Learn with Diane
lessons and Courses
Individual lessons take place in my teaching studio and are arranged at a mutually convenient time. If your schedule is irregular, or you are looking for occasional lessons, the flexibility of ad-hoc arrangements will likely best suit you. If you are looking for a regular weekly slot, I offer a termly contract for Music lessons, and blocks of 6 lessons for Alexander Technique.
Music Lessons
pay as you go / termly contract
30 min £18 / £16 x no. of weeks
45 min £27 / £24 x no. of weeks
60 min £36 / £32 x no. of weeks
Alexander Technique
Introductory session (1 hr approx) £40
30 min lesson £35
Block of 6 lessons £180
Alexander Technique Introductory Workshop and 10-week course
A group setting provides the most exciting way to learn the Alexander Technique. This course is suitable for beginners and improvers alike. If you’re curious and want to find out more before committing further, you can attend the Introductory Workshop as a stand-alone event.
When: Details for the next course will be posted here
Where: Details for the next course will be posted here
Cost: Full course (includes the Introductory Workshop): £150
Introductory Workshop only: £20
Teaching Credentials
Diane studied Music at the University of Birmingham, graduating with a First Class BMus in 2007. She began teaching Piano and Violin in various tuition centres while studying for an MMus in Composition, which she was awarded in 2010. Since 2009 she has taught Aural and Theory in the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Junior Dept., Violin at the Midlands Arts Centre (mac) and run a successful private teaching practice.
In 2012 Diane commenced part-time study with the ITM (Interactive Teaching Method Approach to the Work of F. M. Alexander) to become an Alexander Technique teacher. She gained her level 2 certificate in 2016. In addition to offering lessons and courses to the general public, Diane runs classes and workshops at the Junior Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and teaches regularly at the ITM UK Summer Workshop.
Diane is fully insured for both music teaching and Alexander Technique teaching, and is a member of the following professional bodies:
ISM (Incorporated Society of Musicians) www.ism.org
ITMTA (Interactive Teaching Method Teaching Association) www.itmalexandertechnique.org
CNHC (Complimentary and Natural Health Care) www.cnhc.org.uk