Teaching Reviews

Jacqui taught my son music from when he was 7 till he was in Sixth form by which time, he in turn, was teaching viol to younger players. Jacqui inspired and motivated him to play regularly, become confident before an audience and exercise the discipline and sense of responsibility required to be a member of […]

“Jacqui was my Treble Viol and Cello teacher for just under 11 years, from the age of 7 – 18. She is fun, patient and has incredible attention to detail. Lessons with Jacqui were always interesting and challenging; often I was surprised by what I was able to do, thanks to a new technique or […]

“Jacqui taught me the viol from when I was in year 3 right up until I went to university. Jacqui is a fantastic teacher, and the lessons were always perfectly pitched (if you’ll excuse the pun) to my age and ability. I am not at all naturally musical and I especially struggled with rhythm but […]

“To be a good teacher you need to be more than just a brilliant musician. You need to understand. You need to understand the technical demands of your instrument and, most importantly, you need to understand people and how they think and learn. Not only is Jacqui an exquisite and stylish gamba player she has […]

“I’ve studied with Jacqui for a number of years. Jacqui is patient and encouraging with lots of experience of teaching both adults and young people. She is particularly keen on developing good habits in technique, in order to encourage the best sound that you can get from your viol.  During individual lessons she might focus […]

“Taking up the viol for the first time was my retirement project and I’m fortunate to have Jacqui as my principle teacher. She is rigorous in her teaching methods, setting high standards, but patient, supportive and encouraging at the same time. Her series of Rondo Publishing tutor books take students through a carefully thought-out progression […]

“Jacqui taught our daughter viol and cello from age 8- 18 !  Jacqui’s enthusiasm, encouragement and love of music was a powerful influence, her warmth and generosity and her tremendous teaching skill brought music alive and into our daughter’s life  along with huge benefits. We were so lucky to have Jacqui in our daughter’s life […]

“Jacqui is a widely experienced viol teacher, always warmly encouraging and inspiring, and I would recommend her so highly as a viol teacher to anyone, of any age or standard. I have played the piano and violin and viola for many years now, so my instrumental playing focus has been on music from the baroque […]

“Jacqui is an incredibly inspiring music teacher that we have known for very many years now. She has taught two of my daughters to play the viol, both in individual lessons for treble, tenor and bass and in viol consorts. Jacqui has an amazing depth of knowledge and experience of these instruments. She has imparted […]

“Jacqui was my viol teacher for 4 years while I was in secondary school. She is an experienced and gifted teacher.  In that short time, I learnt two new viols going from a relative beginner to playing Marais on bass. (My previous experience as a violinist helped here.)  I particularly liked that Jacqui gave me choices […]