Ross Hamilton
Drum Kit and Percussion Teacher. Cornwall Youth Orchestra Percussion coach. Experienced in leading Taiko, Samba, African drumming and Percussion ensembles. BMus, PGCE.
Karen Frost
Violin and Viola teacher, String Team Leader and Musical Director of Restormel Junior Strings and St. Austell Chamber Orchestra. I believe that music enriches the lives of everyone!
Sarah Hanley
Woodwind Team Leader, Flute Specialist and Suzuki Flute Clinician. Teaches all woodwind instruments including flutes, fife, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and saxophone. ‘Learning music is a skill for life, and teaching and performing
Hudson Swan
Violin and Viola teacher. “Playing a musical instrument requires hard work and dedication but the rewards are truly life enhancing…!”
Jamie Toms
MA World Music, PGCE. Classical guitar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, classroom guitar and ukulele in both primary and secondary schools, gamelan workshops
Andy Bilham
Keyboard Team Leader, Keyboard, Percussion, Jazz and Samba teacher. Cornwall Youth Jazz Orchestras Director. Jazz Education Leader. Greatest pleasure is watching and hearing young musicians develop their love and enjoyment of music.
Hywel Webley
Upper Strings
Barbara Degener
cello, double bass, ensemble work, Wider Opportunity classes, CYO coach
James Robinson
Percussion Team Leader, teacher of drumkit, timpani, orchestral percussion, tuned percussion, Latin-American percussion coach
Pamela Selby
Flute, clarinet ,CYO woodwind coach and ensemble work
Janet Elston
Janet is currently the Ensemble Co-ordinator and the musical director of the Cornwall Youth Wind Orchestra and Triggshire Wind Orchestra. Janet also teaches woodwind instruments in the North Cornwall area.
Nicola Farris
Violin, viola, Wider Opportunities classes, CYO coach, Launceston Strings Leader
Rebecca Sampson
Sax ensemble assistant director.
Jane Harding
Violin, keyboard teacher, Newquay String Ensemble Leader
Mary Ann Joyes
Oboe specialist, General Woodwind, Keyboard and Accordion, Classroom Primary to A’level
Amanda Bluett
Woodwind teacher in North Cornwall, teaching Clarinet, Flute and Saxophone. CYWO Clarinet coach.
Angela Renshaw
Elizabeth Sibley
Acting Team Leader - Guitar Teacher & Piano Teacher
Sean Hooper
Drum Kit and Percussion teacher, Cornwall Youth Wind Orchestra and Carrick Wind Orchestra Percussion Coach, experience of leading Samba.
Jacqueline Kershaw
Brass Teacher and French Horn Specialist. I enjoy playing and teaching all styles of music. A particular expertise is chamber music and coaching small ensembles. Special Education Needs (Dyslexia) is another area of interest.
Michael Brown
Trombone specialist, general brass teacher and wider opportunities teacher. Bmus Hons, PGCE.
Tamsin Carter
Philip Montgomery-Smith
Jillian Steer
Stephen Clifford
Tim Boulton
Director of Cornwall Youth Orchestra and keen advocate for all youth group music making. Tim runs the Music For Youth regional festival for Cornwall and is coordinating a massed ensemble that will perform at the Schools Proms at the Royal Albert Hall
Tamsin Carleston
