Talent

At South West Music School we are lucky to work with some incredibly gifted young musicians and composers from across the South West. Each of them are unique in their talents and interests and they all continue to impress us on a regular basis with their high standard of musicianship, passion, dedication and ambition.

On this page you will find profiles, achievements, recordings and videos of both our current and ex students.

Interested in joining our cohort? We’d love to hear from you! Take a look at our how to apply page for more information on how you can become a South West Music School student.

Featured Student

Hetty

Hetty

Trumpeter, pianist and vocalist | Feeder

August 2016 featured student

10 year old Hetty has been with us since 2014...

Jamada

Jamada

Pianist, Bassist, Guitarist | Core 2015 - 16

July 2016 featured student

Isabella

Isabella

Pianist, Violinist, Vocalist | Induction 2015-16

June 2016 featured student

Jack

Jack

Saxophonist | Core 2015-16

May 2016 featured student

SWMS Wall of Fame

Darren Hodge

Darren Hodge | Guitar

2012 - 2014

Darren has been astounding audiences up and down the country with his ability to take the Acoustic..

Jonah Hitchens

Jonah Hitchens

Voice and Guitar

2009 - 2015

Louise Macphail

Louise Macphail

Guitar, Voice, Composition

2013 - 2015

Some of our ex students have gone on to do fantastic things. Check out their success stories on our Wall of Fame

Latest video performances

Core Residential at Queen’s College, Taunton

Core Residential at Queen’s College, Taunton

Core Residential February 2019

Final performance

Core students – Snarky Puppy performance

Core students – Snarky Puppy performance

Core Residential July 2015

South West Youth Orchestra final performance

South West Youth Orchestra final performance

South West Youth Orchestra 2015

Wind Trio performance

Wind Trio performance

Core Residential October 2015

Latest audio recordings

Bist du bei mir by Gottfried Stolzel

Independent recording

Helena (Core student)

Take Five by Paul Desmond

Independent recording

Tom (Feeder student)

Battles in my Head

Independent recording

Jamie (Core student)