GEMMA - PIANO

Gemma has been playing piano for over 18 years, and loves a wide variety of music such as classical, indie, and electronic music. She graduated from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire with First Class Honours, where she explored areas of interest like ballet piano, piano tuning, and arranging. As an arranger, Gemma’s work ranges from big band to orchestral contemporary music. She is the Birmingham Game Music Ensemble's pianist, and has arranged music from Pokémon, Minecraft, the Legend of Zelda, and more!

As a piano teacher, Gemma is attentive, patient, and keen to share her love of music. Confident in teaching ABRSM, Trinity, and RSL syllabi, Gemma’s lessons are designed to support students’ goals; focusing on developing technique and musicality, whilst nurturing creativity and enjoyment.

KAT - PIANO

Kat is one of our newest yet most popular teachers here at The Bop Shop. She began singing and playing piano at just 9 years old so already has almost 15 years of playing experience behind her. In more recent years has completed a BMus Honours in Music at the University of Surrey, within which she studied a mix of Theory, Composition, Collaboration and Performance on both vocals and piano. Kat has performed live across the country for almost a decade, and her favourite genres lie with Pop, Indie and Film music. As for tuition, Kat is confident in teaching both ABRSM and Trinity syllabi and within her 5 years of teaching experience, has taught students of all ages! Within your lessons with Kat she will make sure you have fun and are engaged whilst improving your piano skills!