Janice Gillard Studied the violin at the Royal Academy of Music with Trevor Williams and then with Ralph Holmes.

She has always been passionate about teaching and set up and directed a string scheme in a local school, teaching 30 young string players in each session.

Janice was also the musical director of a string orchestra in Blackheath for many years.

In 2003 she was awarded an ARAM by the Royal Academy of Music for services to the profession.

Currently, she has a large, private teaching practice, leads a tango orchestra and is the specialist string examiner for Trinity College London.

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