- Crescendo sessions at CamJam on a Saturday morning
- Thomas Coram Nursery in Camden
- Adventure Preschool in Carshalton
- Various after-school clubs in Camden and Islington.
Who are we?
Finn Ros Director and TEacher |
Finn is a trained primary school teacher; specialising in the Early Years and in Music Education. Music has always been central in her life. Having previous experience working as a nursery and primary school classroom teacher as well as a Head of Music at a Southwark primary school, Finn is now focusing solely on building and developing Crescendo across Camden, Islington and Surrey (Carshalton and surrounding areas).
Having gained her own initial musical experiences at a young age with Camden Music before moving onto teaching workshops and classes across Camden, she came up with the idea for Crescendo in early 2011. She now directs it, with the support of the Camden Music Service and many fantastic music teachers. Finn is very excited about the expansion of Crescendo into more schools in and around London: sharing her passion for music with as many young children as possible!
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Jo completed a primary PGCE at the University of the West of England and taught for a year before relocating to London to start work with the Camden Music Service. Music has always been a big part of her life playing the piano from a young age, the ukulele and being part of a steel band which took her around the world.
As well as the Crescendo music sessions, Jo also teaches private piano lessons, music theory and ukulele ensembles.
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Joanne Smith Teacher Jo teaches at Crescendo sessions at CamJam on a Saturday Morning |
Cathy Cletheroe TEACHER Cathy teaches Crescendo sessions at CamJam on a Saturday morning!
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Cathy studied drama at the University of Lancaster and jazz singing at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama before training at Community Music (now CM). She worked as a jazz singer and singer/songwriter from the mid-1980s to the early 2000s, touring with Live Music Now and appearing with her jazz trio at the 606 Club and with her acoustic band at venues such as the Mean Fiddler and Upstairs at the Garage.
Work as a backing vocalist saw Cathy perform with Crass and Spizzenergi at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Shepherd's Bush Empire and Rebellion Festival while a tour with Japanese pop star, Miki Imai, took her to concert halls and stadiums across Japan. Inspired by this, she wrote and recorded her single, ‘The World Is Full Of Happy’ (Rita Records). Session work has included recordings with Pete Brown (Cream), Martin Fry (ABC) and renowned trumpeter, Kenny Wheeler, for BBC Radio 2’s ‘Sounds of Jazz’. Alongside her performing career, Cathy has worked for 30 years as a community musician, specialising in Early Years and Primary music teaching. She has written numerous songs for children and was the voice of the ‘Letterland’ theme tune. She works part-time as editor of Music Education UK. |
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Irina Tapuc
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Irina Tapuc TEacher Irina teaches Crescendo sessions at CamJam on a Saturday morning and at Primrose Hill and St Luke's after-school clubs. |
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Keir Adamson TEACHER Keir teaches Crescendo sessions at Primrose Hill and King's Cross Academy After-School clubs. |
Keir Adamson
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Jess is a singer-songwriter and plays the harp. She studied Popular Music at Goldsmiths, University of London and has performed lots around London and festivals around the country. Jess teaches singing and songwriting 1 to 1 and also in workshops. Along with her own songs, Jess has composed music for Nick Sharratt’s books, which are used for his book shows and Draw Along events. Singing and writing songs since an early age, music has always been a huge part of her life and at university Jess fell in love with the harp which she took up as an accompanying instrument to voice. Understanding what it feels like to be advanced and a beginner at an instrument, she is an enthusiastic and understanding teacher who loves sharing the joys of music. From having both classical training as well as popular and a little Jazz too, Jess has a good all round knowledge of vocal technique and is passionate about passing on what she has learnt in a fun and accessible way.
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Jessica Joy Allen Teacher Jess currently teaches at CamJam on a Saturday morning and is soon to be joining us a club teacher too!
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Teachers
Crescendo employs only the very best music teachers, with a real desire to share the joy of music with all of the children and parents that they meet. Although experience with the early years is preferable, please do not hesitate to get in contact if this is a genuine interest of yours; I am a keen mentor and would rather your passion for music shone through, although some teaching experience is essential. Working with the early years can be intense, but incredibly rewarding. Crescendo is always looking for new teachers so if you feel that you have something to bring to the team, please do get in touch!
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