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Tony Cliff BMus (Hons), MPhil, ALCM, FLCM, Cert.Ed has a wide and varied teaching experience having worked for many years as Senior Lecturer in Music at the University of Salford where he taught composition and arranging, music history and analysis as well as practical music-making to undergraduates. Since moving to Cornwall Tony has established a piano teaching practice limited to a certain number of students due to the demands of his other music activities. Apart from classical piano Tony is also able to offer teaching in jazz piano and also guidance for GCSE, 'A' level music or tuition in composition and arranging. Tony is a member of the Incorporated Society of Music (ISM) and listed on their Register of Professional Private Music Teachers which has stringent entry requirements and promotes tuition of the highest quality. You may read more about the work of the ISM by clicking on the above link to their website. Tony also has many publications which feature the piano as a solo or accompanying instrument and more details are available within the Composition and TCM Sales pages of this website. |
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List Composition & Arranging Tuition Tony is an experienced composer and arranger with numerous publications, many of which have been recorded and broadcast, and is available to teach aspects of composition, arranging and orchestration to students with appropriate background knowledge. You can read more about his compositional work within the 'Composition' pages of this web site. Unlike instrumental teaching it is not necessarily a requirement for composition or arranging lessons to take place weekly. Sessions instead may be organised on an ad hoc basis with advice on reading, listening and private study together with completion of set composition/arranging tasks. The lessons are geared entirely to the needs of the individual and the focus will depend on particular interests of the student. For example the focus might be choral writing, big band, brass or wind arranging, chamber music, orchestral writing and so on. If you require further information about composition or arranging sessions then please write, telephone or email. Click 'Contact' above for all these details. Tony has worked with many vocalists, particularly in the fields of jazz
and popular music and vocal coaching classes aim to build confidence,
improve technique and expand repertoire together with
developing presentation skills. Appropriate exercises are given to
expand vocal range and improve stamina and suitable repertoire is explored with key and
vocal range adjusted to suit the individual. Tony also offers
personalised CD recordings with full piano accompaniments of selected
material in the correct keys for the individual singer which is an invaluable aid for rehearsing. For an extra cost, Tony can also make
a CD of much more elaborate arrangements which might include orchestral
strings, big band backing or other styles of accompaniment. In addition
if you wish to make a professional demo recording of your own
vocal performance, either with piano accompaniment or more elaborate
backing, then this can be produced via Tony's digital multi-track
recording studio. Broadcast quality recordings of your own vocals,
complete with full instrumental backing, will then be produced as a
high-quality
audio CD recording.
f you require further information about vocal
coaching or recording then please write, telephone or email and click 'Contact' above
for all these details. Finally If you visit
www.tonycliffsongs.com there
are some original jazz, pop, folk and blues songs which are available to play
and download. |
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