Edward is passionate about music education. He holds Master of Music degrees with Distinction in solo performance and in accompaniment, and prepares students for careers in both specialisms. He is a highly sought-after teacher and his pupils have won major prizes at numerous international competitions.

As a lecturer at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, he has created all of the new accompaniment modules available to students. Additionally, he has established a unique training programme focusing on working as a rehearsal pianist for symphonic choruses in partnership with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Much of his teaching work at the conservatoire centres around the skills required of collaborative pianists, such as sight-reading, working with instrumentalists and singers, and improvisation for dance.

Edward is a principal study piano teacher for the University of Glasgow and a former principal study piano teacher for the University of Edinburgh. He has delivered masterclasses at higher education institutions both nationally and internationally, served as a piano adjudicator at the Aberdeen Music Festival and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, and most recently worked as a visiting lecturer at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, delivering classes and chairing postgraduate degree-level examinations and competition juries.

Jump to professional credentials