Zoë considers herself very fortunate to have been given the opportunity to begin learning the violin at the age of 3. This sparked the beginning of her lifelong love of music.

Lucky enough to live in England at a time when music in schools and local authority music centres was well-resourced, Zoë picked up the oboe, bassoon, tenor horn and a variety of recorders whilst still at school, but it was the violin, piano, voice and guitar with which she has always had the strongest affinity. She played violin in youth orchestras until the age of 18, which introduced her to the joy of ensemble music-making and the kinship to be found amongst musicians, and in amateur orchestras as an adult, including the Cambridge Symphony Orchestra and the Saffron Walden Symphony Orchestra.

Studying singing as part of her undergraduate degree at the University of Exeter, Zoë joined The Cantors – a sacred polyphony choir which performed in venues such as Truro and Bristol cathedrals. It was at this time that she also began her private music tuition practice, initially just with voice students, but this was extended to violin students upon her return home to the West Midlands in 2003.

Having always appreciated, first-hand, the power of music to help forge bonds between people and as a method of self-expression, Zoë began an MA in Music Therapy at Anglia Ruskin University in 2006. As a result of this, she went into music tuition in therapeutic settings, including mental health charities and special schools. She did this in conjunction with her formal music tuition practice, seeing many students through exams and beyond, as well as becoming the Music Director for the student choir of Lucy Cavendish College, University of Cambridge.

Zoë worked for Huntingdonshire Music School and Peterborough Music Hub for a number of years, providing individual, small-group and whole class tuition. After this, she trained as a teacher and had a Reception class for several years, whilst holding the role of school music lead. As part of this, she established and ran ukulele clubs, school choirs and directed whole-school music and drama productions.

All-told, Zoë has been providing music education in a range of community and education settings for over twenty years now and enjoys it as much today as when she first began her own violin lessons, nearly 40 years ago. Zoë has significant experience supporting learners with additional needs, notably autism and ADHD, and is skilled at adapting her practice to best support her students.