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Sue was born in Blackpool and studied piano, cello and singing at school. After graduating from Nottingham University with a degree in Music and French she worked in the music retail business in London for 3 years before doing her PGCE. She worked as a music teacher in state schools in Harrow for 16 years and gained her Masters Degree in Education, before becoming head teacher of an independent secondary school for 7 years. Moving to Shropshire, Sue become a foster carer and set up her own business as a freelance music educator. She is the director of the Oswestry Youth Music Festival and runs her own youth choir. She has 4 children and 6 grandchildren, all of whom are musical, and 2 of them have profound disabilities. Sue is passionate about music education for all and strongly believes that every child should have access to good quality instrumental and vocal tuition.