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Thomas Wright

Music Teacher

Sharing a lifelong love of music with every student

Email
[email protected]
Phone
+44 131 555 1245
Linkedin
linkedin.com/in/thomas-wright-music

Music teacher with nine years teaching instrumental and classroom music to students from beginners to advanced at a secondary school and privately in Edinburgh. Believes every student can find music in themselves — teaching technique and theory rigorously while keeping the joy at the centre, running ensembles, and getting students to performances and exam success they did not think possible. Led a school music programme to award-winning concerts and prepared many students through graded exams. Teaches instrument and classroom music, directs choirs and ensembles, prepares students for exams and performances, plans curriculum, and nurtures musicianship. Patient, inspiring and skilled. Looking for a music-teaching role at a school or studio that believes music belongs in every child's education.

Personal

Location

Edinburgh, UK

Nationality

British

Gender

Male

Notice Period

End of term

Date of Birth

1992-09-12
Recognition

An inspiring teacher

Valued by students, families and colleagues as a teacher who inspires a genuine love of music, with former students going on to study and perform music, and regularly asked to lead the school's flagship concerts.

Award-winning concerts

Led the school music programme to award-winning concerts and performances. Getting a whole programme of students to perform at that level reflects both strong teaching and the love of music he manages to instil.

Exam success

Prepared many students successfully through graded music exams, often to distinction. Guiding a student to a graded pass gives them a real, recognised milestone and the confidence that they can genuinely play.
Personal Skills

Patience

Inspiration

Encouragement

Creativity

Communication

Technical Skills
  • Instrumental Teaching
  • Classroom Music
  • Music Theory
  • Choir & Ensemble Direction
  • Exam Preparation
  • Performance Coaching
  • Curriculum Planning
  • Composition
  • Sight-Reading
  • Classroom Management
Languages

English (UK)

Native or Bilingual Proficiency

Italian

Limited Working Proficiency
Work History

Edinburgh Secondary School

Music Teacher January 2018 to Present

Help every student find music in themselves, teaching rigorously while keeping the joy at the centre.
Led the school music programme to award-winning concerts and prepared many students through graded exams.
Teach instrument and classroom music to all levels, building technique and theory from beginner to advanced.
Direct choirs and ensembles, getting students to perform together and to a standard they did not think possible.
Prepare students for graded exams and performances, building both their skill and their confidence to perform.
Plan curriculum and nurture musicianship, giving every child a genuine, lasting relationship with music.

Scotland School District

Music Teacher (Probationer) September 2016 to December 2017

Taught classroom and instrumental music as a probationer teacher, learning to teach on the job.
Planned lessons and ran small ensembles, building teaching and class-management skills quickly on the job.
Learned curriculum, assessment and classroom practice on the job during this first year.
Gained the experience and registration that led into a full music-teaching role of my own.
Education

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Bachelor — BMus in Music (September 2011 to June 2015)

Degree in music covering performance, theory, composition and music education, with practical training. The programme built the deep musicianship and pedagogy effective music teaching requires. It led directly into teaching.

University of Edinburgh

Master — PGCE in Music Education (September 2015 to June 2016)

Postgraduate teaching qualification in music education covering pedagogy, classroom practice and assessment, with school placements. It built the teaching craft on top of the musicianship. It supported qualified school teaching.
Activities & Interests
Rugby
Horse Riding
Newspaper
Historic places
Guitar
Registration

GTCS Registered Teacher

General Teaching Council for Scotland (June 2017 to Present)

Holds teaching registration with the General Teaching Council for Scotland following a postgraduate qualification and probation, which authorises qualified school teaching and grounds accountable, professional music education.

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