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Meet the team
Alison Taylor, GTCL LTCL FISM
Alison is a graduate of Trinity College London and has 25 years teaching experience, instructing students of all levels and ages in piano and violin.
Darshae McKenzie, BA (Hons)
Darshae is a singer-songwriter and recording artist with a wide range of performing experience and vocal coaching. Darshae is a University of Wolverhampton graduate, awarded with a first-class Bachelor of Arts with Honours degree in Music for Education and Community Practice.
Charlie Manton, BMus, MMus
Charlie holds a first degree in music from Goldsmiths, University of London, where he studied piano under Dr Maria Krivenski and Wilfrid Murray; and a Masters in musicology from the University of Birmingham, where his research focused on British music of the 19th and 20th centuries. His primary area of teaching is focused around the classical repertoire.
Martyna Siatkowska, BMus (Hons)
Martyna is a graduate of the University of Chichester Conservatoire where she gained a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance. She studied classical singing with Marcia Bellamy.
Cate Bower, BMus (Hons), ADPA
Cate is the founder and Managing Director of Aspire Music. She teaches singing, specialising in vocal technique. With almost ten years of teaching experience, she is a graduate of the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire where she completed her degree in Vocal and Operatic Studies in 2015.
Richard Whitehouse, GrRNCM
Richard studied at the Royal Northern College of Music before finishing his studies at the prestigious London Opera Studio. His solid performance experience has underpinned his 20-year teaching career, instructing in musical genres; many of his former students are now regular performers in London’s West End.
Marlene Beahan, CertHE, DipHE
Working professionally as a Pianist and Singer to this day, Marlene still enjoys keeping up to date with current music trends. She learnt to play the piano, having lessons from the age of 10, and studied both classical and contemporary music.
Chloe Coleman, BA (Hons)
Chloe is a Musical Theatre trained mezzo soprano from Oxfordshire. She she is a graduate of The University of Chichester with a 2:1 in Music and Musical Theatre.