01202 433262 About Us We have now been established for over nine years, and we are a dynamic and exciting Music School in Bournemouth; looking to teach everybody from complete beginners to accomplished musicians in any instrument that you require - covering ALL ages and everything from Theory, Tab, Chord, Improvising, Reading and General enjoyment. We also have a fantastic pass rate for students exams!!! Exam Boards we use: - ABRSM, RSL (Rock School), Trinity, RGT ALL OUR TEACHERS ARE DBS CHECKED! Bournemouth School of Music Rachel Thomas-Leo - Director Rachel is a very enthusiastic musician and music teacher, she is always interested in meeting new people and thrives on working hard and working with others. Rachel has been playing since she was 9 years old and knew it was something she always wanted to do. Rachel now teaches Flute, Saxophone, Clarinet, Piano and Violin, and has been for the last 15 years. She has been involved in running and playing of big bands and currently plays Alto Sax in the Regular Joes, which is a 40’s 50’s Jump Jive band (www.theregularjoes.com) and teaches at a school as Head of woodwind and ran a Community Big Band. Rachel even played at Buckingham Palace for the Queen! She has attained an A in Music and Music Technology at Bournemouth College, has a Grade 8 in Saxophone and Flute and Grade 7 in Clarinet, Grade 5 Theory. "My inspiration and drive was always to have my own music school so here I am. I want to pass on, and get people involved in music in whatever way possible. I feel it is an important thing to do and have, even if you just want to learn for fun or to take exams, get involved and most of all enjoy it." We will be running ensemble work, workshops and big band courses in the near future. Fully DBS checked. WE ARE CURRENTLY UPDATING OUR TEACHER BIO'S Justin Thomas-Leo - Director Justin is a Singer/Songwriter and established Guitarist, who has been playing for over twenty years both in bands and solo worldwide. He has performed both on Television and Radio, worked as a Session Vocalist and has been teaching pupils on a one to one basis, and in Summer Schools for over ten years with great results and is fully DBS checked. He is very passionate about all styles of music, is approachable, fun and a great Guitar Teacher in Bournemouth. Kyle Shenton - Saxophone / Woodwind / Guitar / Ukulele Kyle started playing music at the age of seven on the flute. After progressing through grades, he looked to the saxophone as his main instrument. Over the years Kyle has played in many big bands, orchestras, sax quartets, and various other jazz ensembles. Kyle spent his late teens and early twenties studying Jazz Saxophone at London College of Music. During his time there, he gained experience as a session musician, performing in the studio for various up-and-coming artists. After finishing music college he soon fell into work teaching woodwind, both classical and Jazz styles, also working on stage with bands. Today Kyle plays in some of the best bands around the South of England. Kathryn Price - Vocal / Singing Coach / Guitar / Ukulele Penny Malcolm - Piano / Violin Liam Shaw - Guitar / Bass / Ukulele Chris Tybjerg - Drums / Music Production / Song Writing Jeet Yong - Piano / Violin Over 16 years' experience providing PERSONAL MUSIC TUITION Please get in contact to discuss any enquiries you may have. Email Call: 01202 433262 Services Drum Lessons Bass Guitar Lessons Brass Instrument Lessons Guitar Lessons Piano Lessons Saxophone Lessons Singing Lessons Bournemouth Song Writing Lessons String Instrument Lessons Ukulele Lessons Bournemouth Electronic Music Production Lessons Contact Studio: 01202 433262 Mobile: 07742 358391 Email : bournemouthschoolofmusic@live.co.uk Facebook Review us on Google Find us 883a Christchurch Road Pokesdown Bournemouth BH7 6AU We are 1 minutes walk away from Pokesdown train station and main bus route. View on Google maps / Get Directions Site: BarkWeb | Platform: Jolojo