What a triumphant weekend! Congratulations and thanks to everyone that performed, accompanied, cheered and supported. We are so proud of each and every one of our young musicians. Performing music for others boosts confidence, offers the best incentive EVER to improve… and provides the most wonderful experience for friends and family, bursting with pride in… Continue reading Concert Celebrations June 2025
We are delighted to continue working with our 20 undergraduate instrumentalists at Worcester College in Oxford this term. Our tutors Csenge, Joe, Antonio, Erika, Antoinette and Charlotte are teaching them piano, violin, cello, guitar, drums, clarinet and saxophone… More info to follow: https://www.worc.ox.ac.uk
SCMT has been recruiting the best music teachers in Oxford and Brighton for more than 20 years and we’re always looking for new, inspired, committed talent. * Our rates of pay are very competitive, flexible and reflect your true worth, paying on or above MU recommendations for 1 on 1 teaching (currently a mimimum… Continue reading We’re recruiting in Oxford and Brighton for piano, strings, voice, woodwind and guitar teachers
Oxford – Saturday 14th June 2025. Wesley Memorial Church, OX1 2DH Brighton – Sunday 15th June 2025. Brighton Unitarian Church, BN1 1UF ‘Our children simply love the concerts and so do we! They are relaxed and informal, but the sense of achievement is great. The girls were inspired by others and focused so much on their playing… Continue reading The Sumer 2025 concerts are coming!
We have recently asked our students to tell us how they feel about their lessons and have been taken aback by the responses. You can find them on the reviews page. Here is one of our favourites. Feedback is essential to ensuring our students are happy, inspired and improving week by week. That they can… Continue reading January 2025 reviews from our students…
We are excited to announce that our brilliant piano teacher Aida will soon be performing as the soloist in Mozart’s last piano concerto (in Bb Major, K.595) with the Oxford University Press Orchestra, conducted by Mark Prescott! This is a public event, so if you fancy seeing one of our piano teachers in action, feel free to come and join the… Continue reading Aida Performance Coming Up
Some of the SCMT tutors got together a few weeks ago to talk about their music teaching. Their strengths, their challenges, their insight into all things ‘music education’. SCMT is a community of musicians dedicated to providing the best 1 on 1 instrumental teaching POSSIBLE and we gain such strength and motivation from each other,… Continue reading Our music community is key!
SCMT Summer Concerts22 Jun – 23 Jun We’re so excited that the SCMT concerts are coming to town! Wesley Memorial Church, Oxford – Saturday 22nd June Brighton Unitarian Church, Brighton – Sunday 23rd June Free of charge to all SCMT music students, their families and friends. Get in touch to find out how to get… Continue reading SCMT Summer Concerts
We’re delighted to announce that our singing teacher Ramona has taken on 20 new students at Wolvercote Primary School in Oxford. Would you like to hear more about the options for 1 on 1 music lessons in your school? Contact us via the website, or email Susanna (head of school) directly at [email protected]
SCMT is recruiting in Brighton and Oxford. Instrumental teachers are required on a wide range of instruments: Do get in touch, you can find more info on this page of the website:
A slightly belated welcome to the new autumn term! We hope you all had a lovely summer. There is lots going on between now and Christmas so we’ll be in touch again soon with more details. In the meantime, here are some quick reminders and dates for your diaries. EXAMS ABRSM, Trinity and RSL exams… Continue reading Autumn Term
Exams are in full swing and continuing into July. Good luck everyone! Don’t forget to check these links before the big day if you’re with ABRSM: https://gb.abrsm.org/en/exam-support/apps-and-practice-tools/https://gb.abrsm.org/en/our-exams/instrumental-and-singing-exams/practical-grades/https://gb.abrsm.org/en/exam-support/on-the-exam-day/t We also have lots of certificates that have arrived and are waiting to be displayed in your homes… so please get in touch if you have one missing… Continue reading MUSIC EXAMS
This month is SCMT’s 20th Birthday! 20 years of musical joy and inspiration. 20 years of young musicians learning, thriving and playing their music for us. It feels rather ridiculous to think I was 26 when all this started. So much has happened with SCMT and for me personally too. Time has flown so fast.… Continue reading 20 YEARS OF SCMT!
SCMT is running ABRSM music theory bootcamps over the summer holidays. These are especially beneficial to those looking to achieve grade 5 theory in order to progress to grade 6/7/8 on their instrument. Although our tutors cover theory in the lessons, once the standard of play reaches intermediate level most require extra help. These sessions… Continue reading ABRSM MUSIC THEORY BOOTCAMP
‘An incredible year and a half with Ehsan who has been teaching our son (9) Piano. He is incredibly patient and has been able to continuously keep him engaged – quite a challenge for a kid with ADHD and Dyslexia. He has covered many genres of music, as well as sight reading and composition. He… Continue reading New testimonial
We’ve had more tutors than ever join us since January this year, which has been an amazing feeling since the quiet times of COVID. So many talented and inspired people are springing up locally in Brighton and Oxford (pictured, new recruits May 2023; Roan, Holly, Alex and Asha) Don’t forget to let your friends and… Continue reading New tutors
CONCERTS The concerts in May were as lovely as ever. So much variety and some incredibly brave first-timers. We struggled with dates this time and the only options clashed for many. We’re so sorry for that. Thankfully we managed to accommodate some smaller recitals to make up for it. There are more concerts at Christmas… Continue reading Summer Concerts
Looking to become a teacher with us? Do you have grade 8 on your instrument and a music degree, either completed on in progress? We have local families waiting for you! SCMT is recruiting teachers in Oxford and Brighton for Sept,Oct,Nov,Dec ’23 and Jan ’24. Required in Brighton: Piano, singing, violin, clarinet, trumpet, cello teachers.… Continue reading SCMT is recruiting
I think the most important element of ‘performance art’ sometimes gets lost in the learning process. Our musical journey can become a private one, rarely witnessed. We seek out other people’s performances, but shy away from gifting our own achievements to others. Yet you cannot underestimate the power of having a regular incentive to improve… Continue reading ‘Music is a performance and it needs an audience…’. Michael Tippett
Another amazing weekend of concerts in Brighton… as ever bringing so much joy! It’s heart-warming to see everyone performing their music for friends and family. Concerts provide an incentive to improve skills, build confidence and ultimately ensure music-making is fun and engaging. Musicians are constantly inspired by watching other performers too. From January 2023 we will be offering… Continue reading SCMT CONCERT NEWS
