowboys, a western swing band. She is enjoying the challenge of learning a new style of playing.
Rebecca on the internet
Rebecca live
A YouTube video clip starring Rebecca
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other tutors: Kirsty Hugill, Jackie Oates, Emma Clapham, Carina Vince, Alison Jones, Charlotte Edmunds, Alex Beamont
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