Robert Hickman

Robert is driven by a desire to help others, he focuses on teaching an understanding of core skills, giving the learner a grounding in everything they need to apply things independently, and practise the music they want to play.

Robert started playing music in 2011 after getting a transverse ocarina for evening relaxation. Since then, music has become his life, and what started as him learning the ocarina became in-depth research into the ocarina’s workings and how to effectively practise fundamental music skills such as sight reading and ear training. His research became a book called Serious Ocarina Player.

Robert also makes ocarinas with a focus on sympathetically adapting Irish traditional music to the instrument. He has also dabbled in playing many other instruments to learn their mechanics and how those mechanics influence their playing styles.