Ruth is a multi-instrumentalist, and has been in bands since being a teenager growing up in Bradford. She started out on the piano and guitar, but the saxophone quickly became a firm favourite, helped by having an incredible teacher. As the daughter of two excellent teachers, Ruth is an enthusiastic educator, and has experience as band and choir leader, as well as teaching songs to children in nurseries while she was at University.
Having experienced first hand the power of a teacher who believes in instilling students with the passion for playing music, building confidence and making learning an instrument fun and engaging, Ruth is the kind of teacher who is guided by what makes her students excited and want to play, and building from there to help them develop and hone their skills.
Ruth played at the Royal Albert hall in her school band Soul’d Out at the Music for Youth Proms in 2007, and the bug for making and performing live music has never left.
She composed, directed, recorded, released and performed her debut EP with an ensemble of 12 musicians in April 2024, and her other current projects include Sheffield-Bristol based band SHRUB, improvisational music group Emergence Collective, and several other small projects. Ruth likes to have lots of different things going on at once, to keep challenging herself musically, have musical variety, and to spend more time with more excellent people being creative.
When not playing music, Ruth can be found riding her bike, cooking for friends or gobbling up a good book.
A little bit more about Tutor Ruth:
- Favourite songs: “I fell in love with David Byrne and Talking Heads back in 2017 when I joined the gym and ‘Burning Down the House’ gets me dancing every time”
- Can’t live without: “My bicycle and my pals”
- Break-time snack: “Flapjack or hummus and carrots”
- Fun fact about Ruth: “I got through the first round of the Great British Bake Off based on a rap video I sent in… if you practise a bit in between our classes I might just sing it for you!”
Ruth – Piano, Saxophone & Singing Tutor
Contact us via email to discuss Piano and Singing Lessons in Sheffield and Dronfield: info@dronfieldmusic.co.uk
