Artpeggios is a well regarded London-based music tuition agency owned and run by Benjamin Gasiglia and Ash Cloke.
Created in 2011 by Guillaume Bonpun - a keen amateur bassist and successful City financier - and Jacques Nazaire - a professional musician and artist - Artpeggios was inspired by the belief that music and art is crucial to education... and life!
In 2017 Guillaume and Jacques passed the baton to Artpeggios' current director, Benjamin Gasiglia. A professional guitarist, composer and session musician, inspired by philosophy, literature and art, Benjamin grew up in a musical family, his mother is a singer and pianist in Paris and his grandfather was a professional jazz guitarist also in Paris during the 1940s, 50s and 60s, performing with many of the greats at the time. Benjamin has taught with Artpeggios since 2011, maintaining his predecessors' holistic approach and exploring new plans for integrated performance opportunities. He leads Artpeggios' development as a standard-bearer for innovative and exceptional teaching.
Ash Cloke joined Artpeggios in September 2018. She taught herself piano and guitar from the age of 12. By the age of 19 she had written over 100 songs and fronted two bands. After a hiatus from music when she studied medicine at Kings and English Literature at Oxford and had careers both in the City as an Investment analyst and as a doctor specialising in Cardiology as well as having a family, she returned to her first love and now enjoys playing and singing - sometimes with Benjamin! As a returnee to music, she is passionate about encouraging adults to learn to play - both for the physiological, psychological and social benefits and because it’s a beautiful gift to your soul.