Harry Higgs
(Guitar, Bass, Ukulele)
Harry is a highly experienced professional guitarist with a wide and extensive knowledge of the music industry. During his youth, he lived in several different countries throughout Europe and the Middle East. He attended music college in London before returning to Qatar to work as a music teacher for several years.
More recently, Harry has been travelling throughout the US and Australia working as a full-time musician. This has included managing and successfully financing a tour of the east coast of Australia.
Harry loves rock, blues and jazz, and will delight you with his playing and teaching style.
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Veronica Gancheva
(Piano)
Veronica is studying Music at the University of Edinburgh, specialising in piano performance. She comes from a classical background and has been playing the piano for 15 years. Taking different music subject from an early age Veronica has extensive theoretical and practical knowledge. She enjoys playing works from modernist composers such as Ravel, Debussy and Poulenc.
Veronica has performed in various competitions and festivals around Europe. She has participated in multiple master classes with professors from the USA, Russia, Italy, France and the UK giving her a broad view of the different schools of music.
Veronica has experience in teaching both children of young age as well as adults. Her lessons include Music Theory, Music History and Sight Reading and focus on students’ personal preferences about style and composers. She prepares students for ABRSM exams on request. Veronica believes everyone has the potential to be a great musician and all it takes is a good teacher and a lot of practice!
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Tomlin Leckie
(Guitar, Blues Harmonica)
Tomlin started Strollers Music School in December 2010, and since then he has been studying various methodologies for teaching music. His angle has always been making sure that students understand what they are playing rather than just “painting by numbers”. He loves all kinds of groove-based music, including blues, R&B, funk and soul; on guitar as well as harmonica.
When he is not teaching at Strollers, Tomlin spends his time creating harmonica lessons for his online school – tomlinharmonicalessons.com
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Mike Parr-Burman
(Guitar, Bass, Ukulele)
Mike is a guitarist, guitar tutor and electronic musician based in Edinburgh. He graduated in guitar performance and electronic composition from Newcastle University in 2014, and has experience in a wide range of styles including experimental, rock, jazz, classical and folk.
He performs with the improv groove band Taupe and other recent projects include solo performances of Leo Brouwer’s ‘Paisaje Cubano con Campañas’; a tango group based around Astor Piazzola’s tunes; and the Afro-Funk inspired group Bungalow Road, lead by singer songwriter Joe Smith.
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Grant Bolton
(Piano, Keyboard)
Grant has been performing for the last 16 years all over the UK. This has included work with touring acts such as Dirty Dancing, Little Shop of Horrors, Songs of Sister Act and most recently The Lion King.
He continues to play and teach lots of different styles, ranging from funk, soul and jazz to pop, classical and folk music.
Finally, he enjoys working with all age groups, focusing on playing by ear and composing original music. Music theory, chords and reading music are introduced gradually without pressure.
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