The Music Department at Royal Holloway has a well-established national and international reputation in musical performance.
It has nurtured the talents of musicians who have subsequently occupied a distinguished position in musical life both in the United Kingdom and abroad. The Department hosts 31 expert instrumental and vocal tutors to teach and support our students.
All enquiries relating to instrumental and vocal tuition should be directed to our Performance Manager: NathanJames.Dearden@rhul.ac.uk.
If you are a current student enrolled at the Department of Music, you may wish to refer to this dedicated Student Intranet webpage for full information about instrumental and vocal lessons at Royal Holloway (link embedded)
Our faculty
Strings
| Francesca Barritt | Violin |
| Julia Wilson | Violin |
| Shiry Rashkovsky | Viola |
| Daisy Vatalaro | Violoncello |
Wind
| Alison Myles | Flute |
| Lorna John | Oboe |
| Elizabeth Drew | Clarinet |
| Kyle Horch | Classical Saxophone |
| Tony Woods* | Jazz Saxophone |
| Meyrick Alexander* | Bassoon (in partnership with Royal Academy of Music) |
*Engaged as an external tutor
Brass
| Andrew Sutton* | Horn |
| Simon Munday | Trumpet |
| Philip White | Trombone |
| Carl Woodcroft | Lower brass |
*Engaged as an external tutor
Keyboard
| James Kirby | Piano |
| Helen Leek | Piano |
| Dr Alexander Soares | Piano |
| Simon Watterton | Piano |
| Rupert Gough | Organ |
| Emily Francis | Jazz piano |
Harp, Guitar and Percussion
| Alonso Mendoza | Percussion |
| John Mitchell | Classical guitar |
| Giorgio Serci* | Electric guitar |
| Cecily Beer* | Harp |
*Engaged as an external tutor
Voice
| Elizabeth Byrne | Classical / Cabaret / Musical Theatre |
| Stuart MacIntyre | Classical |
| Elaine Pearce | Classical |
| Tim Travers-Brown | Classical / Consort |
| Irene Serra | Jazz |
| James Spilling | Musical Theatre |
| Gwen Howard | Popular music |
