Dr Helen Dromey

Helen Dromey is Principal Teaching Fellow in Music Education and Enterprise and leads two modules (Performance Practice and Reflection; Performance Teaching) on the University’s MMus Music (Education) degree programme.

Helen graduated from King’s College London in Music and, later, in Historical Musicology, gained her PGCE at the University of Chichester, and attained her LRAM at the Royal Academy of Music. As Lead Teacher for Strings for West Sussex Music, she established String Start, a group violin-with-musicianship programme for children aged 4–7, and delivered a series of CPD programmes for instrumental teachers.

Helen is completing her doctoral research at the University of York, examining pupils’ progression beyond whole-class instrumental learning, and designing new pedagogies to improve engagement. This research draws on Helen’s wealth of experience of teaching the violin and viola in individual, small- and large-group settings, including Whole-Class Ensemble Tuition (WCET). A qualified primary school teacher, she has also worked as a Music Coordinator, delivering classroom Music across Key Stages 1–2.

Helen is also Course Leader for the European String Teachers Association (ESTA) PG Cert, supports UK Music Masters teachers through observations and consultancy, contributes resources to ABRSM’s new Teacher Hub, and continues to teach the violin and viola.