Trainee Music Teacher - Friyan
Partnerships Co-ordinator
About Profile
About Friyan
Friyan is an aspiring secondary Music teacher with a strong academic and practical background in music performance, conducting, and pedagogy. She holds an MMus in Music from Royal Holloway, University of London, and a BA in Music, Psychology, and English. Her experience combines individual instrumental teaching, classroom music delivery, and active professional performance work.
Friyan has developed relevant teaching experience across both primary and instrumental settings. She currently teaches individual piano lessons in multiple primary schools and delivers early musicianship classes for children aged 3–6. These roles include lesson planning, preparing students for music examinations, and adapting teaching approaches to suit different ages and abilities.
She has also worked as a Music Cover Teacher, delivering group music lessons and ensuring continuity across classes. In addition, her previous experience as an online piano tutor involved both one-to-one and paired lessons, requiring strong organisation, communication, and adaptability.
Friyan demonstrates secure subject knowledge and a clear understanding of music pedagogy. In her micro-teaching session on rhythm revision for Year 8, she delivered a structured lesson focused on listening, rhythm, and composition skills. She incorporated collaborative activities including rhythm grids and rhythm telephone tasks, showing an understanding of active learning and engagement through practical music-making.
Her strengths include empathy, teamwork, and creating positive learning environments. She demonstrates awareness of the importance of student confidence and emotional safety within music education. Her reflective understanding of pedagogy is further supported by postgraduate study, including a Music Pedagogy module focused on engagement, adaptation, and inclusive practice.
Friyan’s wider musical experience strengthens her classroom potential. She has performed extensively as a pianist, conductor, and choral musician, including performances at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, London Games Festival, and Royal Holloway showcases. She has also held leadership positions such as Musical Director, Deputy Conductor, and Academic Representative, demonstrating organisation and responsibility within collaborative settings.
She is reflective about her development areas and recognises that she can overthink decisions and lose confidence in her initial judgement. As a trainee, she will benefit from continuing to build confidence in whole-class secondary teaching and behaviour management within larger classroom environments.
Friyan demonstrates a sound understanding of safeguarding procedures. She recognises the importance of listening carefully to students, not promising confidentiality, and reporting concerns promptly to the DSL in line with school policy.
Overall, Friyan presents as a knowledgeable and reflective trainee with strong musical expertise and relevant teaching experience. With continued development in classroom confidence and secondary classroom practice, she has clear potential to become an engaging and effective Music teacher.
Strengths
- Strong academic background in Music, including MMus-level study in the UK
- Experience teaching individual piano lessons and group musicianship classes across different age groups
- Secure understanding of music pedagogy and active learning approaches
- Extensive practical music experience as a performer, conductor, and musical director
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, supporting positive student relationships
- Experience planning lessons and adapting teaching for different learners
- Leadership experience through conducting, directing, and academic representative roles
- Reflective and empathetic approach to teaching and student development