Freelance Work

I am available for work on a freelance basis. Below are some of the institutions I have worked for or collaborated with, the context of the work and some testimonials on my facilitation.

It has been a pleasure to work with Bobbie on several occasions – her approach to music education in general and piano playing in particular has always demonstrated a deep warmth and understanding for the subject. Anyone having the good fortune to study with her is lucky indeed.

Paul Harris

Please get in touch if you would like further information on booking similar sessions or if you would like me to create a bespoke offer of professional training for your context.

• ABRSM (repertoire consultant, augmented reality testing with student)
• BAST (Professional development podcast – Learning Environments for Children)
• Casio Grand Hybrid Teachers
• Curious Piano Teachers (Curiosity box on the piano)
• EPTA (Article – Professional Identity and Piano Teachers)
• ESTA (Summer School and Piano Teachers PGCert Course running sessions on piano technique, pedagogy and getting to know the piano)
• Guildhall School of Music and Drama (Workshop facilitator, professional identity)
• Italia Conti (Staff inset day professional development running a session on Student feedback literacy)
• Steinway and Sons
• University of Chichester (PGCert and MA tutor)
• Writing, Pianodao, Tim Topham (Top Music), Skoove Piano App

It’s really exciting to hear you talk about the research, and there feels like there’s so much potential to develop it going forward.

Guildhall Research Seminar

Thank you so much for being with us yesterday and for sharing these resources so promptly. It was wonderful to have you with us and very nice to meet you. We received so many great comments about the day.

Italia Conti

And thank you again SOOOO much for contributing to our latest Curiosity Box – it’s a truly fab set of resources, both videos and PDF content too!

Curious Piano Teachers

Found it relieving to hear all these aspects and case studies. Felt less ’alone’ / lost with what to do.

Professional Identity Specific

Good to be asked to think about my PI strengths and weaknesses. Hopefully being honest with myself can make me a better musician and a happier person.

Professional Identity Specific

Really nice to take time to think about things the a wider scale. I am used to just hopping from one thing to the next, good to take a step back.

Professional Identity Specific

Inspiring lecture thank you! Clearer understanding of PI and general identity.

Professional Identity Specific

Realised my strengths and weaknesses as musician outside of my playing.

Professional Identity Specific

Thought provoking into how our studies / what we’ve learned at guildhall has built into our identities.

Professional Identity Specific

I find it helpful to see that all these questions / thoughts are not only of my own but something that occurs often – also that there’s a lot beyond playing an instrument and that the human part of our work has a strong impact.

Professional Identity Specific

It is very helpful to have a language for thinking and talking about PI.

Professional Identity Specific

Workshopping with colleagues was very helpful and engaging.

I also really appreciated the feedback session very much it has opened new perspectives I did not think about.

Thank you so much. It is absolutely one of the best and most thoughtful things.

It was really brilliant! Great structure, lovely pacing, fab to have all the space for unpacking the examples. You were a wonderful facilitator, listening superbly and really enabling them to progress their thinking.

You’re an amazing teacher and I very much appreciated you’re considered and empowering feedback!

You are an innovator ultra! These are such good ideas, and obviously scalable.