Biography
Hannah was awarded a Master of Music with Distinction in Instrumental Performance from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire in 2018. She studied under the tuition of Mark Ashford and Mark Eden and also graduated with a First Class Honours degree from the same institution.
Originally from Devon, Hannah started learning the guitar with Des Miles and successfully participated in many music festivals and concerts across the county. She has performed in masterclasses with Xuefei Yang, Marcin Dylla and Lorenzo Micheli among many other distinguished guitarists and in 2015, she was a finalist in the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Guitar Prize.
As a founding member of Alma Guitar Quartet (with fellow guitarist Jonnie Cumming) and the Silvana Duo (with flautist Katie Sazanova), Hannah has performed in a variety of venues and festivals including Dillington Guitar Festival, Winchester Guitar Festival, Áureo Herrero Festival, Spain and at London Guitar Festival as part of the IGF Aspire Platform at Kings Place. She has performed with the National Youth Guitar Ensemble Fellowship and is a musician for Music in Hospitals and Care performing in different healthcare settings, including playing lullabies in neonatal wards.
Hannah is dedicated to making music accessible for everyone and performs concerts for children of all ages, most recently for Tiddlygigs in Taunton. As well as teaching in a variety of settings and mentoring in festivals such as Cardiff Guitar Festival and the World Youth Guitar Festival, Hannah conducts the North Devon Guitar Ensemble and has adjudicated at Leicester MusicFest. Hannah gained a place on the CBSO Learning and Participation Programme and was awarded the Postgraduate Pedagogy Prize from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire in 2017, as well as the MMus Course Prize in 2018.
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Ensembles
As well as performing as a soloist, Hannah enjoys a busy life as a chamber musician. She has performed in a variety of different ensembles, ranging from a large guitar ensemble of 25 guitarists, to pieces for guitar quartet, trio and duo and has performed commissioned compositions including Sylvan Suite for flute and guitar by Tom Chevis, Maybellene by Susie Self and Family Heirlooms by Ryan Probert for guitar trio.
Hannah is a founding member of Alma Guitar Quartet and the Silvana Duo alongside flautist Katie Sazanova and has performed in many different venues across the UK and Europe, including Dillington Guitar Festival, London Guitar Festival as part of the IGF Aspire Platform at Kings Place and Áureo Herrero Festival, Spain. She has also performed in a variety of settings with flautist Becky Chevis as part of their ongoing work with the charity Music in Hospitals and Care.
Concerts for babies and young children
““From her first note, Hannah had our audience entranced. The children loved the music and Hannah’s relaxed presentation allowed everyone to join in. Hannah is an outstanding musician and it was a pleasure to work with her.” - BabyGigs”
““Hannah Woollacott not only plays the guitar beautifully, but has a wonderful rapport with her audience. She really engaged the children who loved every minute of the concert, and we can’t wait to have her back.” - Polka Dot Concerts”
““...We were greeted with a beautiful smile...Hannah, who played the guitar and sang beautifully, had a natural flair to keep us all interested and involved...My son was interacting well and was fully involved as he danced, sang along and followed instructions. I’m looking forward to the next concert. Very educational and interesting even for adults!” - Review from a parent at a B’Opera concert
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teaching
Hannah has over 10 years experience of teaching the Classical Guitar to children and adults of varying ages and abilities and was awarded the Postgraduate Pedagogy Prize from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire in 2017. She has entered many pupils in for Trinity College and London College of Music graded examinations, with a current success rate of merit or above.
Hannah has a well informed teaching approach; she has observed many different styles of teaching in a wide range of establishments. Hannah has experience in assisting the teaching of a variety of lessons in schools and also in leading musical workshops in paediatric wards.
Hannah mentored at the World Youth Guitar Festival in 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2019, where she offered support and help to children in guitar ensembles. She is also passionate about making music accessible to everyone and enjoys performing concerts to children of all ages, performing most recently for Polka Dot Concerts.
In addition to supporting children in their learning, Hannah has taken part in musical workshops for adults with learning disabilities. She studied Further Pedagogy at undergraduate and postgraduate level at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, so as well as drawing on these diverse teaching experiences, she is able to implement a variety of different teaching methods to suit specific students.
Hannah teaches both group and solo lessons depending on the student's want and need.
For more information and rates please enquire using the contact form or call 07531 021760.
News
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Congratulations Dr @B_Woollacott, so proud!!!🎉😃 https://t.co/cEM1KdcsCq -
RT @Beth_Woollacott: So chuffed to win one of the @LboroORC (Loughborough Open Science Collective) awards! Its amazing to get recognised… https://t.co/3fJTsZpxbM
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Had a wonderful time playing for the lovely audience at Exmoor Studios yesterday, thank you to everyone who came al… https://t.co/ItunHf9CSR
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RT @LMFest2021: Meet the adjudicators! Guitar Adjudicator Hannah is dedicated to making music accessible for everyone and performs… https://t.co/AjovuXGnZl -
RT @WoollacottBeth: And it's out! Super excited (and terrified!) to hear my chat with Craig back, it was a brilliant experience to be p… https://t.co/v6zQtlIphC
CONTACT
For information about teaching, booking for an event or anything else, please contact Hannah on 07531 021760 or enquire using the form below.