Emily has dedicated much of her career to pedagogy, winning the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Pedagogy Prize in 2021. Emily regularly tutors for English Symphony Orchestra's Youth Courses and has tutored for Orchestra of the Swan's Primary Orchestra Day. As well as teaching harp, Emily is enthusiastic about providing outreach opportunities to make music more accessible for a variety of communities. As part of this, she is involved in outreach projects such as RBC LEAP ensemble and regularly works for Cheltenham Music Festival. In 2022 she took on the role of Learning Coordinator at Birmingham Contemporary Music Group. Emily is the harp secretary for the Leamington Spa Competitive Festival.
Emily is a passionate harp teacher and flexibly teaches a range of abilities and ages. As well as teaching a selection of private students, she is head of harp harp at Warwick Preparatory School and Kings High School and also teaches at Junior Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. Her students have won awards in competitions such as the Leamington Spa Competition Festival and the Bristol Harp Festival and have taken part in orchestral schemes such as NCO and ESO Youth Orchestra. Emily has a 100% pass rate for graded exams with Trinity and ABRSM. If you are interested in having private harp lessons, please do get in contact with me via my contact page.
"Emily is incredibly patient with the teaching and helping me to build solid harp skills along with the foundation of music theory. I enjoy every harp lesson and feel more confident when I make advances of harp skills"
- Katherine Wang, Private Harp Student
Teaching FAQ's
What ages to do you teach?
I welcome students of all ages, from six years old to adults. Whilst I recommend having some prior musical knowledge, I'm am than happy to work with complete beginners. If you have any questions or need, please don't hesitate to reach out!
Do I need my own harp at home?
Yes, you need your own harp at home to be able to practice. I usually recommend beginning with renting lever harps before deciding whether to commit to buying.
How much do the lessons cost?
Please see my teaching rates start at £20 for 30 minute lessons. Please get in touch for more details!
