Helen Standing

BA BAHum BSc DipMus CTABRSM MISM

Music Teaching & Performance

Helen has taught music privately / in West Wales Schools

since 1999 and is a member of the

Incorporated Society of Musicians (ISM).

Helen studied Music and Education

with Trinity College Carmarthen / The Open University,

graduating with Bachelor of Arts (honours).

In 2002, she gained the Certificate of Teaching with ABRSM.

Helen has performance qualifications in

piano, singing, saxophone, clarinet and violin

and has performed these disciplines in

various classical / modern ensembles.  

Helen has also played pop/rock/jazz drums in various groups

and was a member of Tenby Brass Band in the early 2000s.

She is Music Leader at Hebron Baptist Church.

Helen enjoys playing impromptu informal piano recitals in quirky places and has performed TV themes at Basildon Park (filming location for the 2013 Downton Abbey Christmas Special), the RIBA short-listed Birmingham Library and St Pancras International Station. In summer 2016, Helen spoke about performing and teaching on BBC Radio 4's The Tim Vine Chat Show.

 Art & Design

Helen later returned to Open University achieving

BA(hons) Humanities in 2010 and

BSc(hons) [Design & Technology] in 2012.

Other Interests

Since 1998, Helen has been a

Youth Work Volunteer at Hebron Baptist Church.

As well as leading weekly activities for young people,

she organises the annual Holiday Club, providing songs,

crafts, games, artwork, interactive PowerPoint quizzes,

set design/construction and puppet shows.

Helen also produces media resources for the church,

its website and international charity fundraising events including quiz nights and car treasure hunts.