| Graded Examinations |
| Passed the highest graded Jazz Saxophone qualification (ABRSM) dropping only three marks and giving a performance described by the examiner as "sublime". |
| Passed the highest graded Clarinet qualification (Guildhall School of Music & Drama) with honours. |
| Passed the highest graded Theory of Music qualification (ABRSM). |
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| Schooling & Further Education |
| Graduated with a First Class Honours Degree in Music (BMus) from Christ Church University in Canterbury. |
| Achieved three AS levels and three A levels; all A & B grades. |
| Achieved twelve GCSEs with 7 A* and 5 A grades. |
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| Awards |
| Rickards Memorial Prize for Outstanding Contribution to Improvised Music. |
| Scudamore Composition Prize. |