Victoria Williams

Victoria graduated from the University of Leeds in 1995 with a BA Honours in Music, specialising in Musicology. She also holds the LmusTCL and AmusTCL (distinction) diplomas in Music Theory, from Trinity College London.

Since 2007, Victoria has been teaching music theory online and by email via her acclaimed website MyMusicTheory, offering free music theory tuition following the structured syllabus of the ABRSM (Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music) and Trinity.

Victoria teaches all ABRSM/Trinity levels, from grade 1 (beginner) up to grade 8/diploma (undergraduate level) and has an in depth knowledge of both the syllabus requirements and examiners' marking schemes. As well as teaching the ABRSM/Trinity syllabuses, Victoria is equally at home preparing students for the Australian AMEB and the AP Music Theory exams taken in the USA.

Victoria's lessons break the tricky concepts of music and music theory down into easy-to-understand steps. She approaches teaching from the learner's point of view, building up on existing knowledge little by little, and avoids the “baffling with detail" stance taken by traditional music theory text books. She has an outstanding track-record with her students' exam successes, with the vast majority gaining top rated “merits and distinctions".

Victoria also teaches clarinet and piano, as well as running her local primary school band. She lives in Cambridge, UK with her three children and cat.