Private Music Teachers
Mannin Music has not verified that the information provided by the private music teachers to us is correct, and inclusion on this list should in no way be seen as an endorsement or recommendation by us. We would encourage all students are parents to look into the suitability of a teacher for themselves.
Name: Dr. Andrew Wildman
Email: andrewwildman@live.co.uk
Phone: 07624 331514
Instruments: Guitar, Music Production, Mixing
Teaching Location/s: Douglas, Remotely
Music/Teaching Qualifications: FHEA
DBS checked: yes
Availability: yes
Name: Annie Pearce
Email: Ap.pandrumonium@gmail.com
Phone: 219319
Instruments: handpan and tonguepan lessons
Teaching Location/s: Ramsey
Music/Teaching Qualifications: Master The Handpan Diploma
DBS checked: no
Availability: yes
Name: Ben Pitts
Website: www.benpittmusic.com
Email: ben@benpittmusic.com
Phone: 07624202207
Instruments: Lead guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Songwriting, Music Production
Teaching Location/s: South and central areas (up to Douglas and Peel)
Music/Teaching Qualifications: BA (hons) Music Production
DBS checked: yes
Availability: yes
Name: Beth Christian
Social Media: Beth Christian Singing and Piano Tuition (Facebook)
Email: bethchristian1997@gmail.com
Phone: 07624333743
Instruments: Piano and Voice
Teaching Location/s: Crosby
Music/Teaching Qualifications: BA (hons) Music
DBS checked: yes
Availability: waiting list
Name: Catriona Mills
Website: www.facebook.com/catriona.mills.music
Email: cat.mills@hotmail.co.uk
Phone: 423895
Instruments: piano, singing and music theory
Teaching Location/s: Ramsey
Music/Teaching Qualifications: ARSM
DBS checked: yes
Availability: yes
Name: Dr. Christa McCartney
Email: christabelle@manx.net
Phone: 256649
Instruments: harp, piano and singing
Teaching Location/s: Douglas
Music/Teaching Qualifications: EdD, M.A Music Pedagogy, Diploma Kodály Institute, DipABRSM (piano teaching), AMusTCL, Cert Ed
DBS checked: yes
Availability: yes
Name: Clive Davenport
Email: haveyoursay@aol.com
Phone: 569775
Instruments: Piano
Teaching Locations: Peel (all Island by arrangement)
Music/Teaching Qualifications: LLCM, ARSM
DBS Check: Enhanced DBS check
Availability: Yes
Name: Danielle Bridson
Website: www.TheArtsHub.im
Email: danielle@TheArtsHub.im
Phone: 409020
Instruments: piano, singing and music theory
Teaching Location/s: Douglas
Music/Teaching Qualifications: BA (Hons) Musical Theatre, PGCE
DBS checked: yes
Availability: books closed
Name: Dave Rowles
Website: www.manninmusic.com
Email: dave@rowles.org.uk
Phone: 433069
Instruments: drums, guitar and bass guitar. Also available to teach live sound and sound recording
Teaching Location/s: Peel
Music/Teaching Qualifications: BA (hons) Popular Music and Recording
DBS checked: yes
Availability: limited daytime availability
Name: Ed Wilson
Email: drumbaseiom@gmail.com
Phone Number: 07816323162
Instruments: drums
Teaching Location/s: Ramsey
Music/Teaching Qualifications: none
DBS checked: yes
Availability: yes
Name: Elizabeth Davidson-Blythe
Website: www.elizabethdavidsonblythe.com
Email: edavidsonblythe@gmail.com
Phone Number: 07624204307
Instruments: Violin and Fiddle
Teaching Location/s: Douglas and online
Music/Teaching Qualifications: Undergrad Degree in Music, Education research at Harvard Graduate School of Education
DBS checked: no
Availability: yes
Name: Emma Carter
Email: emmamozart97@gmail.com
Phone Number: 07368445443
Instruments: Piano and music theory
Teaching Location/s: Douglas
Music/Teaching Qualifications: BA Hons Music, Secondary Music PGCE
DBS checked: yes
Availability: yes
Name: Frankie Greenwood
Email: frankieg5999@gmail.com
Phone Number: 07949789307
Instruments: piano
Teaching Location/s: Ramsey
Music/Teaching Qualifications: BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Music Performance (LIPA)
DBS checked: no
Availability: waiting list
Name: Frank Woolley
email: suew@manx.net
Phone: 815705/418402
Location: Ramsey
Instrument: Piano/keyboard (beginners to Grade 8); Music Theory
Music qualification: Licentiate Trinity College London. 40 years’ teaching experience.
DBS checked: Yes
Availability: Yes
Name: Gareth Moore Music
Email: garethmooremusic@outlook.co.uk
Phone Number: 477075
Instruments: piano, organ, singing and music theory. Also available for accompanying and exam tutoring
Teaching Location/s: The Music Studio, Gib Lane, Peel
Music/Teaching Qualifications: BMus(hons) RNCM, PGCE
DBS checked: yes
Availability: waiting list
Name: Heather Daykin
Email: hmdaykin@gmail.com
Phone Number: 461004
Instruments: flute and singing
Teaching Location/s: South
Music/Teaching Qualifications: BA Music, PGDip Orchestral Performance, PGCE
DBS checked: yes
Availability: yes
Name: Jay Young
Website: www.facebook.com/JayYoungDrums/
Email: jay.young@hotmail.com
Phone Number: 474003
Instruments: drum kit and percussion
Teaching Location/s: students’ houses
Music/Teaching Qualifications: QTLS, Certificate of Education, BA (Hons) Professional Musicianship
DBS checked: yes
Availability: books closed
Name: Jen Lowe
Email: jen_gilmour@hotmail.com
Phone Number: 410098
Instruments: piano, brass and woodwind
Teaching Location/s: Douglas
Music/Teaching Qualifications: DipABRSM
DBS checked: yes
Availability: waiting list
Name: Jenna Withey
Email: Jennawith@hotmail.com
Phone Number: 477803
Instruments: flute, music theory Music GCSE and A-level tutoring. Available for leading choirs and vocal workshops
Teaching Location/s: Peel and Ramsey
Music/Teaching Qualifications: BMus (hons), PGCE (RNCM) Distinction
DBS checked: yes
Availability: yes
Name: Jenny Chan
Email: jenniferc6501@gmail.com
Phone: 07624 258111
Instruments: Flute/Clarinet
Teaching Locations: All Island by arrangement
Music/Teaching Qualifications: BA music, MA community music
DBS Check: Yes
Availability: Yes
Name: Jenny Shadbolt
Email: shadboltjenny@gmail.com
Phone Number: 498091
Instruments: piano and theory
Teaching Location/s: North
Music/Teaching Qualifications: BA (hons) Oxon, music
DBS checked: no
Availability: yes
Name: Jo Kinley
Email: joannakinley@yahoo.co.uk
Phone Number: 407141
Instruments: piano
Teaching Location/s: Port Erin
Music/Teaching Qualifications: BA (hons) Music, PGCE
DBS checked: yes
Availability: waiting list
Name: John Elliott
Email: johnelliott@manx.net
Phone Number: 453270
Instruments: singing and advanced piano
Teaching Location/s: Peel Methodist Chapel
Music/Teaching Qualifications: ARCM, CERT ED
DBS checked: yes
Availability: yes
Name: John Gregory
Website: johngregoryguitarlessons.com
Email: bluejohnmedia@hotmail.co.uk
Phone Number: 204320
Instruments: acoustic and electric guitar – rock, pop, blues, folk and country
Teaching Location/s: Douglas for private lessons. Douglas, Sulby and Port St Mary for group lessons.
Music/Teaching Qualifications: none
DBS checked: yes
Availability: yes
Name: Juan Wright
Website: www.juanwright.com
Email: juanwright@manx.net
Phone Number: 470795
Instruments: brass and music theory
Teaching Location/s: Ballasalla, or can travel
Music/Teaching Qualifications: BA (Hons), Cert Ed, CT ABRSM
DBS checked: yes
Availability: waiting list
Name: Judy Cross
Email: sjcross@manx.net
Phone Number: 626083
Instruments: piano and theory
Teaching Location/s: own home
Music/Teaching Qualifications: BEd (Hons) Music
DBS checked: yes
Availability: yes
Name: Ken Mitchell
Email: kenmitchellguitar@gmail.com
Phone Number: 497320
Instruments: guitar and brass
Teaching Location/s: Onchan
Music/Teaching Qualifications: BA (hons) Music
DBS checked: yes
Availability: yes
Name: Kristene Sutcliffe
Email: Kristene@manx.net
Phone Number: 427185
Instruments: singing
Teaching Location/s: Douglas
Music/Teaching Qualifications: BMus Hons RNCM, PG Dip Performance RNCM
DBS checked: yes
Availability: waiting list
Name: Dr. Laura Rowles
Website: www.manninmusic.com
Email: laura@manninmusic.com
Phone: 470248
Instruments: violin, piano and theory
Teaching Location/s: Peel and Douglas
Music/Teaching Qualifications: BA (hons) Music, PhD (Ethnomusicology)
DBS checked: yes
Availability: books closed
Name: Lindsay Rowe
Email: rowe.lindsay@gmail.com
Phone: 242678
Instruments: Piano, keyboards, theory. Popular music, rock & pop, jazz, classical. ABRSM piano & theory grades, Trinity Rock & Pop Grades, LCM Jazz grades and Popular Music Theory, or just playing for fun if exams aren’t your thing!
Teaching Location/s: Castletown
Music/Teaching Qualifications: none
DBS checked: no
Availability: yes
Name: Madeline Kelly
Phone: 465168
Instruments: Piano, theory, improvisation, composition
Teaching Location/s: In your own home, Peel to Douglas and everywhere south of that line
Music/Teaching Qualifications: BA (Hons), PG Dip, DipABRSM
DBS checked: yes
Availability: yes
Name: Maggie Richardson
Email: alto.maggie@gmail.com
Phone: 222426
Instruments: piano, singing, music theory, general musicianship and aural tests. Also GCSE and A Level Music tutoring.
Teaching Location/s: Port St Mary
Music/Teaching Qualifications: BA(hons) Music, PGCE Secondary Music, MISM, VHE Vocal Health First Aider
DBS checked: yes
Availability: yes
Name: Dr. Mandy Griffin
Email: Mgvoicetraining@gmail.com
Instruments: singing and vocal technique
Teaching Location/s: Douglas and online
Music/Teaching Qualifications: BA(Hons), MA, PhD, Complete Estill Level I and II (2018), CVT SATS Teacher training programme (2020), VHE Vocal Health First Aider (2020), New York Vocal Coaching teacher training certified graduate (2021)
DBS checked: yes
Availability: waiting list
Name: Marilyn Kissack
Phone: 629873
Instruments: Piano and theory
Teaching Locations: Douglas
Music/Teaching Qualifications: GRSM, ARMCM
DBS Check: No
Availability: Yes
Name: Mark Brabbs
Website: markbrabbsmusic.com
Email: markbrabbsmf@gmail.com
Phone: 452340
Instruments: drums
Teaching Location/s: Douglas
Music/Teaching Qualifications: none
DBS checked: yes
Availability: yes
Name: Nicholas Roberts
Website: www.edumus.co.uk
Email: contact@edumus.co.uk
Phone: 471460
Instruments: piano, singing, music theory and composition
Teaching Location/s: Online
Music/Teaching Qualifications: MA, BMus(hons), PGCE Secondary Music, DipSpLD, ARSM, AMusTCL
DBS checked: no
Availability: yes – online only
Name: Olivia (Libby) Landels
Email: singupiom@gmail.com
Phone: 417415
Instruments: group singing and musical theatre classes
Teaching Location/s: Douglas and Peel
Music/Teaching Qualifications: BA(Hons) Music & Drama
DBS checked: yes
Availability: waiting list
Name: Dr. Peter Litman
Email: pianoteacherpeel@gmail.com
Phoner: 226356
Instruments: Piano
Teaching Location: ML Wood Song School (next to the Cathedral), Peel
Music/Teaching Qualifications: BA , MA, PhD (all music). FLCM, LTCL, ARSCM, HonFGCM, Honorary Fellow UCM
DBS checked: yes
Availability: limited availability
Name: Ruth Tickle
Email: ruthtickle@hotmail.com
Instruments: singing and violin
Teaching Location/s: Ballasalla
Music/Teaching Qualifications: BA(Hons) Music
DBS checked: yes
Availability: waiting list
Name: Sam Callin
Email: samcallin@gmail.com
Phone: 477341
Instruments: drums
Teaching Location/s: St. John’s and willing to travel
Music/Teaching Qualifications: Studied at BIMM and with Steve Lyman
DBS checked: yes
Availability: yes
Name: Steve Leach
Email: leachsteve@hotmail.com
Phone: 434925
Instruments: drums
Teaching Location/s: Douglas
Music/Teaching Qualifications: none
DBS checked: yes
Availability: yes
Name: Steve Rowe
Email: steve@rowe.im
Instruments: Electric Bass
Teaching Location/s: Castletown
Music/Teaching Qualifications: BA (Hons) Popular Music & Recording
DBS checked: no
Availability: yes
NAME: Victoria Hope
Email: victoria_hope67@outlook.com
Phone: 07624232667
Instruments: Violin (beginners to Grade 8 and beyond), Viola , music theory and aural test preparation
Teaching Locations: South, willing to travel.
Music/Teaching Qualifications: BA(Hons) Music
DBS Check: Yes
Availability: Yes
NAME: Zak Keig
Email: keigzak@gmail.com
Phone: 07624339827
Instruments: Guitar, music production, songwriting
Teaching Locations: Douglas
Music/Teaching Qualifications: BA Hons Degree in Music Production, Certificate of Education in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector
DBS Check: Yes
Availability: Yes