I’m so pleased to say that, according to government guidelines, close contact services such as mine can resume normal operations from next week. So, I will be having a couple more days of Zoom-only lessons, then from Wednesday 2nd December my students can decide whether to continue on Zoom or to come to my house for their lessons. Of course,… Read more »
Christmas Holiday Dates This year, I am keeping things simple and aligning my Christmas holiday plans with the school Christmas holidays across the region. So, there will be no lessons between Monday 21st December and Monday 4th January. Lessons will resume after the Christmas break on Tuesday 5th January. Next week’s Lesson Slots Here’s the availability for the week ahead:… Read more »
A very brief update for this week because things are pretty much the same as they have been for the last couple of weeks in terms of lesson availability. Hopefully, there’ll just be a couple more weeks of lockdown (during which all my lessons will be exclusively on Zoom), followed by a return to normal service. This coming week, though,… Read more »
I don’t think I need to tell anyone that the UK has gone back into lockdown, and that all non-essential customer facing companies have had to either close or shift to online services only. For me, that means a return to Zoom only lessons until the lockdown is over – currently scheduled for 2nd December. I’m pleased to say that… Read more »
Damian OxboroughComments Off on Lesson Slot Availability w/c 2nd Nov
The following spaces are available to book: Mon 2nd Nov 13:45 (2 x 30 mins) Tue 3rd Nov 13:45 (2 x 30 mins) 16:00 (30 mins) Text me on 07746637472 to secure your slot.
With some Skipton schools closing for half term holidays this coming Thursday, I have the prospect of a shorter week of available lesson slots. There are a couple of available spaces, though, should you want to book in: Monday 19th October 17:00 (30 mins) Tuesday 20th October 11:15 (2 x 30 mins) I am taking a week off for half… Read more »
Invite to Contribute to the CLC Advent Calendar As Musical Director of Carleton Ladies Choir, I am organising a festive online event and I would be thrilled if you would participate. Through December I will be posting daily music videos on YouTube featuring choir members, their friends and families (and my friends and students). The idea is that viewers will… Read more »
It seems to be in the news everyday that cases of Corona Virus are on the rise again, and particularly in our area, Craven. Now that music lessons are running to a nearly-normal schedule, with many established and new students coming to my studio for face-to-face lessons, we need to do everything we can to help stop the spread of… Read more »
Things have been getting busier over the past few weeks, as kids return to school and students return to their regular instrumental lessons. I have created some extra capacity in my schedule, though, should you want to book into a 1-2-1 music lesson, either face-to-face or via Zoom. You needn’t necessarily want regular lessons – I often see people for… Read more »
Damian OxboroughComments Off on Update: Collaboration Music Videos
As we move forward I think lots of us are forced to accept that we’ll be living with the threat of the Covid virus for some time to come, and that this will create inevitable restrictions on our lives. The impact on musicians has already been huge, causing widespread cancellation of events and halting rehearsals. The problem is that music… Read more »
