Ensemble Teaching Team

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

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