Gareth F. Rees
Musician (Trumpets, Cornet and Flügel Horn)
&
Specialist Music Teacher
Gareth Rees is based in the Cardiff area of Wales and has been
teaching brass musical instruments to pupils of all ages for over 2 decades. He
has taught the trumpet, cornet and flügel horn from beginner to
professional standard, and the horn, trombone, euphonium and tuba from beginner
to grade 8 standard.
Gareth started to play the flügel horn in the brass bands of Wales and became the principal flügel horn player with the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain before progressing to work as a professional trumpeter. He has played in all fields of music including jazz, pop and musical theatre. Gareth is currently working as a free-lance musician with a number of classical orchestras including The Welsh Sinfonia and The Renaissance Orchestra.
Gareth has held a number of teaching positions including
from September 1992 to August 2003 the
Brass Instrumental Tutor at
Christ College, Brecon and from June 1994 to August 2006 the Brass Instrumental
Tutor at Malvern Girls' College. He is currently employed as the Brass
Instrumental Tutor at Malvern St. James (since September 2006) and Beaudesert
Park School, Minchinhampton (since September 2002). Gareth is also a Specialist
Tutor for the trumpet and cornet at the Junior and Access Studies Department of
the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, Cardiff (since 1996). He also has
over 40 private pupils. Gareth is a full member of the Incorporated Society of
Musicians and is listed on their Register of Professional Private Music
Teachers.
Many of his pupils have won
awards both locally and nationally including the Richard Fice Award, The Texaco
Young Musician of Wales and winner of the Brass Final of the BBC Young
Musician of the Year. Over the
last 20 years his pupils have been members of The National Youth Orchestra of
Great Britain, The National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain,
The National Children's Orchestra of Great
Britain, The National Children's Wind Sinfonia of Great Britain, The National
Youth Orchestra of Wales, The National Youth Brass Band of Wales and The
National Youth Symphonic Brass Ensemble of Wales as well as a number of local
ensembles.
Gareth has experience of teaching pupils of all ages and abilities, so to arrange a free consultation lesson without obligation or request further information please email m.teacher@ntlworld.com.