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Jim Aitchison

Jim Aitchison










My overall approach is a simple one: to tailor lessons to what interests you and to offer a wide variety of possibilities and approaches. Everyone has their own tastes and preferences and my role is to help you explore and develop towards your musical aspirations.
 
I work in a gentle and relaxed way with the emphasis firmly on enjoyment! However, I also make sure to provide opportunities for evolving a consistent technical basis and to aim for deepening musical understanding, both of which are in your best interest in the longer term.
 
It is completely natural to be a little unsure if you are starting from scratch as a beginner, but this can be one of the most satisfying and illuminating points from which to learn, and we will only move forward at a pace that is right for you. Many people prefer quite structured support at this stage and there are all sorts of tools available to help you learn the basics.
 
I’m interested in whatever kind of music you want to explore, be it classical, Jazz, blues, Rock, hymns, folk and world music, musical theatre, ambient, film music or even improvisation. Some people like the structure and signposts you get in the music exam system, others do not want this at all, while some like a mixture of approaches. It’s really up to you.
 
I really enjoy teaching music as a joint exploration, and as a teacher and mentor of many years experience and as a composer and performer in many different contexts, I hope that I can bring useful insight and offer encouragement and informed advice.

My qualifications are BA (hons) (music), AMusM (music composition), PGCE (Postgraduate Certificate in Education – music), FISM (Fellow of the Incorporated Society of Musicians, the UK's leading professional body for musicians and music teachers). I am also DBS checked. My teaching website is here: www.mullionpianostudio.com

Contact Information

  • Helston, Cornwall TR12
    England
  • Mobile: 07938072652
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    Additional User Information

    Disclosure and Barring Service: Yes

    Qualification: Bachelor of Arts (Hons), AMusMNott, PGCE

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Additional User Information

Disclosure and Barring Service: Yes

Qualification: Bachelor of Arts (Hons), AMusMNott, PGCE

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Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks (previously CRB checks)
The Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) have merged to become the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). CRB checks are now called DBS checks.

A DBS check may be needed for: certain jobs or voluntary work - eg working with children or in healthcare applying to foster or adopt a child There are different rules for getting a criminal record check in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Who can ask for a DBS check An employer can ask for a DBS check for certain roles. DBS eligibility guidance lists most roles that are eligible for a check. However, the guidance isnít comprehensive so contact DBS if unsure. Applicants (job candidates) canít do a criminal records check on themselves, but they can request a ëbasic disclosureí.

How to get a DBS check
  • The employer gets an application form from DBS or an umbrella body (a registered body that gives access to DBS checks).
  • The employer gives the applicant the form to fill in and return to them along with documents proving their identity.
  • The employer sends the completed application form to DBS or their umbrella body.
  • DBS sends a certificate to the applicant. The employer will have to ask the applicant to see the certificate.
If the applicant has subscribed to the DBS update service, the employer can check their certificate online.Basic disclosure If applicants need to run a check on themselves, they can get a ëbasic disclosureí with details of any unspent convictions from Disclosure Scotland (they can do this anywhere in the UK).Types of criminal records check There are 3 types of check. The employer or organisation running the check should provide the applicant with more information about the level of check required. Criminal record check applicants must be 16 or over.

Standard

This will check for spent and unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands and final warnings, and will take about 2 weeks.

Enhanced

This includes the same as the standard check plus any additional information held by local police thatís reasonably considered relevant to the workforce being applied for (adult, child or ëotherí workforce). It takes about 4 weeks.

Applicants and employers can use the DBS update service to keep a certificate up to date or carry out checks on a potential employeeís certificate.