Kate is a highly experienced musician, working across a wide range of settings and disciplines. She began her career as an oboist, working in the orchestral pit for many large-scale productions across the West End and the UK, as well as recording many commercial and cast albums. Since retraining, she now combines work as an HCPC-registered Music Therapist with grade examining for ABRSM, as well as training new examiners. As a Music Therapist, Kate works with a wide variety of client groups, including children and young people with complex needs, families who are post-adoption, learning disability and neurological conditions.

Kate has also taught in schools for many years and this has presented opportunities to explore song writing, arranging, children's choral direction and conducting, alongside individual instrumental tuition on the oboe, recorder and piano. Her work for ABRSM spans locations in the UK and internationally, including Hong Kong, China and Malaysia. She is passionate about the ability of music to build bridges and connect disparate communities.

Current Research Interests

• Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

• British Association for Music Therapy (BAMT) 

• Musicians' Union

• BA in Music, King's College, University of Cambridge

• PGDip in oboe, Royal Academy of Music

• LRAM, Royal Academy of Music

• MA in Music Therapy, University of Roehampton

• Music Therapy: Work across learning disability, complex needs, palliative care, families, post-adoption and neurological conditions.

• ABRSM: Examining across the UK and internationally, including training new examiners and providing inset training for teachers.

• Teaching: Extensive teaching experience, across a wide range of settings

• Performing: Oboe/cor anglais in many shows in the West End and on tour; audio and TV recording