Alex is a versatile musician with a plethora of qualifications and performance experiences under his belt.

Touring the UK and Europe is amongst his many musical activities, mostly with the 80s Hair Metal band White Coast Rebels who have toured with acts such as Dutch Metal legends MARTYR. The band also hold several TV and Radio appearances to their name.

Alex has also performed countless times at a variety of venues with solo R&B singers, electronic artists and Glam Rock tribute bands as well as studying under industry legends such as Giorgio Serci, Steve Smyth and Pete Roth.

Education is also a passion of his, having taught privately for many years before starting to teach full-time and then joining The Music Works team. He holds a specific interest in improvising but can work with any age or ability to develop any musical skill.

Andy founded The Music Works in 2010 and although he is no longer taking on 1:1 singing students, he continues to be an integral member of the Choir and back-office team. When he isn’t building new bits of premises or helping The Music Works expand into new areas, he is leading the Voices Choir with Kate!

Andy loves working with local schools and other organisations, supporting events and providing music education, both in schools and in the local community.

Kate is the Choir Director for our Voices Choirs. She started at the Music Works in January 2013 and co-managed the business until September 2020. During this time Kate has created the Voices Choirs for adults, Corporate Choirs, Teen Voices and Kids Voices.

She enjoys co-creating the choir arrangements and conducts all the choirs, particularly creating arrangements for cool songs that will inspire children to sing and perform.

Kyle joined The Music Works in 2015 as an accredited Yamaha Guitar Encounters tutor teaching groups and 1-1 students of all ages and abilities. Since then he has gone on to manage the Music For Schools project in January 2019 and since September 2020 now a Director at The Music Works.

Kyle's main instrumental focus is Guitar, but he also has a love of singing, producing and piano. With bags of experience from performing to producing Kyle can provide expert support in most areas.

Quilly is our lead Yamaha-qualified Drum Teacher. He has worked at The Music Works since it all began back in 2010 and now helps with developing teachers to be the best they can be.

Quilly's has tremendous experience in both group and 1:1 Drum lessons and more than meets Yamaha’s exacting standards, ensuring all students, children and adults enjoy their tuition and make firm progress through exams if required. Under Quilly’s lead, Drums is our most-requested taster lesson, and his students have a very impressive track record of sticking at their lessons and passing exams!

Penny has worked as a singer in the music industry for the past 17 years, working with various bands and performing at a variety of venues and festivals, including the Royal Albert Hall, The New Wimbledon Theatre, Download Festival, the Edinburgh Fringe festival, and recording and performing at Abbey Road Studios. She has featured on Bruce Foxton's album 'Back in the Room', Al Murray's 'The Only Way is Epic' tour, and is a successful session singer working for EMI and various other production companies. 

Alongside her performance work, Penny has taught singing for the past 16 years in a one-to-one capacity, as a music lecturer in an FE college, and also as a choir master at a Karen Clarke (now Summerscales performers) theatre school. Penny coaches students studying for Rockschool, Trinity, and LCM singing exams, as well as training students who simply wish to learn a new skill.  She believes that it is important to focus on good vocal health and technique, which in turn makes the lessons an enjoyable experience.

Phil joined The Music Works in 2018 as a Guitar teacher, but his instrument of choice is Bass! He has been involved in music for over 30 years, playing bass and guitar with a variety of bands, recording projects, and working in a variety of further educational settings.

For the past twenty years Phil has been involved in music education in a wide range of settings including 1:1 and group lessons, lecturing music in Further Education and numerous community music projects. Although still involved in live music Phil now spends the majority of his time helping with the smooth running of The Music Works, as a Director of the company.

Vic joined the Music Works Team in Autumn 2013 as our Bass Guitar teacher and Band Skills Tutor. He teaches adults and children, beginners to professionals on a 1:1 basis.

Vic can also play acoustic guitar, double bass and can sing, so he is the ideal person for anyone interested in developing their skills to perform with a band. Vic is patient and supportive, and being a qualified teacher he has a wealth of experience in developing students for exam success, or indeed simply mastering their instrument to get the most enjoyment and progress when playing.

Vicky has been with us at The Music Works since 2012, teaching Yamaha's flagship 'Junior Music Course' to hundreds of students during her time with us.

The Junior Music syllabus is a composite programme that covers rhythm, voice, keyboards and an introduction to harmony and melody. Children are encouraged from the youngest age to tackle their own creative compositions.

The standard of teacher needed to deliver such a course is very high and as such it is rare that we see any new teachers join the program!

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