Harry Hetherington

Experience and Qualifications

Grade 8 Rockschool Drums

Degree in Creative Music from UWE (2020)

Testimonials and References

Jenny Bull, Mother of Sol (aged 9)

Its been a joy to see and hear how well my son is getting on with learning to play drums because of lessons with Harry. I think Harry plays an important part in keeping my son motivated to learn and practice - by making lessons fun. Harry has made a point of getting to know my son in terms of his wider creative interests and what music he likes. This connection has encouraged my sons enthusiastic and sustained interest in learning to play an instrument and engaging well in the process. I think his general confidence has grown as a result of this positive experience in music lessons with Harry. Essentially - I think its fair to say that lessons with Harry are a highlight of his week.

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Zaneta Stawowczyk, Mother of Hania (aged 10)

I am so happy that my daughter has such a wonderful, enthusiastic, always smiling piano teacher. She can finally look forward to her next lessons. You perfectly blend learning with elements of fun, making your lessons never boring. It's obvious that you love what you do, you love music, and the children can feel it. You infect them with your passion. It's wonderful to see my daughter develop, learn new things, and have such a great time.



Gwen Westbury (15 yrs-Grade 5)

Harry makes piano lessons very fun and can play anything on the piano! He always makes sure to add in some theory into my lessons and has taught me a lot about how to find the key of a song and the circle of fifths.

Claire Westbury (Mother of Gwen)

Harry’s passion for music is very evident in his teaching. He has inspired my daughter to discover her love of music, supported her pace of learning and challenges her theory knowledge in a fun, practical way. He is aspirational for her performances and helped her to achieve full marks in her most recent GCSE performance.

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Isabella Browne, Mother of Jacob (aged 15)

My son, aged 13 had been playing the piano for a few years but as he started to turn into a teenager he started to lose interest in the piano and traditional models of teaching, he lost motivation and being presented with a very traditional approach to music and very traditional classical focus on music choices, was adamant he wanted to stop.

I found Harry on a piano tutoring site. The transformation was immediate. Harry engaged with Jacob, speaking at his level, finding common ground of music that he likes and could engage with. They started initially with film scores such as Harry Potter and Pirates of the Caribbean, just making music more enjoyable.

Jacob then decided to take Music at GCSE where Harry has helped him develop his practice piece, his writing and with some of the technical terminology – Harry is very flexible in how he approaches the lessons. As GCSE comes to an end, Jacob is going to continue now into the grading structure incorporating piano within his Duke of Edinburgh skills challenge.

It’s a testament that we often come back into the house after a hard day at school or during times when Jacob has revision breaks and he will go downstairs, open up the piano and just play a while as something that relaxes him and it’s something he enjoys rather than something he’s got to do solely to meet an objective.

Harry managed to awaken the sparkle and love for music and playing the piano out of Jacob, getting the balance of learning some theory but also making sure Jacob enjoys playing and composing music.

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