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Cate Bower, BMus (Hons), ADPA
Catherine Bower Catherine Bower

Cate Bower, BMus (Hons), ADPA

Cate is the founder and Managing Director of Aspire Music. She teaches singing, specialising in vocal technique. With almost ten years of teaching experience, she is a graduate of the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire where she completed her degree in Vocal and Operatic Studies in 2015.

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Kieran Burling MMus, BMus (Hons)
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Kieran Burling MMus, BMus (Hons)

Kieran completed his Master’s degree in Violin Performance at Trinity Laban Conservatoire, where he studied violin with John Crawford. He has a first-class undergraduate music degree from Royal Holloway University of London, where he studied violin with Anna Cashell.

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Alison Taylor, GTCL LTCL FISM
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Alison Taylor, GTCL LTCL FISM

Alison is a graduate of Trinity College London and has 25 years teaching experience, instructing students of all levels and ages in piano and violin.

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Charlie Manton, BMus, MMus
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Charlie Manton, BMus, MMus

Charlie holds a first degree in music from Goldsmiths, University of London, where he studied piano under Dr Maria Krivenski and Wilfrid Murray; and a Masters in musicology from the University of Birmingham, where his research focused on British music of the 19th and 20th centuries. His primary area of teaching is focused around the classical repertoire.

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Shuwei Zuo           MA, PerfDip
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Shuwei Zuo MA, PerfDip

Shuwei has worked with some of the world's top orchestras and ensembles. She embarked on her musical journey at the age of 5and attended a music specialist school. She took part in a tour in Taiwan with the ChinaYouth Symphony Orchestra in 2012. In 2014, she successfully gained a place at the Central Conservatory of Music.

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Richard Whitehouse, GrRNCM
Catherine Bower Catherine Bower

Richard Whitehouse, GrRNCM

Richard studied at the Royal Northern College of Music before finishing his studies at the prestigious London Opera Studio. His solid performance experience has underpinned his 20-year teaching career, instructing in musical genres; many of his former students are now regular performers in London’s West End.

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Marlene Beahan, CertHE, DipHE
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Marlene Beahan, CertHE, DipHE

Working professionally as a Pianist and Singer to this day, Marlene still enjoys keeping up to date with current music trends. She learnt to play the piano, having lessons from the age of 10, and studied both classical and contemporary music.

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Chloe Mason, BA (Hons)
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Chloe Mason, BA (Hons)

Chloe is a Musical Theatre trained mezzo soprano from Oxfordshire. She she is a graduate of The University of Chichester with a 2:1 in Music and Musical Theatre.

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