Mr Williams has been teaching piano and keyboard at Davenant since 2021. He teaches a varied repertoire and encourages practical musicianship; sight-reading, understanding harmony and theory, aural skills, composition, performance and improvisation alongside preparing students for ABRSM (Classical and Jazz) exams and other performances. He has also led various school bands, running rehearsals and arranging music ready for concert performances.

Mr Williams performs regularly for shows and functions, playing piano/keyboards, trombone and occasionally singing. He is also musical director for Chingford Amateur Dramatic and Operatic Society, running rehearsals for musicals such as Hairspray and Betty Blue Eyes, and arranging music for pantos and cabarets. 

Mr McGonagle has been teaching Acoustic, Electric Guitar and Bass at Davenant since 2010. In that time he has set up Rock and Pop bands, supported students with band and school ensemble repertoires, GCSE and A-Level performance exams, travelled on music tours as well as teaching grades.

He trained at the British Academy of New music and has spent years writing, performing, and recording original music solo, and in bands. He continues to play in function bands in a range of styles including Rock and Pop, Funk, Soul, R&B, Jazz, Blues etc.  Neil delivers lessons to develop good technique, strong rhythmic awareness and improvisational skills.  

Mr O'Sullivan teaches Drums, Music Theory and Trumpet at Davenant and previously has been a music teacher at the school. He teaches KS3 through to A-Level syllabus in West Essex, whilst closely working with Bands, Ensembles, Orchestra and Choir. Aaron studied Music at City University gaining a Distinction in DipABRSM in Instrumental Teaching as well as Grade 8 in Music Theory and then a PGCE in Secondary Music at UCL, Institute of Education.

Aaron has played Drums since the age of 8 and performing drums and trumpet since the age of 17 in many function bands, orchestras and ensembles in the London and Essex area. Performing in venues such as The Royal Albert Hall, Royal Festival Hall, Abbey Road Studios, Pinewood Studios, The Sage, Mermaid Theatre and LSO St. Lukes.

Mrs Pilgrim teaches Drama including LAMDA, Pop and Musical Singing at Davenant and her qualifications include: A.L.A.M, L.A.L.A.M & N.A.T.D. She also teaches modern and Tap dance.  She was trained at Sylvia Young Stage School and has been performing on both stage and screen for many years including Les Miserables, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, Eastenders, and several Royal Variety Performances. She has also worked as director/choreographer on several productions and her work has been performed in theatres all across Europe.

Zoe has been a LAMDA teacher for 12 years with 100% pass rate and feels LAMDA is an integral part of building confidence, communication and life skills.

Ms Davies teaches violin and viola at Davenant and Coopersale Hall schools. She has a BA/MA in music, philosophy and education from Cambridge University.

She went on to freelance as a violinist, starting her career as solo violinist for touring Irish dance show 'Spirit of the Dance'. She now performs with various orchestras/ensembles and has toured and recorded with many famous artists including Kanye West, Rod Stewart, Michael Bublé, Russell Watson and Katie Melua. Her highlight was playing on the Brit Awards supporting the rock group Muse.

Mr Gould teaches flute and clarinet at Davenant. He has also been employed as a peripatetic music teacher with Essex Music Service since 1988 to present, teaching flute, clarinet, saxophone and piano. He was a flute soloist and tenor saxophonist with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra for 8 years up to 1995.  Studying at the London College of music up to 1988, he passed three diplomas and won two performance prizes. 

Still actively runs a jazz Quartet as well as teaching. 

Miss Barker is one of our vocal coaches and runs the Davenant Chamber Choir. She has recently finished her degree studying Music at King’s College London, with a Vocal/Opera partnership from The Royal Academy of Music. Lily had a very musical childhood, firstly working with John Powell from aged 6 for piano. She then began to work with Laura Nayman and Lynda Richardson at The Centre of Young Musicians, a Division of the Guildhall with a full Vocal Scholarship. During her time there she won first prize in the Louis Watts Competition and gained her Diploma ARSM in Voice. Lily specialises in teaching Classical, Opera, Theatre and Pop.

Mr Ball teaches guitar and runs some of our bands.

Mr Peters is an accomplished drummer with over 25 years of performing and teaching experience. Having studied at the Tech Music School and the London Centre of Contemporary Music, he went on to play for and record with a wide variety of bands including Bloc Party and The Reuben Richards Soul Train, with appearances on MTV and performing at venues including The O2 Arena, the Madjeski Stadium, Hackney Empire and Union Chapel, also holding residencies at the Jazz Café and Dover Street Wine Bar.

Nick teaches at his home studio and has been at Davenant since 2007 and has a 100% pass rate for students entering Trinity and Rockschool exams. His lessons have a strong focus on technical and rhythmic studies, reading notation and developing improvisational skills.

Mr Tubb teachers Brass including trumpet, Cornet and Trombone. He also runs the Senior and Junior Concert bands and Brass Ensemble. He studied trumpet with Paul Cosh & Paul Archibald, and piano with Klaus Zoll & Tom Jackman at the London College of Music. On leaving college he spent some years as a freelance performer and peripatetic teacher. He spent three years as Head of Music at Epping St John’s where he also led the Southwest Essex music school provision at that site. He went on to be the Director of Music and then Vice Principal in one of the largest comprehensive schools in England, before now returning to his instrumental teaching passion. He is the co-author of a book of trumpet pieces and is also an experienced arranger and composer and performs regularly in theatres and concert venues throughout London and the Home Counties.

Ms Bright-Thomas has worked as a vocal coach for the past 19 years and started at Davenant in January 2024. She has taught and continues to teach at various theatre schools, dance schools, primary schools and within the Further Education sector, as a vocal coach on Pop Idol, over 20 theatre productions and I also coach regularly at Summer and Easter Holiday theatre Schools. She also teaches private one to one tuition with children aged 5+ through to adults of all ages and abilities to achieve 100% pass rate to secure places at colleges such as Brit School, Arts Ed, Sylvia Youngs, Italia Conti, Collins, Performers, Access to Music, BIMM and Urdang. Several of her students have secured roles in West End shows and National Tours such as Billy Elliott, Joseph, Fiddler On The Roof, Young Scrooge, Caroline Or Change and The Railway Children and been finalists/ final 6/12 on TV shows: X-Factor, The Voice, National singing competitions: Open Mic, Live and Unsigned and gone to successful singing groups: The Saturdays and The Overtones.