Available at school are our music tutors who teach a variety of instruments, piano, guitar/ukulele and drums.

Piano - Cecilia Pascoe & Adele Langlands

Celia Pascoe has been a private tutor in the school giving piano/keyboard lessons for over 14 years. There were initially 6 students in 2007 and this year a record number of 36 pupils are now learning piano. Another tutor, Adele Langlands started at WMS this year teaching the beginning students. Lessons are held at school throughout the day on Wednesdays and Fridays for Celia and Friday mornings for Adele. They are grateful for the support and encouragement from the WMS staff to them as private tutors and also to the children who are able to leave their class to go to music lessons. At this stage their timetables are full, but Celia and Adele are happy to take contacts for a waiting list. Priority is given to older students and pupils who have learnt before. Lessons are 15 minutes for beginners and 20 minutes for those who have been learning longer. (More information attached)

Please direct any enquiries to: adelelanglands@gmail.com or 03 3187112 cecilia.pascoe@gmail.com or 03 3181130   

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Drums - Aidan Stewart

Aidan’s drumming experience spans fourteen years and has been teaching at West Melton School since 2019. He has a Bachelor of Music Arts(BMus) from the Ara Institute of Canterbury and has a Grade 8 Distinction from Trinity College London. He has played in numerous bands including brass bands, covers/wedding bands, a jazz band and a high school rock band which won people’s choice award at Rockquest in 2010.

In addition to teaching drums he is skilled in the Drumsense program, Trinity College exam syllabus’s and music softwares such as Logic Pro X and Sibelius. Teaching privately and in numerous schools is now his full time job and has been for eight years.

Contact Aidan for lessons by email; aidan.s.drum@gmail.com and please provide your name and number, child’s name, classroom, experience and year level. 

Guitar Tutor - Hamish Ellis

Hamish has a Bachelor of Contemporary Performance (with honors) and specialises in contemporary performance based in rock and pop and jazz harmony/theory. His tutorship could help you to nail that guitar solo, build your rhythm chops, develop improvisational skills and songwriting to help you on your journey to pursuing a musical career.  

For enquiries please contact Hamish on 027 358 8444