{"id":2,"date":"2025-08-24T18:33:55","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T17:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/delphine-garcia.co.uk\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-04-23T21:31:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T20:31:23","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/delphine-garcia.co.uk\/","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border is-style-rounded wp-duotone-unset-1\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/delphine-garcia.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-24-at-21.15.52-copy-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-top-left-radius:20px;border-top-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:20px;border-bottom-right-radius:20px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/delphine-garcia.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-24-at-21.15.52-copy-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/delphine-garcia.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-24-at-21.15.52-copy-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/delphine-garcia.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-24-at-21.15.52-copy-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/delphine-garcia.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-24-at-21.15.52-copy-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/delphine-garcia.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-24-at-21.15.52-copy.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hello, I\u2019m Delphine, a London-based music teacher and multi-instrumentalist (piano, ukulele, voice, accordion). I work with young learners to adults, building solid musicianship and confidence at the keyboard, and supporting exam goals including ABRSM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I specialise in <a href=\"https:\/\/delphine-garcia.co.uk\/index.php\/early-years-music-education\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"9\">early years<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/delphine-garcia.co.uk\/index.php\/piano-lessons\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"12\">music theory, and piano<\/a>. My sessions are dynamic and age-appropriate, balancing clear structure with creativity so students stay engaged and progress steadily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I tailor lessons to each student: I create my own learning helpers, music cards, pattern-recognition games, and ear-training activities, and write personalised arrangements to keep motivation high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/delphine-garcia.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-24-at-21.09.07-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/delphine-garcia.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-24-at-21.09.07-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/delphine-garcia.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-24-at-21.09.07-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/delphine-garcia.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-24-at-21.09.07-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/delphine-garcia.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-24-at-21.09.07.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Choral work and <a href=\"https:\/\/delphine-garcia.co.uk\/index.php\/accompaniment\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"29\">accompaniment<\/a> are part of my toolkit. I\u2019ve led children\u2019s choir sessions and conduct ensembles, which keeps my teaching practical, collaborative, and performance-focused.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I trained in France, earning the State Diploma in Music Teaching, with further studies in piano accompaniment and music theory at the conservatoires of Bayonne and Bordeaux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>I moved to London in 2020, spent 2022\u20132024 in France for family reasons, and I\u2019m now back, and focused on helping young musicians (and their parents) find joy, focus, and real progress in music.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>When I\u2019m not teaching, I\u2019m performing (Scottish Choir vocalist, keys in a London cover band, and piano accompaniment) and creating arrangements across classical, folk, and pop<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/delphine-garcia.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-24-at-21.04.39-1-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/delphine-garcia.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-24-at-21.04.39-1-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/delphine-garcia.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-24-at-21.04.39-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/delphine-garcia.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-24-at-21.04.39-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/delphine-garcia.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-24-at-21.04.39-1-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/delphine-garcia.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-24-at-21.04.39-1.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello, I\u2019m Delphine, a London-based music teacher and multi-instrumentalist (piano, ukulele, voice, accordion). 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