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TIM PERKINS LTCL/FTCLViolin, guitar, composition |
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VIOLIN Tim has been playing violin for most of his life, and is happy teaching advanced students and complete beginners alike, (all ages welcome!). "As far back as I can remember to my school days I've enjoyed a wide variety of musical styles which I have employed as a performer, playing electric violin in bands from the age of 16 with considerable experience in folk/ jazz/ rock/ avant garde mediums, I have toured all over Scandinavia as a session player, and Spain and Portugal with my own band 'Finality Jack', which produced two critically acclaimed albums and featured in several major UK folk/ world music festivals. I have also just written and produced a tune book, 'Fardello' for violinists at grade 3 - 4 standard, and have also arranged it for flute. New material is currently being worked on and a second book in the pipeline! CREATIVE MUSIC / COMPOSITION Much experience in recording studios, string session work, jingles/ commercial music, 5 CD collaborations with comic scriptwriter Alan Moore, with distribution in Europe and the USA. Commissioned in 2000 by Northampton Symphony Orchestra to compose special Millennium concert piece, 'Feral Harps'. Tim is also a guitarist, putting focus on invention and spontaneity in the lessons and encouraging students to develop and express their own ideas both individually and collectively in groups. Check out Tim's unique instrument collection ranging from bass balalaika and Greek bouzouki, to an Edwardian English 1- string stroviole, complete with aluminium gramophone bell!
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Tim
Perkins graduated from Trinity College of music in 1982 and has been
active as a teacher, performer, and composer ever since. "My
approach to instrumental tuition embraces folk and world music and
improvisation whilst helping to develop a solid technique and a fundamental
grasp of music theory." Tim uses the Trinity Guildhall board
for exam purposes, and has just successfully completed an FTCL in
composition and orchestration. He is now working towards a composition
PhD at Birmingham Conservatoire.