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Polly

5 (3 reviews)

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Number of students Polly has accompanied since arriving at Superprof

5 (3 reviews)

$75/h

1^st lesson free

Mandolin
Banjo

Engaging and enthusiastic professional musician and tutor with over 10 years' experience offering mandolin, 5-string banjo and Irish bouzouki tuition online and in Cambridge. Please read Superprof's T

Mandolin
Banjo

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- online

About Polly

I first picked up the mandolin as a child and I've been touring internationally in various line ups on mandolin, Irish bouzouki, 5-string banjo and vocals since my teens. I am endorsed by Eastman and I play an MD815-SB. I've been teaching for over 5 years and I'm in high demand as a tutor of mandolin, Irish bouzouki and clawhammer banjo. I teach students of all levels from beginners to advanced. I teach online classes or I can teach from your home. I have been a tutor at York St John University and I run regular one to one sessions with students of all ages in the UK. I have run workshops at festivals including Towersey and Costa Del Folk, and I was the guest tutor at Simon Mayor’s Mandolin Retreat at Kenwood Hall in Sheffield. I am known as a seasoned performer with a charismatic stage presence and passionate live delivery. I have performed at festivals including Glastonbury, Shambala, Wilderness, Boomtown Fair, Deer Shed, Larmer Tree, Festa do Avante (Portugal), Musicport, Towersey, Warwick and Folk Alliance International (CA) and I have supported artists including Molly Tuttle, John Smith, Tcha Limberger & Mozes Rosenberg, LAU and The Hot Club of Cowtown. As a session player and a composer, I have an innovative approach to writing and arranging. I am influenced by a wide range of musical styles and instruments from across the globe including the American bluegrass and old time tradition, Celtic folk, Eastern European folk, Middle Eastern traditional music, Indian classical music, and metal and progressive rock. “An authentic folk voice in a beguilingly contemporary setting. Polly's music has a lighter-than-air quality which I find utterly compelling. ” — Mark Radcliffe, BBC Radio 2 “Effervescent. ” — Sunday Times “Folk with finesse. ” — Daily Mail “Polly's highly original and unexpected tune-writing and a take-no-prisoners right hand makes for killer music. ” — Luke Plumb, Shooglenifty “She makes the tune come alive. Her playing is fantastic, positive and gutsy. Put simply, traditional players don't come any better than Polly.” — Simon Mayor

About the lesson

I love tailoring lessons to suit individual requirements and interests. It's all about your own personal musical goals. We’ll learn loads of brilliant tunes by ear, mainly from the old time, bluegrass and Celtic folk tradition. We’ll be covering fundamentals of technique, including tone production and left & right hand dexterity, as well as areas such as improvisation, chord and rhythm work, having confidence and attitude in your delivery, arranging traditional tunes and composing original melodies on the mandolin. I'll also work with you throughout our lessons to create a tailored practice routine, unique to you, and help you to explore the philosophy, as well as the application, of your practice routine. I provide audio recordings, tablature and notation of all the material that we cover so you can practise in your preferred way. What my students say - "Polly is great. She honed in quickly to point out a fundamental issue with my left hand technique. She's professional and easy going. I really enjoyed the lesson. Looking forward to the next one." Bunmi "I really enjoyed having Polly as a teacher! As a beginner I was slightly nervous but she made me feel completely at ease and was very clear and patient. Highly recommend!" Lydia "Only had one lesson so far but Polly my tutor is great. I have already learnt so much from her, I can't wait to develop my mandolin playing." Malcolm

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5 (3 reviews)

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Nicky
- 5
Perfect! Brilliantly explains how to play banjo and very patient
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Nicky

Perfect! Brilliantly explains how to play banjo and very patient
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Hayden
- 5
Perfect! Great teaching style and provides excellent advice and support.
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Hayden

Perfect! Great teaching style and provides excellent advice and support.
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Keegan
- 5
Perfect! Polly was extremely clear and practical in the lesson. Everything she told me was really helpful and I will be working on. She is extremely friendly and I think she will be a very generous and kind tutor. I have already booked my next session and I think this is going to work out very well.
I had another mandolin teacher previously who never pointed out simple things Polly did within the first few minutes of the lesson. Polly is exactly what I hoped she would be: I believe she will help me improve my technique and abilities enormously.

A great start!
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Keegan

Perfect! Polly was extremely clear and practical in the lesson. Everything she told me was really helpful and I will be working on. She is extremely friendly and I think she will be a very generous and kind tutor. I have already booked my next session and I think this is going to work out very well.
I had another mandolin teacher previously who never pointed out simple things Polly did within the first few minutes of the lesson. Polly is exactly what I hoped she would be: I believe she will help me improve my technique and abilities enormously.

A great start!

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Please note I charge £35 for 60 mins, £25 for 30 mins and, due to my busy schedule, unfortunately I do not offer my first lesson for free.

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