25 years flute teaching experience. I am friendly, caring, patient and enthusiastic.

I have been learning to play the flute, from scratch, with Elaine since August 2019. Elaine is a very experienced teacher with a lot of patience, insight, understanding and enthusiasm. When learning new techniques there is room for discussion and experimentation to find a method that works for me. Elaine is also very good at knowing when I should stop and consolidate techniques and when it is appropriate for me to move on and learn something new. Elaine is very sharp and vigilant: any rhythm errors are quickly picked up on and dealt with; dynamics are expected to be played with accuracy and consistency (no room for slack every now and then!); anything that I forget to practice (such as playing a single note for up to 20 seconds) is usually discovered and I am advised to keep practicing the stuff that is important, but that can be a bit mundane. Elaine is quick to praise and recognises straight away when I play something well. Elaine is lovely to learn with. She has plenty of humour, makes the lessons interesting and lively and is versatile with her approach to teaching. She is professional, honest and clear in her teaching, reliable and punctual with her organisation.

I started to play the flute in May 2020 with Elaine. I was quite nervous and very unsure what to expect, starting as an adult. However, Elaine soon put me at my ease. She is a brilliant teacher who has helped me to overcome many hurdles, due to an adult learning an instrument! She is patient, calm and happy in her teaching, making you feel calm. And in those weeks when things are just not going right, she keeps you going. Elaine suggests extra music resources to practice notes and sounds you maybe struggling with. Her attention to detail is excellent! Even through ZOOM! She enables you to build a firm foundation for future playing. Elaine makes the flute fun to play, motivating you along the way. She has supported and helped me in many ways, as I suffer from ME. Elaine has shared meditation techniques and suggested finger and thumb supports for the flute to support my playing. Elaine has an obvious love and passion for playing the flute. Something which she is keen to share with you. Choosing Elaine to begin playing the flute has been one of the best decisions made this year.

Alison Mitchell

Elaine is a fantastic flute teacher with a clear method to enable progress and a passion for her instrument which is extremely inspiring. I have been tremendously enjoying my lessons with her.

Elaine has been teaching my daughter the flute for the last 3 years. We switched from teaching at school, as I felt my daughter was missing too many lessons. She made so much more progress with Elaine, than she ever did at school. I also like that I have a relationship with Elaine and immediate feedback on progress and any issues, which I did not get with the school teacher. The flute is Elaine’s first instrument and clearly her passion and a passionate teacher always makes a bigger impact.

My focus has been for my daughter to enjoy her flute rather than focusing on just passing exams. Elaine is very good at keeping her interested and varying the music. As well as the typical classical music you would expect, they sometimes cover pop songs, which my daughter particularly likes. At the moment they are working through the music from “The Greatest Showman” musical.

Elaine has a lot of teaching experience and this is obvious in the way she handles my 12 year old daughter when share is tired or being difficult (as she often is). I cannot recommend Elaine enough.

Elaine has been teaching me to play the flute for several months now.
I am totally new to wind instruments, so have been pleasantly surprised by the amount of progress Elaine's tutoring has enabled me to achieve.
She has been clear and concise in her instructions and works in a very structured was , presenting a clear path to work along, towards each new step in the journey.
She shows me the best techniques for playing well and points out when i am getting it wrong, explaining the hows and whys of these things .

Elaine is clearly most knowledgeable in this subject and is an accomplished musician. It is inspiring to hear her playing the flute !

Elaine has a friendly , approachable manner and is easy to be around. I enjoy my lessons with her and am looking forwards to making further progress.

I am a pensioner with no musical background and started learning to play the flute from scratch with Elaine about three years ago. She has been a very patient and encouraging teacher. She has taken a lot of care in choosing pieces for me to learn that are within my capacity to play (e.g., Christmas carols for me to play to my grandchildren).
Also, I suffer from mild arthritis. However, Elaine showed me how to practise without putting undue strain on my hands.
The fact that I still enjoy playing is largely the result of Elaine’s understanding and encouragement. I can’t recommend her enough.

Nobuko Leslie

Elaine is a great teacher - helpful, supportive, encouraging, positive. As well as making me feel comfortable in my lessons she pushes me gently into trying things that are new to me, like improvisation. I have no hesitation in recommending her.

Elaine is an exceptional teacher. My daughter has been having lessons with her for 6 years now and recently passed her grade 6 with distinction. She has continued to work hard to keep my daughter interested, especially when she hit her teens and like many teenagers do - started to lose interest a bit. Elaine relates well to what interests young people and always keeps things fresh. She achieves a good balance between making things fun, whilst also being very meticulous when it comes to teaching technique and gives my daughter careful guidance with easy ways of achieving good technique in all aspects playing. My daughter also struggled with some personal problems at school and Elaine has been really kind, empathetic and caring and supported her during this time. It comes across that Elaine is really passionate about her job. She is an excellent player with an impressive performance background and I would thoroughly recommend her to anyone wanting to learn the flute.

I have been learning to play the flute, from scratch, with Elaine since August 2019. Elaine is a very experienced teacher with a lot of patience, insight, understanding and enthusiasm. When learning new techniques there is room for discussion and experimentation to find a method that works for me. Elaine is also good at knowing when I should stop and consolidate techniques and when it is appropriate for me to move on and learn something new.
Elaine is very sharp and vigilant: any rhythm errors are quickly picked up on and dealt with; dynamics are expected to be played with accuracy and consistency (no room for slack every now and then!); anything that I forget to practice (such as playing a single note for up to 20 seconds) is usually discovered and I am advised to keep practicing the stuff that is important, but that can be a bit mundane.
Elaine is quick to praise and recognises when I play something well. Elaine is lovely to learn with. She has plenty of humour, makes the lessons interesting and lively and is versatile with her approach to teaching. She is professional, honest and clear in her teaching, reliable and punctual with her organisation.

I’ve been having flute lessons with Elaine now for a few months and have been very much enjoying them. She’s brilliant at taking things at my own pace and took time to know what I wanted out of our lessons. She’s very encouraging and always friendly; she makes sure I have a good grasp of the basics and can adapt her teaching to what works for me. I know she teaches a range of ages and abilities, and I am very grateful to have found somebody who is so good with adult learners as much as younger ones. Would highly recommend!

Elaine has been teaching me the flute for almost three years, been a fantastic teacher she always puts in extra effort for her students and makes the lessons enjoyable. Her timing is always punctual and teaches excellent exam techniques

Elaine is a brilliant tutor. She took the time to understand what I wanted to learn and tailored the lessons for me. As a result, my technique and knowledge has come on leaps and bounds. I would definitely recommend Elaine to anyone wanting to learn to play the flute.

Robert and Sarah have had some very good flute teachers but tell me that Elaine is by far the best they have ever had. Sarah particularly tells me that Elaine makes excellent suggestions and has improved her flute playing a great deal. Sarah played a recent piece at school for GCSE and her music teacher asked Sarah if she was doing A Level Music, as she would have achieved a good A level Grade for the piece. Elaine is an excellent flute teacher.

I really enjoy lessons with Elaine, she works really hard helping me to make a lovely sound on my flute".

Megan recently achieved 99 out of 100 for her grade 2 exam.

Elaine has been a great teacher for our 10 year old daughter. She has been very reliable, consistent and thorough. She has a good feel for when to be encouraging and when she might need to be a bit firmer. She has been able to adapt her style to our daughters needs. And most importantly they have fun together.

I like having Elaine as my flute teacher because she is direct so I always know how I am doing and what she wants me to do next. She encourages me and I like my lessons.

Hi, I'm Alice, and Elaine is my flute teacher. She first started teaching me after I had taken my grade 1 exam, and as a result of her fantastic teaching I passed grade 2 with distinction! Elaine is a great teacher and constantly helps me improve my technique and breathing. Each lesson I improve and I wouldn't want any other teacher.

Alice has always loved the flute, but Elaine continues to encourage and inspire her. Elaine has high standards and always pays attention to detail when teaching, but she still makes sure the lessons are fun. I would happily recommend Elaine as a flute teacher to children of any musical standard.

Elaine patiently and firmly builds her pupils' skills and confidence on the flute. With me, she took me from never having assembled a flute before to being comfortable with a range of music styles. She balances building the essential foundations for more advanced playing with fun pieces that keep it interesting. When I struggle, she has a unique ability to figure out the challenges I am having and to suggest techniques to improve my playing. I would recommend her wholeheartedly to any level of player.

Elaine always chooses fun and interesting music to play

Grace's flute playing has really improved with Elaine as her teacher - thank you.