Lynnette Cruickshank - Music Tutor

About Lynnette Cruickshank

Based in Leith, Edinburgh - I am an enthusiastic and motivated teacher who believes in a fun learning environment tailored to each individual student.  

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After studying through Abertay University at Edinburgh college, I received a BA in Popular Music Performance with distinction. The degree had a principle study in vocals, however I also teach piano, flute, recorder, music theory and I play guitar and bass. On top of my degree, I received a distinction for my grade 8 pop vocals exam.

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My vocal experience is vastly varied, as I have sung in many different styles – including classical, musicals, rock and pop.

I am PVG certified.

I love to put a fun spin on my teaching and have recently come up with a wee cartoon character "Shelly the Snail" to help my students with slowing down while playing.

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I enjoy performing and composing and I released my first album, “Battery Powered” in July 2013 under the Nom de Plume Llennett.  During my degree, I began writing an original musical called “The Cassandra Effect.”

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I have three cats: Bagheera, Charcoal and Kali, and I am a mum. My pronouns are she/her/hers. The photo is from when I performed with my first band. Photo by Mark Holloway.

Teaching Experience

I began teaching in Autumn, 2013, at Dads Rock Academy. After a year of volunteering, I was given the role of Lead Vocal Tutor.

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In early 2015, I worked at the Portobello Music School for a term as a vocal coach.

Then, in August of 2015, I began teaching multiple instruments at Lamp House Music in Haddington.

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Since 2017, I have started teaching from home and when the pandemic hit, I moved all lessons online.

I set up 2 choirs: "Melody Mummies," which was a choir for mums (or any type of guardians) and babies and an evening choir called "Sing & Gin." Sadly they're not currently in action at the moment, as they took a back seat due to the pandemic and I decided to focus primarily on teaching and my 2 bands: my solo band Llennett & and I play bass in  Auntie Vicious.

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Demo Recording

I offer a demo recording service (temporarily on hold due to covid restrictions)

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Do you need to send in a demo to colleges or universities?

Or do you have something else in mind?

I have recorded for people in the past for birthday presents and wedding gifts.

I charge £15 per hour up to a maximum of £50 per track.

If you wish to use a pre-existing backing track, that works well. I can also offer to create a custom backing track. See below for examples.

Please get in contact to discuss this further, as it will be based on the individual.

Here are some examples of my recording work with various artists.

The first features Melanie Maie singing "Radioactive" with a pre-bought backing track.

The second features Caroline Reid singing "The Skye Boat Song" using a backing track made with "iReal Pro." This software can create a backing track simply by inputting chord names in sequence.

The third features Llennett singing an original song, "While you Mourn." This backing track was made from scratch using "Logic Pro."

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I am more than happy to create backing tracks for each individual. Pricing depends on the amount of time it takes to create one.

Testimonials