My business, your blog.

My friend Liz Broomfield is a fellow freelancer whom I met back in the day when we were both working at the Main Library, University of Birmingham. It was Bookcrossing (http://www.bookcrossing.com/) which initially made our introductions for us - I had seen many releases around Birmingham from someone called Lyzzybee. One day, such a release appeared in the library staff kitchen! I was very excited and contacted Liz through Bookcrossing.com, noting my enthusiasm to meet a Bookcrossing celeb such as herself. We met up and I was pleased to make a new, good friend that day. Before I left the library in 2006, I was able to go on at least two releasing sprees around the Edgbaston campus with Liz (bookish fun indeed!) and I went along to a couple of Bookcrossing meet-ups in Brum city centre which Liz seemed to be co-ordinating.

I believe that Liz is still working part-time at the library, but her own business, Libroediting, is going from strength to strength. As well as offering a comprehensive editing-proofreading-writing service, Liz writes an interesting and thoughtful business blog - http://libroediting.com/blog/ which she also shares on her Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/LibroEditing

I am often intrigued by the 'troublesome pairs' of words, the appropriate usage of which Liz explains on her blog, e.g. 'bought or brought?': http://libroediting.com/2011/09/09/bought-or-brought/

She also provides a wonderfully generous publicity service for fellow freelancers through her Saturday Freelancer Chat. I completed an interview for this page a little while ago which appeared on the blog last Saturday: http://libroediting.com/2011/06/11/freelancer-chat/

I was pleased and proud to read my interview (and to note how far I have come in the short time since then!) and extremely grateful to Liz for promoting Zoe Austin Music in this way. I am also continually grateful to this kind lady, who has offered me lots of helpful support and advice about setting up my own business, including talking me through my first tax return!

Here's to Liz and a continued prosperous future for her and for Libro Editing!

Facebook page

I have just started a Facebook page for my music bizz. Here it is:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Zoe-Austin-Music-Cambridgeshire/122401297852228

I hope that it helps to attract more pupils.

About me

I thought it would be useful for my first post to contain information about my music business.

I am a Music Tutor and Music Therapist operating a private practice in the Cambridgeshire area. Based in the Huntingdon district, I am able to visit music students in their homes of they are not able to come to me. I teach voice, violin, piano and theory of music at all levels and am happy to work with people from all different backgrounds and with different levels of musical experience and ability. I offer tuition in a wide range of musical styles - from Classical to jazz to folk. I am able to offer what you might call 'standard' music lessons as well as 'therapeutic/adaptive' lessons for people with learning difficulties, mental health difficulties etc.

I have around 10 years' experience of teaching music on a private basis. I worked for Dudley Music Services in 2004, Cambridgeshire Music 2010 - 2011 and will be working for Huntingdonshire Music School (HuMS  - http://www.humsa.org.uk/) come September of this year.

As well as being an experienced music tutor, I am also a HPC registered Music Therapist, practising to the ethical guidelines of the Association of Professional Music Therapists. For more information about Music Therapy and who it may potentially benefit, please read more on the APMT's website or contact me for more information: http://www.apmt.org/Info/MusicTherapy/tabid/69/Default.aspx

If you are interested in discussing Music Therapy or tuition with me further, please email za_music@yahoo.co.uk

Please continue to follow my blog and watch this space for future updates!