Piano
In addition to piano tuition - piano accompaniment, vocal repetiteur and performance coaching is also available
Jocelyn teaches pupils all ages - from five years upwards and all stages from beginners to diploma/degree level, as well as those wishing to have ongoing post-graduate coaching and recital/competition preparation.
Jocelyn has a unique ability to relate immediately to her students and pupils, who find her enthusiastic and personable demeanor inspirational and a joy to work with. She believes that learning must be fun as motivation is very important, and formal examinations are an option. She regards each pupil as an individual and develops a tailored programme to match his or her abilities and aspirations.
Her teaching also includes a great deal of work with ADULTS - either those who want to start as beginners or those who learned when they were younger and wish to pick up their piano studies again with renewed enthusiasm!
Jocelyn is a world-renowned duet performer and Steinway artist. She believes that playing piano duets enhances learning and helps to make the observation of rhythm and the practice of sight-reading enjoyable, teaches the student how to interact with other musicians and learn the demands and responsibilities of ensemble performance.
Her forty years of performing and teaching experience, make her an invaluable asset to young (and older) instrumentalists and singers who benefit from her expertise and understanding as an accompanist and performance coach whether for an exam or recital.
Jocelyn’s students’ achievements are proof of her teaching, performance coaching and accompanying skills. Many of these students comment on how easily Jocelyn is able to put them at their ease and inspire them to improve and achieve their goals.
Accompanying :
Jocelyn Abbott has an illustrious accompanying and performing career which began while still a student in Canada when she was chosen by the British Columbia Government to partner its instrumental and vocal candidates in the Canadian National Festival.
Following post graduate studies at the Royal Academy of Music and receipt of the prestigious Recital Diploma in 1979, she went on to perform world-wide as accompanist, soloist, and chamber pianist in the UK, Canada, the United States, France, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Australia and New Zealand. She has broadcast for the CBC, Radio Canada, BBC, Classic FM, Radio New Zealand and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Jocelyn Abbott is an honorary Associate of the Royal Academy of Music for distinction in the profession.
She has impeccable qualifications - ARCT, BMus, LRAM, DipRAM, FISM, ARAM - having had many years’ experience working with countless professional singers and instrumentalists globally as a collaborative artist, répétiteur and coach. She has a special interest in working with aspiring young musicians not only in accompaniment but in the coaching of performance techniques including dealing with the anxiety that performance can involve.
Jocelyn Abbott is a Steinway Artist.
Specialisms
Instrumental Accompaniment, Vocal Accompaniment, Vocal Repetiteur, Musical Theatre, Musical Direction, Vocal Coaching
Piano soloist, accompanist and chamber pianist. Producer of 'Business of Performance' graduate programme. Musical career counsellor.
AGENT: Cubitt Music Management
