Meet the Team: PGCert Performance Teaching

Cecelia is in much demand in the freelance world of Historically Informed Performance. Over the last 25 years she has been a regular member of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (OAE), English Baroque Soloists and (since it’s foundation) the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, as well as being Principal bass for the London Handel Orchestra and Classical Opera, and receiving regular invitations from the Academy of Ancient Music and English Consort as Guest Principal. Cecelia has been teaching at Guildhall since 2008, and is very involved in the OAE’s education work; devising projects for under 5s, leading workshops in schools, and presenting concerts on stage. She holds Fellowship from Advance HE.

Detta is a flute player, composer and project leader whose work involves collaborating, performing and creating new work with ensembles and orchestras and within theatre, film and the visual arts. She is co-founder of contemporary music ensemble Jetsam, whose most recent projects involved collaborations with writer and blogger Gareth E. Rees and actor, poet and director Tanroh Ishida. She has recently worked with the Southbank Centre, Barbican Centre, London Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. Aside from PACE she teaches Masters in New Audiences and Innovative Practice programme at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague. She holds Fellowship from Advance HE and is an EMCC accredited coach (Senior Practitioner).

Tara has been teaching drama for over 30 years, the last 10 of which she has been a senior lecturer in teacher training and drama education. She currently leads the PGCE drama programme at the University of East London. Tara is also an EMCC accredited coach (Senior Practitioner), a positive psychologist and a behaviour specialist. Her greatest wish is to support Arts educators to flourish and thrive. Tara believes teaching Drama is a privilege and the best job in the world. She is driven, in all the work she does, to support the wellbeing, resilience, and performance of colleagues and students.

Ali is a director, deviser, teacher and facilitator. She has sixteen years’ experience teaching in HE and schools, and directing transformational productions with adults and young people in applied and participatory settings. Ali is the Founder & Artistic Director of Generation Arts, a not-for-profit theatre company delivering free acting and theatre-making programmes and devised theatre productions with disadvantaged young adults (see her TEDx talk). She is a visiting lecturer at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and London Metropolitan University, and Artist Mentor at The Barbican. Cultivating agency, her ethos is to support and challenge people in the margins to take creative risks and make their artistic voices heard through extraordinary devised theatre.

Jayne is a researcher, teacher trainer, and creative producer at Utah State University, teaching BFA Theatre Education and BA Theatre Arts courses. She previously taught at Bristol University and secondary schools for ten years, including as Head of Drama at Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School. There, she collaborated with leading theatres to inspire and build confidence in young people. Jayne has been a PGCE mentor for the Institute of Education and Middlesex University, and a visiting lecturer at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Her doctoral research on engaging communities with their heritage led to a Heritage Lottery funded promenade community theatre project with Brecon Little Theatre. She also runs Stomping Space, offering outdoor and well-being sessions for young people and their families.

Maureen is a Music Education Trainer and Workshop Leader. She was Head of Norfolk Music Service for 17 years prior to which she was Head of Continuing Professional Development and Music Education at Trinity College of Music, leading the MA course in Music Education. Her career to date also includes PGCE teacher training in music for CfBT and UEA and she continues to deliver workshops nationally. She was Chair of the Federation of Music Services and now sits as a trustee for Music Mark and is chair of governors for an outstanding school. She is the Co-author of Music Express, the award winning and highly-regarded series of books/resources including lesson plans, recordings, activities and photocopiables and a training manager for the award winning on-line music platform, Charanga. She holds Fellowship from Advance HE.

Carlos has taught at Guildhall since 2005, having previously studied at postgraduate level at Guildhall and the Institute of Education. He is at the forefront of developing collaborative and transformative teaching and learning approaches, having also launched and led the multi-disciplinary BA Performance and Creative Enterprise (PACE) in 2015. He is a saxophonist, composer, and improviser who has recorded and toured extensively, and curated several club venues. He holds Senior Fellowship from Advance HE, and is a Senior Practitioner with the European Mentoring & Coaching Council (EMCC). He also holds a BA in Psychology and Philosophy from Oxford, a postgraduate diploma in Coaching and Mentoring from the Institute of Leadership and Management, and an MFA in Composition and Orchestration for media.

Maria trained in musical theatre at Liverpool Theatre School, classical acting at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, and Performance Pedagogy at the Guildhall School. She has been an actor, writer, director, choreographer, podcaster, and producer. She co-founded her own theatre company ‘Frame This Presents’, and works as a coach and mentor. For the last decade, Maria has taught in HE, most notably at Central on the MA Acting course, and at The American University in Cairo. She has vast experience teaching acting, public speaking and movement to both adults and children, working with beginners and professionals alike in private, educational and corporate settings. Maria believes passionately in the use of performance skills to empower students in all aspects of their lives. She holds Fellowship from Advance HE.

Endy is co-founder and creative director of Outspoken Arts, and has over 13 years’ experience as an actor and facilitator using the arts to respond to social issues. After training in acting at Mountview Theatre Academy, she worked nationally and internationally in theatre, television, film and radio and is a regular in Channel 4’s Bafta award winning comedy series Peep Show. She has run a variety of workshops for numerous institutions including the BRIT School, Hackney Learning Trust, Lyric Hammersmith, Arcola Theatre, The RSC, The Barbican, Hackney Empire, and various schools and universities nationwide. Endy also runs regular workshops with ESOL and Refugee groups and directs for Tricycle Young Company at Tricycle Theatre.

Since the late 1980s Malcolm has pursued a jazz-based career with a focus on higher education. Drawing from his skills and experience in performance, improvisation, composition and education, he has been teaching in HE since the mid-1990s. He has designed and led several new music degree programmes including Popular Music, Music Education, and Music for Performance and Education. He has been teaching practical and academic subjects at Guildhall since 1994, in the jazz department, on the PGCert, and in his current role of Deputy Head of Music Programmes and Academic Studies. He also taught jazz saxophone at Junior Guildhall for 13 years, has worked as external advisor, examiner and assessor at other HE institutions (including Birmingham Conservatoire and Trinity Laban), and was employed as core academic staff at University Centre Colchester for many years. He holds Fellowship from Advance HE.

As a voice coach, soft skill trainer, and passionate educator Jarek has supported executives, board members, start-up founders, TEDx speakers, West End actors, singers, and lecturers to be more present, use their voices with impact and tell stories that stay with the audience forever. He works for Europass Teacher Academy in Barcelona, having previously been director of the programme in Amsterdam, expanding the course and leading a team of trainers. He also lectures in voice and public speaking at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities (SWPS) in Warsaw, holds Fellowship from Advance HE, and is an EMCC accredited coach.

Roberta is an experienced pianist, educator, and coach. Her practice is characterised by a blend of creativity, research-informed approaches, curiosity and having fun learning. She holds an MSc Education focussing on social science research methods; innovation in education; coaching, mentoring and teacher development. She holds Fellowship from Advance HE and her work in this sector includes Module leading on the PGCert Performance Teaching; Mentoring and Reviewing for the Catalyst Professional Development Scheme (Guildhall); Teaching on MA Music Education (University of Chichester / ETSA). Roberta is an EIA accredited coach practitioner and alongside this work, she runs an inclusive and thriving piano teaching practice. A theme of empowering and enabling others connects all strands of her career.

Natasha is a London based cellist and composer. She enjoys working collaboratively in dance, theatre and visual arts, most recently composing and touring with Kate Tempest in the theatre show Brand New Ancients. Natasha has performed at Sadler's Wells, the Southbank Centre, the Barbican Centre, the Melbourne International Festival, and Madison Square Gardens. She leads the Barbican Creative Learning ensemble Future Band, and additionally has worked with the New York Philharmonic, the Tokyo College of Music, Peabody Institute of Music, the London Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the BBC Symphony Orchestra among others. She holds Fellowship from Advance HE and is an EMCC accredited coach (Senior Practitioner).