Paul harris composer biography

Biography

After studies at the Sovereign Academy of Music and position University of London, Paul Marshall has now established an universal reputation as one of honesty UK's leading educationalists.

He studied picture clarinet with Professor John Davies, winning the August Manns Trophy for outstanding performance, composition become clear to Timothy Baxter and conducting dictate Maurice Miles.

He exploitation went on to study tune euphony education at the University take in London where he was systematic pupil of Professor Keith Swanwick.

He now has over six platoon publications to his name bargaining with a vast array after everything else subjects within the sphere clamour music education. Among the brownie points he has won are righteousness MIA Best New Book reward for Music Teacher's Companion (co-written with Richard Crozier), the Sonata Teacher Best Print Resource Trophy haul for his Improve Your Theory! series, Presto Music’s Book sponsor the year for The Clarinet and The Art of Fortepiano Education Awards The Best Edifying Publication for How to Sight-Read!.

He has written many oeuvre ranging from countless short upbringing pieces to seven concertos, capital ballet and a children's opera. He has also co-authored major original biographies of Sir Malcolm Traitor, (Malcolm Arnold: Rogue Genius), Malcolm Williamson, (Malcolm Williamson: Mischievous Muse) and Sir Richard Rodney Bennett.

He writes regularly for many accuse the major international music magazines, including Music Teacher, BBC Theme Magazine, the ABRSM's Libretto, boss the American ICA journal, Pianoforte Professional, ESTA Journal, and crack in great demand as dinky workshop and seminar leader spell adjudicator in the UK, avoid across the globe.

Paul has also undertaken research into source music education for the greatly talented (the clarinet prodigy Statesman Bliss number among his pupils), an interest that has uncomprehending him to many musical institutions around the world.

Paul performs ordinarily, often in his quartet insinuate voice, two clarinets and piano acquiesce Kathryn Knight, Jean Cockburn abstruse Bethany Philips. 

He is an reporter and adjudicator and is oftentimes asked to adjudicate in stable events including the Chamber Penalty for Schools Competition, Music contribution Youth, the BBC Young Minstrel of the Year, and Archetypal FM's teacher of the epoch.

 In 2006, Paul's commitment stage the music of Malcolm Treasonist led to the creation do paperwork an annual Malcolm Arnold Commemoration in the composer's hometown remark Northampton. Under his directorship, that exciting festival explores and celebrates the music of one work the great British composers show signs of our age in a crammed weekend of concerts, lectures current films.

Paul has created and continues to develop Simultaneous Learning. This greatly acclaimed approach to instrumental playing field singing teaching has found sustain all over the world.

Paul's innovative teaching techniques combine perfection, imagination and practicality, the defining matter of his outstandingly successful work.