Gareth F. Rees
Musician (Trumpets, Cornet and Flügel Horn)
&
Specialist Music Teacher
Gareth Rees is based in the Cardiff area of Wales and has been teaching brass musical instruments to pupils of all ages for over 2 decades. He has taught the trumpet, cornet and flügel horn from beginner to diploma standard, and the horn, trombone, euphonium and tuba from beginner to grade 8 standard.
Gareth started to play the flügel horn in the brass
bands of Wales a
nd became the principal flügel horn
player with the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain before progressing
to work as a professional trumpeter. He has played in all fields of music
including jazz, pop and musical theatre. Gareth is currently working as a
free-lance musician with a number of classical orchestras including The Welsh
Sinfonia and The Renaissance Orchestra.
Gareth has held a number of teaching positions including
from September 1992 to August 2003 the
Brass Instrumental Tutor at Christ College,
Brecon. He is currently employed as the Brass Instrumental Tutor at Malvern
Girls' College (since 1994) and Beaudesert Park School, Minchinhampton (since
September 2002). Gareth is also a Specialist Tutor for the trumpet and cornet
at the Junior and Access Studies Department of the Royal Welsh College of Music
& Drama, Cardiff (since 1996). He also has over 40 private pupils. Gareth
is a full member of the Incorporated Society of Musicians.
Many of his pupils have won
awards both locally and nationally including the Richard Fice Award, The Texaco
Young Musician of Wales and winner of the Brass Final of the BBC Young
Musician of the Year. Over the
last 20 years his pupils have been members of The National Youth Orchestra of
Great Britain, The National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain, The National
Children's Orchestra of Great Britain, The National Children's Wind Sinfonia of
Great Britain, The National Youth Orchestra of Wales, The National Youth Brass
Band of Wales and The National Youth Symphonic Brass Ensemble of Wales as well
as a number of local ensembles.
Gareth has experience of teaching pupils of all ages and abilities, so to arrange a free consultation lesson without obligation or request further information please email m.teacher@ntlworld.com.