Teaching

Or email directly to enquire on tomlyne@btinternet.com

Chart and Transcription Services
  • Lead Sheet Creation – £25/30 minutes
    Produce a concert C lead sheet including melody, lyrics and chords in your key.
    Charts produced as PDF.
  • Lead Sheet Transcription – £25/30 minutes
    Transcribe a lead sheet of melody, chords and lyrics from recording.
    Charts produced as PDF.
  • Lead Sheet with Arrangement – £25/30 minutes
    Want to add a horn section, string quartet or backing vocals to create a special arrangement of your favourite song?
    Charts produced as PDF.

To arrange chart work I prefer to have a conversation or email to discuss details of what you need. Therefore Contact me directly on tomlyne@btinternet.com or call on (+44) 07811594824 and we can work out how to proceed.

Recording and Studio Services
  • Studio quality recorded bass and guitar tracks.
    Need a special bass or guitar part for your studio production? Can produce Double and electric bass as well as steel string acoustic, nylon string classical, and electric guitar.
    Prices available on request and will reflect scope of your project. Start at £50/hr
  • Record your demo in our studio in Pathhead (Scotland).
    Full studio recording facilities available starting at £75/hr including engineer and coffee.
  • Recording packages available – please get in touch to discuss your specific requirements and prices. We can also supply musicians to perform your music.

Also for recording or studio work I prefer to have a conversation or email to discuss details of what you need. Contact me directly on tomlyne@btinternet.com or call on (+44) 07811594824 and we can work out how to proceed.

And now for something completely different

Tom’s 1 day Bread & Scone making workshops

Make Bread & Scones coached by Tom in Pathhead

SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY OFFER (JULY 2025) OF £65 per person (normally £85)
Workshops take place in Pathhead, Midlothian.

Okay then, Tom’s Bread is a 1 day introductory workshop about making bread and scones by hand. You will be shown the process, introduced to the recipes, and get busy making your own loaf and a batch of scones. The day is approximately 5 hours long including a mid-session break when everyone gets to eat the scones Tom made, accompanied with jam, honey, clotted cream, and copious teas and coffee. The workshops is designed for up to 4 participants.

£85 per workshop, 11.00am – 4.00pm on selected Saturdays in July and August. Tom will contact you with an invoice and any other information required. Workshops take place in Pathhead, Midlothian which has moderately useful transport links. Info on request.

Currently there are 2 dates available for summer 2025

  1. Saturday July 19th, 11am – 4pm
  2. Saturday August 16th, 11am – 4pm

A non-refundable deposit of £50 will be required to secure booking with the balance paid in full 1 day before the workshop. If you need to cancel and have a replacement, you may transfer the deposit to the next person.

The workshops will take place with a minimum of 2 attendees. Any less and the date will be rescheduled, or you will receive a full refund (including your deposit).

Click Here to book a day making Bread in Pathhead

Sound Walks & Creative Writing

Join Tom and Sophie for a day of sound walks and creative writing in the beautiful surrounds of Pathhead, Midlothian and their cosy cottage. Sound designer Tom will guide you through the woods and fields walking on the recently-built local path network, (all easy walking terrain,) bringing your attention to the myriad of sounds that fill the air. On return to the cottage Sophie will invite you to explore your imagination and freshly stirred senses through creative writing exercises and time and space to develop ideas, whether prose, poetry, memoir, song lyric – wherever your imagination and senses carry you.

The day is approximately 5 hours long, 11.00am – 4.00pm, including a mid-session break for homemade vegetarian soup and bread.

SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY OFFER OF £65 per person (normally £85)
Workshops take place in Pathhead, Midlothian

Summer 2025
20 July
3 August

To book or for further info please contact Sophie

A non-refundable deposit of £40 will be required to secure booking with the balance paid in full 7 days before the workshop. If you need to cancel and have a replacement, you can transfer the deposit to the next person.

The workshops will take place with a minimum of 3 attendees. Any less and the date will be rescheduled, or you can receive a full refund (including your deposit).

Testimonials

“It’s so important to reconnect with our creativity and no safer place to do it than one of these workshops.“

“A safe and nurturing space to write and create.”

“Heartfelt thanks for arranging such a useful and thought-provoking workshop. It was great to come away with tools for sparking new ideas.”