Ken has 50 continuous years of teaching experience, ranging from St Georges, Windsor Castle, to the local comprehensive. Currently at Radnor House, Twickenham and Broomwood School, Wandsworth. He learned to play clarinet and march in time in the RAF band in Cyprus in 1959. He played Jazz in Soho nightclubs till the early hours, while learning to play posh at the Guildhall School of Music in Daylight. He joined the London Palladium Orchestra on sax, clarinet and flute. He toured with pop artists, R&B bands, Tamala Mowtown groups, light orchestras (Dionne Warwick, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Geoff Love BBC Orchestra etc) Appointed member of the BBC Scottish Radio Orchestra. He Subsequently played in seventeen West End Musicals conducting four of them, the last of which was Starlight Express as Associate Conductor. Currently free lance with regular appearances with the Royal Opera House Swing Orchestra and local amateur musical productions.

“Claire has been teaching clarinet and piano for 20 years and is qualified to diploma level. She has taught across 6 London schools and has experience teaching all ages and levels. In her spare time, she enjoys arranging music for Sheet Music Plus and composing jazz duets for her website Clarisheets.com. Claire loves her work and employs an empathetic and encouraging approach to learning.”