Meet Our Teachers

Sofie is a pianist and vocalist from Austria.  She moved to the UK to continue her passion for music and study vocal performance and music industry practice.  Alongside teaching Sofie writes her own music performing her songs on Piano and Vocals . Sofie has worked with jazz orchestras, multiple bands as well as singing for artists such as Ella Henderson and is thrilled to be part of the Open 2 Music team!

Lorna is a pianist/keys player based in Surrey. She has been playing piano since 14 years old and is well versed in a variety of styles including pop, contemporary classical, rock, funk and jazz. Lorna regularly performs with a variety of different bands and artists and from doing so has gained specialist knowledge of the live industry and performing as a keys player.  Lorna is also well versed in a wide scope of music theory. Piano teaching is something Lorna really enjoys and is thrilled to be part of the Open 2 Music team!

Becky is a dynamic and energetic Piano Teacher with 15 years’ experience in Primary and Secondary schools as well as private music tuition. Becky teaches beginners to advance pupils from prep test to grade 8, she has many pupils that enjoy to just play without exam input, and is more than happy to teach either or.

Within Becky's years of teaching, she has worked with pupils at ‘The Brit School’ along with scholarships at school such as St Pauls school (In Westminster London) and Cobham Free School along with many others. Becky teaches all genres and likes to treat each pupil individually as she believes all her pupils need to be taught differently, along with all this she also works with  GCSE pupils and helps with performances and composition.

  Gertrud is a London based artist and session vocalist. She has been active in the music industry for well over 6 years and is trained in pop-jazz vocals. In 2022 Gertrud finished her Bachelor’s degree in Popular Music Performance, specialising in vocals at the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance. She is moved by a strong desire to constantly develop her musical skills and share her knowledge to help others achieve their goals in music. Her teaching style is catering for the specific needs of each of her students, focusing on sustainable singing, vocal health, creativity and finding the joy of singing at a professional level.

Stefan's first experience with music was learning the keyboard around age 4 and  went on to learn drums as a teenager and finally settled on the guitar as his primary instrument when he was 15. Stefan played in jam-bands with friends and loved rock music, being inspired to learn by the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Keith Richards and Jeff Beck to name but a few.

Stefan continued my musical development into adulthood, being fortunate enough to attend London Centre of Contemporary Music where he was lucky enough to study under excellent tutors including Andy Jones (Cliff Richard, Van Morrison), Ed Speight (Ian Drury) and Silas Maitland (Imelda May, Paloma Faith) amongst many others. He was proud to graduate with a 1st class degree in Music Performance and Production in 2020. During the course of his studies his taste in music broadened and he developed a real passion for Jazz and Soul. Stefan became comfortable playing in a range of genres and began to integrate more sophisticated voicing concepts and harmonically-informed vocabulary into his playing.

Since leaving university Stefan has continued developing musically, and has had the opportunity to take lessons with leading musicians Peter Bernstein (Jim Hall, Sonny Rollins, Larry Goldings, Brad Mehldau) and Carl Orr (Billy Cobham, Sting). Stefan has spent time as a member of London-based indie-rock originals act ‘FRANSIS’, and is very proud of their 2022 EP ‘Honeymoon’. Stefan began teaching in this same period and is thoroughly enjoying passing on his knowledge and experience to the next generation of musicians!

TJ started playing the guitar at the age of 13 and, shortly after that, discovered an interest in singing and performing. After playing with various cover bands throughout high school as a singer and guitarist, he decided to move to Vienna, Austria, to study jazz and contemporary music at the Vienna Music Institute. Upon graduation, he relocated to London to pursue a career in music and teaching. In the spring of 2017, he received his Bachelor’s degree in Popular Music Performance from ICMP London. Since then, he has been working as a vocal coach and music teacher, as well as a guitar, piano and drum tutor.