HELEN MADDEN

Music has been part of my life for as long as I can remember and I have a deep love of learning, teaching, composing and playing it. My first experiences were tinkling the ivories of my Grandma's piano when I was tall enough to reach the keys and I began music lessons at seven... I picked up a saxophone when I was sixteen and soon developed a passion for jazz and blues. (leading to a degree in Jazz popular and contemporary music from Leeds College of Music). Around the same time I also began teaching classical piano, which was mostly through necessity to pay my way through college, but it soon became clear how much I enjoyed teaching music. To help others learn how to play, understand theory and share a unique moment of connection was something that I loved then and still love today.

Primary location: United Kingdom