Rowan Jones

Clarinet and Piano Teacher

Rowan Jones is an award-winning London based clarinettist and music tutor with a wealth of orchestral, contemporary and chamber music experience. Her musical education began at the Walthamstow Music Service and continued through outreach projects led by Barbican Guildhall Creative Learning. She went on to study at the Junior Guildhall School of Music and Drama where she was awarded the Principal’s Prize in 2017, the Clarinet Prize in 2016 and 2017 and was a finalist in the Lutine Prize. Rowan has graduated with a Master’s of Performance from the Royal College of Music in 2023 and a Bachelor of Music with First Class from the Royal Academy of Music in 2021 as a scholarship holder. Rowan is a recipient of the RCM Musician’s Grant Fund Instrumental Award 2023, St Marylebone Educational Foundation Grant and UMUK Sound Foundation Instrumental Award 2022/23.

Rowan has enjoyed playing with the Orchestra of Opera North, English National Opera, Wild Arts’ opera run and tour of the Elixir of Love 2023 and recording with Shadwell Opera amongst others. As a founding member of Sylva Winds, Rowan has performed in recitals around London including at the Brazilian Embassy in London and in chamber music residencies with Ferrandou Musique and the Tunnell Trust. They have won numerous chamber music awards and recorded in Abbey Road Studios. Rowan’s versatile performance and instrumental skills have lead her to thrive in contemporary music settings too, having attained the 2023/24 clarinet place in the London Sinfonietta Academy and she has also recorded for Naxos. Rowan has taught clarinet, piano, saxophone and music theory lessons privately for 7+ years and is currently the Clarinet Tutor at HMDT Saturday Programme and a peripatetic teacher with WFMS and THAMES.

Yasemin Gezer

Singing Teacher

Yasemin is a versatile vocalist, extensively trained in Musical Theatre, Pop, Classical, and Jazz. She studied Music at the University of Bristol where she achieved one of the highest marks of her cohort in the final year recital, and since then has been performing and teaching regularly.

As a singing teacher, Yasemin fosters a supportive and personalised environment, blending advanced vocal techniques with a relaxed, fun atmosphere to empower her students. She customises lessons to meet each student's unique needs and learning style, leading to remarkable transformations. With an emphasis on acting and stage presence, she helps her students establish deep connections with the music, resulting in confident, authentic performances. Above all, Yasemin is dedicated to creating a positive and enjoyable environment in all her lessons, so that students find the joy that will fuel their motivation to improve.

Mathew Follis

Guitar Teacher

Mathew Follis primarily works as a jazz and free improvising musician outside of his tutoring work, playing in multiple ensemble of a contemporary and experimental nature. Mathew has taught privately for the past two years, during his undergraduate and current part time postgraduate study at Goldsmiths University of London. Within his practice, Mathew’s core values stem from research in performance ecology and philosophy. Mathew tries to apply these approaches to his teaching in a suitable and context specific manner.

Joana Praca

Violin teacher

Joana Praça was awarded the prestigious position of Junior Fellow at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama where she currently studies with Ofer Falk and Stephanie Gonley.

Joana’s solo debut was in her hometown, Setubal (Portugal) with Sinfonietta de Lisboa (Lisbon’s Sinfonietta), in 2017. Joana regularly performs with Orquestra Sinfónica Portuguesa (Portuguese Symphony Orchestra), Orquestra de Câmara Portuguesa (Portuguese Chamber Orchestra) and Sinfonietta de Lisboa (Lisbon Sinfonietta). Joana has performed in major Concert Halls throughout Europe such as Royal Festival Hall, Barbican Hall, Konzerthaus Berlin, Romanian Athenaeum, Cadogan Hall. Joana has also been part of Ensemble Juvenil de Setúbal (Setúbal’s Youth Ensemble) – an inclusive ensemble that joins classical musicians, people with disabilities and from underprivileged backgrounds.

A keen chamber musician, Joana was a finalist with the Kenley Piano Quartet, at the Ivan Sutton Chamber Prize (2019) at the Guildhall School. The Kenley Quartet enjoyed multiple engagements including a performance at the Milton Court Concert Hall – London – on the same year. The quartet also collaborated with Carnegie Hall’s affiliate ensemble - the Decoda Ensemble from New York, in producing education workshops which were then delivered in schools around London; as well as having enjoyed a Mini-Residency in Taunton (2019) where it delivered both concerts and workshops. Joana has received the second prize in the National Competition of Montijo (Portugal) in 2016. In 2020/2021 Joana was involved in the organization of Setubal’s Camerata for Setubal’s Music Festival, Portugal.

Very enthusiastic about sharing music through teaching, Joana has been involved in multiple educational projects in the UK and Portugal. These projects have included leading and assisting with general musicianship workshops for children and toddlers from 1 to 18 years- old, as well as teaching the violin and viola privately.