The Music Makers was founded and is ran by Mark Rolfe grew up in Nottingham and as a child taught himself to play piano, drums and guitar and has been actively involved in music since. Mark spent most of the mid-nineties and early 2000's as a live musician touring and playing throughout Europe with the band Lorna, which also included a celebrated concert in Hollywood, California in August 2005. In the summer of 2000 having just started working at Nottingham Girls' High School, Mark signed a 25 year deal with EMI International Publishing as a songwriter and composer. Inspired by the joy of Music Education, Mark returned to Education in 2003 studying Music Theory, History and Composition and developed a keen interest in the life and works of Edward Elgar, Aaron Copland and Neo-classicism. After working at a school run Easter music course in 2007, Mark decided to form The Music Makers business in 2008.
Mark is a passionate educator teaching Classical and Electric Guitar and Music Theory alongside running many orchestra's, chamber ensembles and bands.He has a keen interest in Key-stage 1 music and has recently started running Handbell and Ukulele Orchestras. Mark holds a Bachelors Diploma in Music, A Diploma in Guitar, Grade 6 in Clarinet and is registered with the RGT (The Registry of Guitar Tutors) and is currently towards a ALCM in Acoustic Guitar and currently revisiting his first musical love by learning the violin. He is a keen composer and arranger away from his work with Lorna as is currently working on a suite of modern classical music pieces for Harp, 'Cello, Clarinet and Piano. . As well as having a huge love for Classical and traditional music, Mark is also a an enthusiastic advocate of contemporary music genres such as indie, rock and folk music and is a big fan of Neil Young, Bjork and many underground bands and singer songwriters. Alongside writing, playing and performing music Mark is a huge animal lover and lives alongside his wife Sharon, with Juno the cat and Belle the pug dog!