Courses and teaching

Martin Outram is Lionel Tertis Professor of Viola at the Royal Academy of Music, London. He is also in great demand as a chamber music coach and mentor.

For nearly twenty years he gave  annual masterclasses as part of a well-established exchange with Professor Tatjana Masurenko at the Hochshule fur Musik und Theater Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy in Leipzig. He also receives regular invitations to give masterclasses at other major institutions in the UK and abroad.

He hosts an International Viola Summer School at Benslow Music Trust, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, UK usually during July or August. This course is attended by conservatoire students, professionals and teachers.

Martin also leads regular one-day viola courses for amateurs and less-experienced players at Benslow Music Trust, in Ilkley, West Yorkshire and in Dorchester, Oxfordshire. These courses take place throughout the year and details can be obtained from:

www.benslowmusic.org

www.oxfordrehearsalday.org

Martin is asked to lead other courses throughout the UK on an individual basis. Please contact him if you are interested in him leading a Viola Day in your area!

Online teaching

Martin is happy to give online lessons. He has successfully done this with students as far afield as China, North America and many European countries. Please use the contact form to arrange a lesson!