About Our Music School in Hillingdon, Near Harrow, Middlesex

 Active in Music established music school based in Bishop Ramsey CE School (near Harrow in Middlesex, North London) providing high-quality piano, violin, or guitar lessons to children. Your children can learn in a friendly and fun educational environment from gifted, active performers from across the globe.

Christopher and Maria Giles – Joint Principals of the North London Music School

Christopher met Maria in 2002 when they were both studying music in London. Christopher was completing a Master’s degree in performance studies following a Bachelors degree, whilst Maria was studying English anthems as part of a PhD in Musicology.

Maria has first-hand experience of the standard of music education in Russia, having trained at the piano from the age of five and then as a pianist and musicologist at the Special Music School for gifted students in Kazan. She went on to attend the Moscow State Conservatoire where she obtained a Masters in the theory and history of music and then completed a three-year postgraduate course in Musicology.

Coming from these backgrounds, it was possible to see how a combination of teaching methods and curricula would benefit British children.