A MUSIC teacher has opened a studio in Blaenavon after running classes over Zoom throughout lockdown. The Shining Stars Music Academy studio in Broad Street, opened by singer and music teacher Rebecca Osmond, will offer singing sessions as well as hosting piano and guitar lessons, drama sessions, music and movement for toddlers, and art classes. Ms Osmond currently works for Age Connects Torfaen to provide music therapy for young-onset dementia, and said she hopes to be able to hold a similar class at the Blaenavon studio. “Since I began teaching four years ago, starting from home and renting different spaces, it’s always been the dream to have a studio in one place with my name above the door,” she said.
“Since I began teaching four years ago, starting from home and renting different spaces, it’s always been the dream to have a studio in one place with my name above the door,” she said. “I’d been searching, and viewed a few properties, but was too nervous to take the plunge. The pandemic was the drive for me to take this leap, to find a little shop in the centre of town. “As many as 80 per cent of my pupils are Blaenavon residents - children and adults. Not only will this new studio be offering singing sessions, but I’m now also able to open the doors to many more classes.