About Me

Abigail Todd provides music for dressage, music lessons and violin performances for any occasion.

Abi was born in Somerset in 1965. Her best Christmas ever was when she was given her first violin. Thanks to much encouragement (encouragement that became nagging when Abi would rather be out riding her pony!) she went on to study violin with Bridgid Kirkland-Wilson and Itzhach Rashkovsky at the Royal College of Music. Since then her enthusiasm for all types of music has been focused on teaching. Her teaching style is encouraging and innovative and she has a rapport with both adults and children.

In 2004, another delightful gift (an electric violin) lead Abi in a new direction. She saw the possibilities of using effects such as ‘overdrive’ and ‘echo’ and she embraced the chance to learn more about music technology. She now has a recording studio where she produces her own versions of a range of musical styles. She is exploring the world of traditional music from gypsy and klezmer to music from North and South America, Britain and Ireland as well as rearranging music from the classical and popular world. She uses these explorations in both teaching and performing.

“My music goes from baroque to rock.”