MUSIC CAN:-

• LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE
• REDUCE INFLAMMATORY CYTOKINES
• IMPROVE MOTOR FUNCTION
• INCREASE EFFICIENCY OF EXERCISE
• ENHANCE FUNCTION OF NEURAL NETWORKS
• SUPPORT THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
• RELIEVE STRESS
• AID MEMORY RECALL
• HELP US EMPATHISE & FEEL CONNECTED WITH OTHERS

I'M A MUSIC THEORY WIZARD WITH 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE WORKING IN RECORDING STUDIOS

I HAVE A BACKGROUND IN PATHOLOGY & A PHD IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MUSIC & PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

I SPECIALISE IN THE LINK BETWEEN MUSIC & WELL-BEING, & HOW TO PUT THIS INTO PRACTICE IN THE STUDIO

MY RESEARCH INTERESTS INCLUDE:-

MUSIC & BIOCHEMISTRY

MUSIC & ARYLCYCLOHEXYLAMINES
MUSIC & ENDORPHINS
MUSIC & HORMONES
MUSIC & NEUROTRANSMITTERS
MUSIC & PHENETHYLAMINES
MUSIC & TRYPTAMINES
 

MUSIC & CONSCIOUSNESS

AUDITORY ILLUSIONS
AUDITORY PAREIDOLIA
MUSIC & PERCEPTION
MUSIC & PHENOMENOLOGY
MUSIC & PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
MUSIC & TRANCE
 

MUSIC & HEALING

MUSIC & EXERCISE
MUSIC & PATHOLOGY
MUSIC & SHAMANISM
MUSIC & WELL-BEING
MUSIC IN CLINICAL DRUG TRIALS
MUSIC THERAPY
 

SCIENCE OF SOUND

ACOUSTICS
AUDIO MODELLING
COGNITIVE MUSICOLOGY
CYMATICS
FREQUENCY & PITCH PERCEPTION
PSYCHOACOUSTICS

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

PhD in Music
KINGSTON UNIVERSITY

I OBTAINED MY DOCTORATE @ KINGSTON UNIVERSITY (LONDON) UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF PROFESSORS ISABELLA VAN ELFEREN & ALLAN MOORE

WHILST COMPLETING MY DOCTORATE I TAUGHT VARIOUS MODULES IN CREATIVE MUSIC TECHNOLOGY @ UNIVERSITY OF SURREY

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

IN ADDITION TO MUSIC TUTORING I HAVE LECTURED & TAUGHT THE FOLLOWING MODULES @ UNIVERSITY OF SURREY:-

SOUND DESIGN

SOUND DESIGN IS THE ART OF DESIGNING SOUND WORLDS FOR FILM – THE USE OF MUSIC, SOUND FX & DIALOGUE IN CINEMA

MUSIC, POLITICS & SOCIETY

A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS FOR UNDERGRAD STUDENTS ON TOPICS SUCH AS MUSIC & RACE, MUSIC & GENDER, MUSIC & RELIGION

MUSIC THEORY

I TEACH EVERYTHING FROM MUSIC LITERACY & NOTATION TO CLASSICAL/JAZZ/POP HARMONY & SONG-WRITING SKILLS

AURAL SKILLS

PRACTICES THROUGH WHICH MUSICIANS LEARN TO IDENTIFY PITCHES, INTERVALS & OTHER BASIC ELEMENTS OF MUSIC BY EAR

SAXOPHONE

I HAVE HELPED SAXOPHONISTS OF ALL AGES PASS THEIR ABRSM EXAMS WITH FLYING COLOURS

PIANO

I HAVE TAUGHT PIANO & PLAYED AS AN ACCOMPANIST FOR MY INSTRUMENTAL STUDENTS

MASTER OF ARTS

MA (Distinction) in Music
CITY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON

I COMPLETED MY MASTERS DEGREE @ CITY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON

MA (DISTINCTION) IN MUSIC

CITY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON

CRITICAL READINGS

CULTURE & IMPERIALISM
ETHICS & ETHNOMUSICOLOGY
FOUNDATIONS OF MUSIC HISTORY
HISTORIOGRAPHY OF MUSIC
MUSIC ANALYSIS
MUSIC & CLASS
MUSIC & GENDER
MUSIC & MILITARY
MUSIC & PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE
MUSIC & RACE
MUSIC & SEXUALITY
MUSICOLOGY & DIFFERENCE
MUSICOLOGY AS A POLITICAL ACT
MUSIC ON FILM
MUSIC THEORY
POLITICS OF ART
POPULAR MUSIC & SOCIETY
TRANSCULTURAL TONAL PRACTICES

EXTRAS

AUDIO & ORCHESTRATION LAB
CITY SOUNDS FESTIVAL
CONDUCTING
MIDDLE EASTERN MUSIC ENSEMBLE
MIX MASTERCLASS
MUSIC PRODUCTION LAB
MUSIC READING GROUP
PROGRAMME REPRESENTATIVE
SOCIETY FOR MUSIC ANALYSIS
STUDENT AMBASSADOR

I COMPLETED BY BACHELOR'S DEGREE @ UNIVERSITY OF SURREY

BACHELOR OF MUSIC

BMus (Hons) in Music with Computer Sound Design
UNIVERSITY OF SURREY

MUSIC WITH COMPUTER SOUND DESIGN IS NOW MORE COMMONLY TITLED CREATIVE MUSIC TECHNOLOGY

BMUS (HONS) IN CREATIVE MUSIC TECHNOLOGY

UNIVERSITY OF SURREY

MODULES

ACOUSTICS & SOUND
COMPUTERS, SOFTWARE & FORMATS
CREATING MUSIC WITH COMPUTERS
ELECTRONIC MUSIC
FILM MUSIC
JAZZ STUDIES
KNOWLEDGE OF INSTRUMENTS
MUSIC INDUSTRY
PERFORMANCE
POPULAR MUSIC HARMONY
PROGRESSIVE ISSUES IN ROCK
SOUND DESIGN
SOUNDSCAPE STUDIES
SYNTHESIS & MIDI
SYNTHESIS & SAMPLING

EXTRAS

BIG BAND
CHAMBER CHOIR
CHAMBER MUSIC ENSEMBLE
CONCERT MANAGEMENT
CONDUCTING
DIXIE BAND

WHILST COMPLETING MY DEGREE I WORKED AS AN IT SUPPORT TECHNICIAN @ UNIVERSITY OF SURREY

MY JOB WAS TO INCREASE SECURITY OF THE UNIVERSITY NETWORK & TO TROUBLE-SHOOT TECHNICAL FAULTS