Meet the team
Eight like-minded tutors!
- Stuart PartridgeGuitar and Theory TutorStuart PartridgeGuitar and Theory Tutor
Stu has been teaching guitar and playing music professionally since 2007. He has previously taught at Yamaha Music School and Wesborough High School and started Bingley Music School way back in 2011.
He was fortunate enough to receive lessons from the extremely talented trio of Kes Loy, Darren Dutson-Bromley and Tom Quayle. Starting at 10 years old, he's played in many groups and become adept at various styles of music. He played in the ever busy violin, vocal and guitar trio - Live Lounge who he twice helped to win awards at a national level.
Stu has built a reputation of being a passionate teacher who enjoys catering to both dedicated and passive learners with a vast range of knowledge and nearly 2 decades of experience. Whilst some of his students have gone on to forge careers in music (with one even winning a very prestigious award) all of his students will continue to enjoy playing their respective instruments in whatever capacity for the rest of their lives. - Jack RoscoeMusic Production/Recording and GuitarJack RoscoeMusic Production/Recording and Guitar
Jack is a diverse musician with 15 years of experience playing guitar as well as 10 years producing and marketing music. Jack is continuing to develop his skills and is currently studying Jazz guitar/music theory.
His productions have been streamed over 200,000 times on Spotify and featured on BBC Radio Leeds on multiple occasions.
With his unique mix of experience Jack is able to deliver tailored and well-rounded lessons to his students covering topics ranging from technical guitar skills to arrangement and mixing.
- Jaden HartBass guitar, Electric and Acoustic guitar, Ukulele
Jaden is a Leeds based musician who specialises In Bass, Guitar and Ukulele. After graduating from Leeds Conservatoire, Jaden continues to work with the “Viridian Trio”, “The Soul Thieves” and a number of MD’s for musicals in the north of England. Driven by the success of his students, Jaden teaches bespoke lessons that are both enjoyable and enlightening. He creates student focused lessons that engage students of different ages and abilities. Jaden is currently working on an EP of solo Jazz Bass arrangements of both original compositions and covers. You can find more of Jaden’s work at https://www.youtube.com/@JadenHartmusic/videos
- Scott BakesDrums and PercussionScott BakesDrums and PercussionScott, who is currently endorsed by Soultone Cymbals and Collision Drumsticks has 15 years experience as a professional drummer playing in Metal, Rock and Funk bands from a young age and studying at Bradford Music College. Always learning and looking for new ways to push himself he is currently studying Latin/Jazz/Fusion music.A very passionate and well loved teacher, Scott is known to go above and beyond for his students and provide a fun environment for everyone to learn in. His drum group sessions are always full of energy and a great experience for all levels.
- Ruben MaricPiano, Keyboard, Music TheoryRuben Maric is a Leeds-based pianist and composer. A recent graduate of Leeds Conservatoire, Ruben is a member of many ensembles such as plantfood and Heritage, as well as collaborating with other artists as a session keyboardist. Despite frequently gigging around the UK playing dance-influenced jazz and soul music, Ruben's solo output is often more reserved, taking cues from his classical training, along with more avant-garde influences.You can check some of his musical offerings out herehttps://youtu.be/f9VgfAJi9f4?si=fUbnVJ6kT06QBy4y https://open.spotify.com/track/4iyCQ7stnATENxZjups1UG?si=d_poHytXS3Opl8Te7jUQCg https://open.spotify.com/track/6Kcb5y5OCJVhxoi62QOkvp?si=Ve0t7SjpRsiH3hb1MnAnpA https://open.spotify.com/track/5es7BQffg63VQUKYr8UZ33?si=I6NF4XJ8SSeLL8MKj-FA9w
- Milana SarukhanyanVocal CoachMilana SarukhanyanVocal Coach
Milana Sarukhanyan is a Bradford-based Ukrainian soprano, improviser and a vocal coach.
Amongst her operatic repertoire you can find; Elisabeth from Donizetti’s ‘Roberto Devereux’, Lauretta from Puccini’s ‘Gianni Schicchi’, Najad from Strauss’s ‘Ariadne auf Naxos’, Mll. Silberklang from
Mozart’s ‘Der Schaulspieldirektor’, Micaëla from Bizet’s ‘Carmen’ and Emilie from Rameau’s ‘Les Indes Galantes’.
In November 2022 Milana appeared in a role of Bertha in the world premiere of a new version of Rossini’s opera ‘Barber of Seville’ produced by Bradford Opera Festival and adapted by Ian McMillan
in English-Yorkshire dialect. Her work was described as ‘impactful’ by Fiona Maddocks from ‘The Guardian’ as well as ‘added a silky layer of sound’ by Natasha Meek from ‘Telegraph & Argus’.
Her career highlights include appearances on BBC Radio 3 (London) and BBC Radio Leeds, Royal Festival Hall (London), Cafè OTO (London), ONDER STROOM (Antwerp), Knuttel House (Tokyo), Teatro
del’Opera di Roma (Rome), Palau de la Música Catalana (Barcelona), Santander Festival Hall (Santander), and Glazunov Concert Hall (St. Petersburg).
Milana began singing as a young child in the Ukraine and after two years at the Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatoire in St. Petersburg, Russia, she relocated to London where she studied at the Royal
Academy of Music and graduated with First-class Honours in 2018 and a Master of Arts Diploma in 2020
Despite her rich artistic background in opera and chamber vocal repertoire, she is a passionate advocate of free improvisation and experimental staging. Her style is often described as ‘wall of
sound’, ’theatrical’, ’comic’, ‘poetic’. In 2022, Milana co-curated together with Christopher Götzen a staged experimental improvisation ‘The Artist is Present 2.0: Musical Response’ which had been
performed numerous time across Lithuania, Germany and the UK.
In the same year, she became a member of London Improvisers Orchestra, established by Butch Morris in the 1990s and shared a stage with Steve Beresford, Phil Minton, Ashley Wales and Maggie
Nicols. This year Milana together with John Bisset released her first improv album ‘Verbo I Voda’ with John which is hugely inspired by Ukrainian folklore and its context related to our times. Verbo I Voda was described by Kate Molleson as ‘beguiling’ on her Late Night BBC 3 radio show.
This autumn, she is preparing to go on her first European tour organised by European Music Collective, presenting KINK project with Guitarist Christoph Götzen and Fleitų 3 Band as well as leading vocal improvisation series of workshops. The tour includes countries such as Germany,
Netherlands, and Belgium.
More information on her artistic practice and events you can find in www.msoprano.com
- Lilla HallPiano and KeyboardLilla HallPiano and Keyboard
Lilla is a Leeds conservatoire graduate who specialised in jazz piano performance. She has been gigging across the UK over the past few years and has been involved in a variety of exciting projects covering different styles, including R&B, pop, hip-hop and jazz.
With over 5 years of experience teaching piano, Lilla has worked with a range of students, tailoring lessons to each students goals and learning styles. She is passionate about inclusive practice and enjoys working with people of all ages, those with learning difficulties and neurodiverse students. Lilla is also currently training to become a qualified music therapist, undertaking a part time masters degree alongside her teaching.
Meet the Bingley Music School team!
A group of like-minded tutors with the skills and knowledge to take you from an absolute beginner to wherever you want to be as a musician.
At our music school located in the centre of Bingley, we place paramount importance on ensuring that our teachers are active, professional musicians with extensive experience in the industry, whether that be playing regular live gigs or releasing original music. This requirement is rooted in our belief that the best educators are those who not only possess theoretical knowledge and technical abilities but also bring real-world insights and practical expertise to their teaching.
Above all, our teachers prioritise making lessons fun and encouraging creativity. They believe an engaging environment fosters a love for music and inspires students to explore their artistic potential. Whilst we do offer exams under 3 different popular syllabuses, unlike most music schools we prefer to focus on playing music in real settings like local gigs, our annual concert or just with a group of friends.
Join our group sessions
We are now running our extremely fun and comprehensive group sessions.
- Adult choir is currently run on a Tuesday at 7pm.
- Both adult and kids guitar groups run on Sunday at 1 and 2.15pm respectively.
- Drum groups currently run on Tuesday and Thursday afternoon and evening.
- Keyboard groups run on Monday evening.
What we teach
Bingley Music School is currently offering lessons in Guitar, Bass, Ukelele, Piano, Keyboard, Drums, Vocals and Music Theory.
Guitar | Bass | Ukulele
We offer individual guitar, bass and ukulele lessons tailored to your speed of learning and musical tastes.FIND OUT MORE »
Piano | Keyboard
Personalised, structured learning with formal lesson structure or informal, student-led learning.FIND OUT MORE »
Vocals
Improve your singing technique and repertoire. Get professional, no-nonsense advice.FIND OUT MORE »
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