About Most Entertaining
Most Entertaining is about music students of any age or level or style, making the connection with the perfect teacher for them.
This student-teacher match is as important to a five-year old beginner looking for middle C as it is to a seasoned jazz musician looking for the sixth cadence second inversion, in the lydian scale of C. Both need an inspiring teacher. Just probably not the same teacher.
We make it easy for students to make contact with the right teacher first time, with the added guarantee of professional and reliable service.
Most Entertaining is also about the continuity of providing the right teacher at the right time. Beginner students become advanced students, and interests develop in other instruments and styles. One teacher cannot be expected to cater for the all the needs of the evolving musician. Most Entertaining is setup so it can.
Nobody likes admin, least of all musicians, so we thought making it as easy as possible for students and teachers to organise lesson scheduling and payment online would be helpful, so we make this an important part of our service.
Past
Most Entertaining was founded by Will Pickvance in 2006. It started as a group of professional musician friends with different musical instruments, styles and schedules, who could recommend students between each other. Finlay Hetherington joined the company in the early days, bringing in up-to-date teaching practices and also important security procedures such as disclosure and CRB checks
Present
Today, we have an increasing portfolio of musicians, offering lessons on a wide range of instruments and music genres across the UK. We select our teachers as carefully now as we did when the company was established to guarantee a professional service and we insist on a background check for everyone who works with us. We continually work at making the admin side of things as easy for our students and tutors as possible. We are always looking to improve this part of the service and welcome feedback all the time.
In 2009, we piloted our music workshops to offer people an affordable introduction to the guitar in a relaxed learning environment. This proved very popular and so we have since been introducing workshops on other instruments and for more specific audiences. Workshops are presently only in available in Edinburgh, but we plan to set up similar classes in other UK cities.
Beyond lessons, we are keen to get people involved in playing music. In groups, in public, we put on a number of events thorughout the year where our students can jam, perform, record, get out and play. Follow us on Facebook to keep up with all the latest events.
Future
Keeping the personal touch with our students and the careful selection of dedicated music teachers will continue to be at the core of the Most Entertaining ethos.
As we develop, we plan to build on educational platforms and strive to use up-to-date technologies to make music lessons more accessible and rewarding than ever. Among our future plans are online lessons, online music forums and online jam sessions.
Founders
Will Pickvance
Will Pickvance is a pianist, composer, and performance artist. Previous posts include Musical Director at Skibo Castle, Scotland and a number of West End residencies.
"When I was growing up, I loved playing the piano but dreaded piano lessons. Most people don't have connections in music and so finding a mentor for yourself or your child can be hit and miss . With Most Entertaining, I wanted to set up a place where people could come to make that connection."
Finlay Hetherington
Finlay Hetherington trained at both the Royal Northern College of Music and University of Manchester, specialising in trumpet. He previously worked as a secondary school music teacher and brass instructor for Edinburgh City.
"Everybody should be able to enjoy playing music. As well as being a great way to express yourself, it can be relaxing, sociable and above all, fun. Through Most Entertaining, I hope to make music accessible and affordable to people from a wider range of ages and backgrounds, whether it be with one-to-one lessons or group learning."