Peripatetic Music Teachers

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Our Peripatetic Music Teachers

A foundational part of the performing arts culture at Trinity are our Peripatetic Music Teachers. Trinity offers a wide variety of instrument lessons during the school day, taught by a world class roster of musicians.

Samuel Warner

Cello, Theory and Piano Tutor. School Accompanist

Hailing from the New Forest, Samuel is now based in the South West, and has built a thriving portfolio career of performing, teaching, conducting, examining, arranging, recording and accompanying.

Samuel is primarily a cellist, and has appeared as a concerto soloist (most recently Dvořák’s Cello Concerto). He often travels across the country to perform as a soloist for weddings, functions and events, and is a member of the long established Bristol String Quartet.

As a pianist, Samuel enjoys working with choirs and soloists with a particular focus on Musical Theatre as his area of specialism. Samuel can often be found in the pit for local theatre groups both as a performer and Musical Director.

Samuel has helped students to secure places on university and conservatoire courses, receive music scholarships and successfully audition to gain National Youth ensemble seats.

Email:: samuelwarnermusic@gmail.com

Lucy Beveridge

Flute Teacher

Lucy is a chamber and orchestral flautist and flute teacher based in the Bristol area with over ten years instrumental teaching experience.

After graduating from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama Lucy went on to record solo flute music for radio, television and London stage productions. Lucy enjoys ensemble and orchestral work in the South West of England.

Lucy's interest in pedagogy began in 2009 when she was awarded a place on the Teacher’s International Development Scheme, which enabled her to go to America to study teaching methods. In 2016 Lucy graduated with a first class Masters in Instrumental Teaching from the University of Reading. Lucy is a dedicated instrumental teacher giving inspiring individual and small group flute lessons, whole class primary school music lessons and running numerous flute choirs.

Daphna Sadeh Neu

Double Bass & Bass guitar Teacher

Daphna moved to Bristol few years ago from Cambridge where she was teaching and performing manly in London. She studied and graduated with a degree from the Manhattan School of Music in New York, USA in classical double bass performance. Currently she performs both as classical and Jazz double bass player.

Daphna's Website

Daphna has been leading her own projects, performing at the Southbank London, Oxford University, Liverpool University, Cambridge University and toured in Europe, USA, Asia and South Africa. Her music and double bass playing was featured on BBC radio 3, Songlines magazine and the Strad magazine.

Daphna released 5 albums of her music on 33Jazz UK record label and Tzadik label New York. She has received 4 grants to produce music projects and collaborations with national and international artists.

Her teaching experience includes double bass instruction at the University of Bristol, workshops at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, SOAS University London, King’s College School and St John’s College School Cambridge.

Mari Carmen Garzás García-Pliego

Clarinet and bass clarinet teacher

Originally from Spain, Mari Carmen completed her Music Degree in clarinet at the Conservatorio Superior de Música in Córdoba. Subsequently she moved to The Netherlands, where she obtained her Masters Degrees in clarinet performance and instrumental pedagogy at the Koninklijk Conservatorium in The Hague.

Mari Carmen moved to Bristol more than ten years ago and has taught hundreds of students of different ages, standards and backgrounds. As well as playing the clarinet, she is a bass clarinet specialist and has trained in all classical and contemporary styles. She is also experienced and a very keen player in other genres of music such as klezmer, latin, tango, jazz, Spanish pasodoble and Brazilian choro. She has performed with many orchestras around the area, including the Bristol Opera.

In recent years, Mari Carmen has also been trained to repair clarinets, one more step to complete her passion for this instrument.

Mari Carmen's website

Rachel Kerry

Piano Teacher (Classical & Jazz)

Since graduating with BA(Hons) Music and obtaining her Certificate of Instrumental Teaching, Advanced Certificate in Performance, Licentiate Diploma (Teaching), and later, Graduate Diploma in Jazz, Rachel has pursued a career as a pianist, educator, and Music Examiner (grades and diplomas) for Trinity College, London.

Rachel's Website

Rachel enjoys teaching at all levels and has many years of experience in a variety of settings, both classical and jazz – individual, whole class, small groups, and jazz ensembles. Rachel’s busy and varied working life includes teaching piano in three schools, organising and directing a short intensive jazz course, leading a weekly jazz workshop, and performing in various jazz bands and jam sessions across Bristol. As an examiner, she has worked extensively across UK and international borders, including tours of India.