• 13x 1-Hour Lessons – Usual Price £390 – Christmas Price £300!
• 13x 30-Minute Lessons – Usual Price £260 – Christmas Price £200!
• 6x 1-Hour Lessons – Usual Price £180 – Christmas Price £150!
• 6x 30-Minute Lessons – Usual Price £120 – Christmas Price £100!
• 3x 1-Hour Lessons – Usual Price £90 – Christmas Price £75!
• 3x 30-Minute Lessons – Usual Price £60 – Christmas Price £50!

This offer is only available to new students.

Looking for something a little different to give as a Christmas Present? Maybe you know someone who has always wanted music lessons but never taken the plunge? Or maybe you would like to have some music lessons yourself?!

Look no further than the fantastic Christmas Online Lessons Special Offer available now until Christmas!

Available to new students for Piano, Clarinet, Saxophone, Music Theory or Composition lessons, the special offer means you get extra lessons for FREE!

Lessons will be organised and arranged at a convenient time to suit you via email upon completion of orders.

Contact Matthew for more information!

Reflections of Tyne combines two traditional songs from the North East of England into a rumbustious concert or contest finisher full of flair and excitement.

The Waters of Tyne and The Cliffs of Old Tynemouth blend in the opening reflection of the stillness of the River Tyne before the industrial heritage of North East England is forces its way on to the landscape as the pace and intensity doubles almost instantaneously. A calmer, contemplative, solo passage precedes the final energetic climax in a vibrant musical rendition of the North East as we know it today, with the Tyne as important now as it ever has been.

Lessons will take place in the comfort of your own home via Zoom. The service is personal and very convenient. Instrumental lessons can be tailored to your specific needs and requirements, whether you are a complete new beginner or getting ready to take an examination.

Instruments covered are Piano, Clarinet, and Saxophone as well as Music Theory and Composition. Matthew possesses in-depth, first-hand, knowledge of the new and updated online ABRSM music theory exams and can guide you through all of the online questions.

With a PhD in Composition, Matthew can help you produce a high-quality composition for your Music GCSE or A Level. With the added ability of sharing screens online, compositional ideas can be worked through, seen and heard in real time via the professional software (Sibelius, Logic) and recording studio setup Matthew has in place to utilise during lessons.

Please contact Matthew if you would like any further help or information regarding online teaching.

After writing the successful title track for Jim Hayes’ first album Dial M for Midnight, Matthew was commissioned to compose the opening title track for Hayes’ second recording A Second from Midnight.

Situation Flammable is a Latin-themed firecracker full of flair, style and just a hint of laid-back sophistication to get the soloist’s new album off to a tee.

Tredegar Town Band commissioned Matthew to write their finishing piece for the 2012 Brass in Concert Championships.

Calon y Ddraig (The Heart of The Dragon) is based on welsh folk tunes and melodies and utilises some of the bands principle players. After winning the Cyril Beere award for Best New Composition or Arrangement at the Brass in Concert Championships in 2010 and 2011, Matthew was going for his third win in a row, but was just pipped to the trophy on this occasion.

Calon y Ddraig was used as part of the Listen to The Band programme on BBC Radio 2, of which you can hear the piece performed at the contest below: –

Tredegar Town Band’s performance of Nightingale Dances beat off stiff competition from 26 other new compositions and arrangements performed on the day at The Sage, Gateshead in the world’s leading brass band entertainment contest, described as ‘A Real Beauty’ and ‘Turbo Charged’ in the live comments from 4barsrest.com.

Tredegar Town Band also performed The Smile during their performance, described by adjudicators Philip Sparke and Rob Wiffen as ‘a class apart.’ Tredegar won the performance prize obtaining 198 out of a possible 200 points and came 3rd overall.

Matthew’s fantastic opener Activate will receive it’s world premiere performance in Wind Orchestra format in the Gala Concert at the 2011 BASBWE Event in Shrewsbury.

Maria Eglington will conduct the Shrewsbury School Wind Orchestra at the British Association of Symphonic Bands and Wind Ensembles annual event at the conclusion of a fantastic day of music making.

The BASBWE event takes place at Shrewsbury School on Saturday 3rd December 2011 with the Gala Concert taking place in the Alington Hall starting at 7.00pm.

Activate for Wind Orchestra is also now available for purchase at TritonWorks Music Publishing House.

Matthew’s music made it’s debut at the most iconic concert hall in the world recently. The Gloucestershie Youth Brass Band performed ‘The Smile’ during the Music For Youth Schools Proms on Monday 7th November 2011.

Conducted by Steve Legge, the band performed in front of a full house of nearly 5000 people with the composer present on this fantastic occasion. The video below was taken during the rehearsals in the afternoon.

Tredegar Town Band performed the premiere at the 2010 National Eisteddfod Opening Ceremony.

‘Dragons’ Rise Fanfare’ has subsequently been arranged for Wind Orchestra, commissioned by the Burton Borough School Concert Band for their performance at the Music For Youth National Festival on 8th July 2011.

This new piece is available to purchase from TritonWorks Music Publishing House.

Matthew was asked to create a new piece to work through and conduct at an open rehearsal for Shrewsbury Symphony Orchestra in September 2011.

Having recently submitted the portfolio and commentary for his PhD in Composition for the first time, Matthew used this opportunity to arrange one of the movements from his major work ‘Enesek Syllan.’

Originally composed for Wind Orchestra, ‘Ennor’ was arranged for Symphony Orchestra for this one-off rehearsal.