Chantal Clifford
Diploma in Instrumental Teaching
Chantal Clifford was born in Belfast on the first of July 1976. She began taking piano lessons at the age of seven. Due to much appreciated encouragement from her family and teacher (Mrs Heather Andrews) she continued on to gain an A in GCSE music and B in A-Level music at her schools, Victoria College, Belfast and Methodist College, Belfast, respectively. During her school years Chantal always held a fascination for other instruments and singing, involving herself in the girls choirs as an alto, playing double bass in the orchestra, flute in the band and becoming a member of the tin whistle society..Although she decided to study Single Honours History for her degree, taken at Trinity College, Dublin, Chantal kept up her lessons on the piano with teacher Blanid Murphy throughout.During these college days Chantal began learning to play electric keyboard Lessons Lessonss for various bands and her enthusiasm for this led her to take a year - long course on the music industry after attaining her degree. This was followed by a brief period of four months playing in a sponsored traditional folk group that concentrated on entertaining elderly people in retirement homes.In 1999, feeling that she now wanted to make her career out of music, Chantal applied for a teaching diploma at the Dublin Conservatory of music and was accepted, spending three of her happiest years studying the subject she loved most and graduating with a 2:1. Click here to see reference from the Course Tutor.Throughout 2002 Chantal both taught and accompanied young musicians in Dublin. At the beginning of 2003 Chantal decided to move to London to teach. After two great years she moved back to Belfast to carry on with her teaching in April 2005.
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