Clarinet Tuition

Luan Shaw MA, PG Dip, BA(Hons), ABSM(P), ABSM(T), HonBC

Luan Shaw trained at Birmingham Conservatoire and later read for a Masters Degree in Psychology for Musicians at the University of Sheffield. In 2001, she was awarded an honorary degree from Birmingham Conservatoire ‘in recognition of distinguished work within the field of music'.

In recent years, Luan has performed clarinet concertos and chamber music at festivals and recital venues throughout the UK, on BBC radio and as part of the Banff International Festival in Canada. She is musical director of the chamber group, Ensemble Luna and, as an orchestral musician, she currently performs with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of the Swan, Orchestra Da Camera and Longborough Festival Opera.

Luan is also committed to music education and has been teaching children and adults of all ages and abilities for over twenty years; posts held include Co-ordinator of Woodwind and Brass at Birmingham Conservatoire Junior School and Head of Music at Hallfield Preparatory School. Past students have gained places in various prestigious ensembles and establishments, including the National Children's Orchestra, National Youth Orchestra, the Royal College of Music, the Royal Northern College of Music, the Welsh College of Music and Drama and Birmingham Conservatoire.

Luan runs her own series of Live Music Workshops for all ages and abilities and collaborates on education and community projects with the Birmingham Music Service, Orchestra of the Swan and the CBSO. Her clarinet duo, Carousel and quartet, Maskarade are involved in giving concerts on behalf of the Council for Music in Hospitals and the Lost Chord Project for Dementia Sufferers.

Luan qualified as an adjudicator member of the British and International Federation of Festivals in 2001 and has worked as a specialist and a generalist throughout the UK, including the National Festival of Music for Youth. Luan's most recent venture has been into the field of assessment; moderating performance components for GCE (AS Level) Music and examining Diploma candidates for the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music. She was recently invited to join the Associated Board’s Professional Development Mentor Panel.