Author Archives: Damian Oxborough

Lesson Availability, w/c 14th October 2019

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There have been a lot of people showing up to their music lessons streaming with colds this week. Unfortunately, this risks spreading viruses not only to me but also to anyone else who comes in the room for music lessons that day (or anyone else who touches the piano / keyboard etc). With this in mind, if you (or your… Read more »

Lesson Availability, w/c 7th October 2019

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Lesson slot availability for this week is as follows: Tues 8th Oct 11:00 (30 mins) 14:00 (30 mins) 17:00 (30 mins) Thu 10th Oct 17:00 (30 mins) Fri 11th Oct 10:30 (60 mins or 2 x 30 mins) As usual, drop me a line if you would like to book any of the above.

Customer Reviews on Google

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Small businesses / services like mine rely on customer feedback and referrals to sustain themselves. So, if you’re a currently one of my students, or if you have used my service in the past, I’d really appreciate you taking a few moments to tell others about your experience: CLICK HERE TO POST A REVIEW ON GOOGLE CLICK HERE TO READ… Read more »

Lesson Availability, w/c 30th September 2019

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I know it’s only September, but Christmas is fast approaching and we musicians have to be well prepared for it. So, many of my students are already busy preparing Christmas songs for various events in December. If you would like to get involved, let me know. As for this week’s lesson availability: it’s a bit of a funny one because… Read more »

Lesson Availability, w/c 23rd September 2019

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Lesson slots available for booking this week are as follows: Mon 23 Sep 14:20 (30 mins) Fri 27 Sep 13:30 (30 mins) I know – there’s not much on there this week! Sometimes I have one of those weeks when I’m just rammed and there’s little wiggle room for anything else. That said, it’s possible that some lessons will be… Read more »

How to accurately measure the tempo of music

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A week or so ago I came across a really nifty tool online for measuring the exact tempo of a piece of music. My student was asking me about how to decide on the metronome setting he should choose while practising a particular song. My initial reaction was that you must listen to it, estimate the pace in bpm (ballads… Read more »

Lesson Availability, w/c 16th September 2019

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This week, the beginning of the week is busy, but there are a few gaps at the end of the week: Thursday 19th September 11:00 (60 mins, or 2 x 30 mins) 16:30 (30 mins) Friday 20th September 12:00 (60 mins, or 2 x 30 mins) 17:00 (30 mins)

Lesson Availability, w/c 9th September 2019

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With everyone back at school / work, my schedule has returned to its usual business. However, occasionally people need to cancel their regular lesson slots and leave availability for others to book in. Here’s this week’s list of free sessions: Wed 11th Sep 13:50 (60 mins, or 2 x 30 mins) 19:30 (60 mins, or 2 x 30 mins) Thu… Read more »

Lesson Availability, w/c 2nd September 2019

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Well, this week schools go back and everyone tries to slot back into their regular routines. For me, that means most of the regular after-school, evening and weekend slots fill back up with weekly and fortnightly students. However, there are a few spaces in my schedule if you would like to book in: Wednesday 4th Sep 13:50 (60 mins, or… Read more »

Lesson Availability, w/c 26th August 2019

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Hi everyone. I’m back from a lovely summer holiday, and ready get cracking with seeing my students again! I’m particularly looking forward to getting working with people who would like to perform at my upcoming students concert. So, here are the available lesson slots for the coming week: Wednesday 28th August 10:00 (60 mins / 2 x 30 mins) 17:00… Read more »