Catherine Lee

Name:	Catherine Lee
Location:	London United Kingdom NW3
Contact:	hampsteadmusicschool@gmail.com Send Catherine Lee a message

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Catherine is a professional music teacher and runs Hampstead Music School in North London. She teaches piano, cello and music theory from beginner to expert level. Catherine is known in the music teaching industry for her “patience, hard work and result-driven” attitude.
With over 10 years of teaching, Catherine specialises in preparing students in accordance with syllabuses as set out by ABRSM and Trinity grade exams. She also teaches talented young musicians in preparation for their 11+ entrance exam music auditions and other music competitions.
Catherine recognises that everyone learns at a different pace and some are more responsive to different ways of teaching. She tailors her lessons to that particular student’s learning style, whether it be through the Suzuki Method, Kodaly Method or other traditional teaching methods. She strives to have an excellent balance between theory based learning and practical learning.
Piano, cello and music theory lessons are given across London including Swiss Cottage, Camden, Golders Green, St John's Wood, Belsize Park, Highgate, St.John's Wood, Hampstead, Notting Hill, Marylebone, Baker Street and South Kensington.

Catherine is a seasoned performer and has performed in venues including the Wigmore Hall, St.James's Piccadilly, St.Martin-in-the-Fields, the Royal Opera House and the South Bank Centre.
She regularly participates in international music festivals and summer academies such as the Courchevel Summer Academy, the European Music Academy Bonn, Naples International Chamber Music Festival, the Russian Music Festival, the Thuringen Summer Academy, Bruges Academy and the Lenk Summer Academy.

Catherine is a recipient of numerous prizes and scholarships across the world; among them the Moncalieri European Music Competition (Italy), Concordia Foundation (UK), Young International Janigro Competition (Croatia), Richard Wagner Foundation (Germany), Yehudi Menuhin Live Music Now Stiftung (Germany), Hanggi Foundation (Switzerland) and Meindl Society (Germany). Catherine has recently been selected by Making Music Concert Promoters' Group for inclusion in their Selected Artists Brochure, 2016.

Her eclectic performing style, which follows a mix of German, Russian and French tradition, has been crafted by studying with many of today's leading cellists.
Catherine studied at the Purcell School with full scholarship before going to Germany to study the Music Diploma programme. A scholarship from the St.Albanstift supported her studies at the City of Basel Music Academy in Switzerland where she gained a Bachelor of Music degree. She later achieved a Master's degree in Cello Performance from the University of Music & Performing Arts Stuttgart in Germany, graduating with the highest honours for both degrees. Catherine has received the Trinity College London Scholarship from the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance and financial support from the Zetland Foundation for her study at Trinity where she is undertaking the Artist Diploma programme.

Notable performances:
Wigmore Hall
Purcell Room
St.Martin-in-the-Fields
St.James' Piccadilly
Naples International Music Festival

Awards and scholarships:
Trinity College Scholarship (UK)
Young International Janigro Competition (Croatia)
Concordia Foundation (UK)
Richard Wagner Foundation (Germany)
Yehudi Menuhin Live Music Now Stuttgart (Germany)
European Moncalieri Competition
Albert Hanggi Foundation (Switzerland)
Bruno Meindl Foundation (Germany)

Tutoring Experience:
Catherine has been teaching piano, cello and music theory for over 10 years bringing a wealth of experience in teaching beginners to professional levels, amounting to more than 12,000 of teaching hours. Her students are as young as 4 years old and have high success rates in grade exams and school entrance auditions.

Tutoring Approach:
Catherine recognises that everyone learns at a different pace and some are more responsive to different ways of teaching. She structures her lessons to that particular student’s learning style, whether it be through the Suzuki Method, Kodaly Method or other traditional teaching methods. She strives to have an excellent balance between theory based learning and practical learning.

Additional Specialisms:

Orchestral Playing, Session Work, Solo Performance, Early Music, Contemporary Music, Jazz, Improvisation