A relatable, down to earth and highly experienced GCSE, A Level, composition and music theory tutor

Jack Ledger-Dowse is a friendly and down-to-earth tutor who is active in the music industry and can impart experience-backed knowledge in many areas of music. Jack is a composer who writes music for film and concert music, and also arranges. He is a scholar and alumnus of the world's number one music conservatoire, the Royal College of Music, London.

Areas taught:

-Music GCSEs, A-Level and other school-based music curriculum
-Music theory including all ABRSM grades (including up to grade 8)
-Music composition (both concert/classical music and music to picture and related skills like orchestration and making demos using virtual instruments)
-Music production including using Logic Pro and GarageBand for music creation

He has scored a wide range of projects, including Wavelength (2025, Toffee Hammer Productions), Past Life Whispers (2023), and A Candle (2022, dir. Christ Heart), which won ‘Best Super Short Film’ at SWIFF USA. He also composed the score for The Club of Gods (2023, dir. Hardik Parikh), awarded ‘Best Asian Film’ at the Milano Indie Movie Awards, and Pinch and Ouch (2024, dir. Nicole Kent). His work also spans animation (Celestia, 2023), documentary (Memories of a Past Life, 2024), and commercial projects for brands including Namsû. In late 2024, he collaborated with MuseScore on his piece Umoya Wesihambi — a vibrant, high-energy, animation-style miniature, which was featured on MuseScore’s official Instagram and quickly gained wide engagement across the community.
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As an orchestrator and copyist for Charts of London, Jack has contributed to high-profile productions such as Citadel (Season 2), Project Motor Racing, and music for Disneyland Paris. During his time as Co-President of the Royal College of Music Film Scoring Society, he interviewed Lord of the Rings composer Howard Shore and hosted discussions with other major figures including Mychael Danna, James Newton Howard, and Pinar Toprak.
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In 2024, Jack was commissioned by the Speaker of the UK House of Commons to write music celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Commonwealth, conducting two performances of his Anthem in Parliament. That same year, his brass band piece Ascension won second prize in the European Brass Band Association’s Composition Competition and was premiered by the world-renowned Cory Band in Palanga, Lithuania. In 2023, his fanfare Prince Consort Calling won the Royal