About Henry (The Doctor) Salmon – Keyboard tutor

Henry started to learn the Piano at the age of seven, however it was not until he heard the brilliant Roy Bittan on the piano in Meatloaf’s ‘Bat Out of Hell’ and Dire Straits’ ‘Making Movies’, that he decided to hang up the football boots (at least for a few years) and concentrate on the Piano.

Henry attended Stratford College completing a BTEC ND in Popular Music, which gave him the opportunity to learn and experience many different styles from Irish music to contemporary art music.

After completing his degree at Dartington College of Arts, Henry wrote and recorded a solo album incorporating his love of rock, jazz and classical music.

Since leaving university Henry has been busy composing pieces for television documentaries as well his own solo album. Henry performs regularly in local bands as well as with a band from Plymouth called The Turn. Henry also plays at the Baptist Church in Chipping Campden, where with vocal coach Anna Stamp, he started Solid Ground Gospel Choir.

Over the past two years Henry has completed his Qualified Teacher Status at Winchcombe School and now looks forward to teaching Piano and Keyboard at The Musical Box.

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All teachers at The Musical Box have been fully checked prior to employment through the Criminal Records Bureau, and are required to renew their CRB certificate when they expire to ensure the highest degree of safety and security within The Musical Box school of rock.

Fave bands:	Toto, Alter Bridge, Within Temptation, Led Zepplin, Cream, Dire Straits and countless more.
Likes:	Music, performing, composing, practicing and listening, Football (playing and watching) my wife’s cooking, going to church, watching Doctor Who, eating, sleeping and drinking Guinness.
Dislikes:	Wasps, really slow drivers when in a rush, people who call at the most inappropriate moment to try and sell something and BADGERS ARE HIS MORTAL ENEMY.
Best day:	My Wedding Day 25 April 2009.
Favourite gig played:	They are always fun.
Favourite gig seen:	Either Eric Clapton at NEC or Alter Bridge at the Carling Academy.
Musical Heroes:	Roy Bittan, Alan Clark, Sergey Rachmaninov, George Gershwin, Oscar Peterson, Elton John, Billy Joel, Rick Wakeman.
Little known fact:	I was in the film King Arthur with Clive Owen and Keira Knightly (I played peasant no 147 in the last scene). And I got to meet David Tennant at the press party of Hamlet in 2008 at the RSC.