Teaching

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TEACHING LESSONS & WORKSHOPS

Zoë is a committed teacher, working with students of all ages - including many adults - on a one-to-one basis, and at every level, from beginner to college. Although Zoë’s pupils do achieve considerable exam success, her approach and philosophy is to engender an enthusiasm and interest in music for life, inspiring self-improvement at every ability level.

Private Flute Lessons

Flute Courses

Flute Days

Workshops

Qualifications and Experience

Zoë first gained a MusB (Hons) degree in Manchester from the University of Manchester (Joint Course), then a GRNCM (upper level) and PPRNCM in flute from the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester the following year. She achieved qualified teacher status through the GTP (graduate teacher programme) in 2008 from the Institute of Education in London and became a graded panel examiner for the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music in 2010.

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Zoë began working as a one-to-one teacher in 2000, working for both the public and private sectors (Hertfordshire County Music Service, St Albans High School, Buckingham College Preparatory School); she has been involved with conducting ensembles for school-age children since this time.

In 2003 she established ‘Flutes at the Barns,’ a programme of residential courses for adult flute players. The courses provide the opportunity for adults to improve their playing through workshops, masterclasses and performances and to share musical experiences through ensemble playing; they always prove to be sociable and enjoyable experiences too! Held several times a year in beautiful locations across the UK - in Somerset, Dorset and Staffordshire countrside - the first overseas Flutes at the Barns course ventured to Sri Lanka in October 2010 before returning to the UK for courses in 2011. Zoë was invited to teach at Benslow Music Trust in 2008, and established a new residential course for adult flautists - Fantastic Flutes - which she now tutors several times a year. Zoë has been tutoring on several Flute Days a year - at various locations across the country, as well as at Benslow Music Trust - since this time.

Zoë joined the Quadrivium Woodwind Quartet in 2004, making weekly visits to primary schools across Hertfordshire to present live interactive workshops and introduce children to woodwind instruments; during this period she visited over 100 different schools. Zoë still enjoys making workshop-visits to schools; these days she provides tailor-made workshops (either one-off or a series of visits) to secondary schools, covering subjects such as composition, African music, music and drama, modern music and the elements of music.

In 2007 Zoë was given the opportunity to gain qualified teacher status (QTS) through the GTP programme, which involved higher education study alongside part-time music teaching to classes of children aged 11 - 18.

Alongside the rest of her musical career Zoë’s current teaching portfolio includes private one-to-one tuition, flute teaching at Haileybury (a secondary college and boarding school, Hertford) since 2004, providing workshop visits to schools with Pangenesis as well as tutoring Residential Courses and Flute Days.

Click on the links below to read more about Zoë’s teaching, or to get involved!

www.pipeblower.com | Home of Zoë Booth and Pipeblower Publishing | zoe@pipeblower.com

Pipeblower Publishing is a division of Zocopoco Limited, registered in England and Wales 7287733