TEACHING
"The children and staff really enjoyed working with her; she is a talented and creative musician, highly skilled in her art and was an inspirational and engaging teacher.
Anna was always willing to support school events outside of her teaching commitment; she never failed to attend our school concerts that were usually held in the evening.
Throughout the time I have known her, Anna has been a delight to know; she is always reliable and hard-working. Toward the pupils she was always kind and caring, they, in turn, treated her with respect and she was able to deal with the challenging behaviours of one or two individual pupils most effectively. She found no difficulty in commanding the attention of and maintaining order and discipline in a larger class such as the choir. " PAT HEYES- MUSIC CO-ORDINATOR-GREENBANK PRIMARY
" Anna enjoys an excellent relationship with both colleagues and pupils alike, and regularly gives of her own free time to tutor pupils and perform in various ensembles. She is highly respected for her inspirational teaching and positive attitude. "LOUISE HOUGH MBE-TUTOR
" Anna has high expectations of the students in her lessons instilling a good work ethic and an eagerness to improve their performance skills. Anna commands the girls respect and they thoroughly enjoy their lessons with her. She has established very positive working relationships with both students and staff. She is committed to constantly improving her teaching skills. She relishes any new challenge that she is set including adapting to changes in exam specifications in recent years. She is conscientious and thorough in her job. She fully supports the extracurricular activity at our school. Her attendance and punctuality are excellent. " HEAD OF MUSIC - ST.JOHN BOSCO
SINGING/WEDDING
" Anna's voice is magical. She reduced the whole congregation to tears. Men and woman alike. We first heard Anna and her pianist perform at a wedding we were photographing and knew they would be perfect to sing at our son's. Anna kept in touch via email for months leading up to their wedding and was punctual, professional and unassuming on the day. Anna's performance was a surprise for the bride , groom and congregation and was a highlight of the day. Anna sang " From This Moment On" and there wasn't a dry eye in the house. Many of our guests commented on how wonderful she was. We wish Anna and her keyboardist the best of luck in the future and hope to hear her sing again soon. Best wishes." KATE AND GREG- WEDDING ST JAMES WOOLTON
" I have worked with and booked Anna on several occasions. As well as being extremely talented, her dedication and commitment is second to none. I would highly recommend her for your next function or event - you will not be disappointed." CHRIS LARKIN - PIANIST AND MUSICAL DIRECTOR.
DRUMMING WORK
"In October 2015, Anna stepped in at short notice to play a wedding with my function band.Her attitude in the lead up to the gig was professional and enthusiastic asking pertinent questions and showing good familiarity with the nature of function work. When performing it was evident that she's a highly skilled player and sight reader with the technical ability to ornament the music with fills and flourishes where necessary and the stylistic understanding to appreciate when to sit back and lay down a groove. Anna was punctual,personable and helpful on the gig. She had a complete understanding of what gear was needed and setting up and down unobtrusively so that the event could as smoothly as possible. A pleasure to work with. " MATT HEARY, BAND LEADER, AMPLITUDE.