Performances, teaching and workshops

Cosimo explains, “When I am playing I always try to concentrate on the music rather than myself.  For me, this is the best approach and has the best results.” 

Here are some of the projects he has undertaken during his long adventure in the music business.

LIVE PERFORMANCES

2008

Hugh Burns, Avit Crispi

2007

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Celloman

2006

Nelly Furtado, Joseline Brown, Ricky Martin, Celloman

2005

Mariah Carey, LPO, SGI General Meeting (Royal Albert Hall), Celloman

2004

Peter Andre, Celloman, Hugh Burns (Session Great)

2003

Lionel Ritchie, Zucchero, Celloman, Tim Cansfield (Session Great)

2001

Eddie Grant, Junior Marvin (former Bob Marley band member), Dane Bowers, De Nada

2000

Sakoba Dance Theatre, ATFC

1999

Lionel Ritchie, Usher, Antonio Forcione, Davide Mantovani

1998

Kavana, Another Level

1997

Tanita Tikaram

1998

National Lottery Eddie Grant, Another Level, Usher

1998

Children in Need Kavana, Dane Bowers

1998

Des O’Connor Show Another Level

Cosimo started teaching, in various capacities, fifteen years ago.  In the last few years, he has taught more regularly and has a varied clientele.  He gives private lessons, workshops, teaches at schools and also youth clubs.  He enjoys teaching all those who have a passion for music and who wish to learn.  Here are some of the projects he has and continues on which to work.

TEACHING

07/2007 - present Drums teacher (private tuition) at Highgate Wood Secondary School, London

01/2007 - present Community music teacher at Oaks Park High School, Ilford (Workshops on how to assemble a band and also private instrumental classes, drums).

09/2006 - present Community music teacher at Thamesmead School, Middlesex (Music knowledge/creativity and band assembling workshops).

09/2006 - 10/2006 Music teacher at New London Orchestra (NLO), London (Music workshops with primary school children on creating music sound tracks which represent a given story or text).

09/2006 Community music teacher at Thurrock Youth Club, Essex (A workshop on creating a rock music based band).

04/2006 Music teacher at Metropolitan Black Police Association, London (Teaching performance techniques to a group of youths for their end of project show).

01/2006 - present Primary school music teacher at Mount Primary School, New Malden

10/2005 - present Music teacher at Surrey Music Service, Staines (Private tuition drums teacher at various secondary schools).

10/2005 - 06/2007 Community music teacher at The Bridge Youth club, Leatherhead (Coaching youths, who wish to create their own bands, about song structure, rhythm and specific instrument technicalities).

03/2005 - present Music teacher and instrumentalist at LPO, London (Music workshops for amateur and semi-professional musicians culminating in a performance at the reopening of the Southbank Centre, 09/06/2007.  Music workshops for primary school children culminating in the ‘Southbank Splash’ 13/07/2007 and ‘Incandescence’ 13/06/07 both performed at the Southbank).

WORKSHOPS

Teaching in workshop is different that private lessons but never the less interesting and challenging.

At Goldsmith College, Phil Mullen has been a great inspiration amongst other lecturers in the field of community music.

I have been working for Sound People in Redbridge Borough, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Fu Jam in Brent Borough and Scotland and I hope to continue these collaborations.

For more details please see CV
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