Keith Terrett(b.1956), is a
composer, arranger,
instrumental teacher,
trumpeter, cornettist,
flugelhornist & multi-
instrumentalist born in London.
Keith joined the British Army at
the age of fifteen, studying
cornet at the Army band school
in Bovington.
At 18 he became the principal
Cornet\Trumpet to the 'Band of
the Queen's Royal Irish
Hussars' (a cavalry regiment),
stationed in West Germany.
He has toured
the USA, Canada, Northern
Ireland, France, Belgium and
Holland during his service.
After retiring from the army in
1990, Keith took up a position
as 'Head of Instrumental Music'
& 'Band Director'; to schools in
the Cayman Islands, British
West
Indies.
From 1993-4, Keith was a
'Lecturer in Music' at the
'Faculty of Creative Arts',
'University of Papua New
Guinea', and from 1994-99,
'Principal Director of Music' &
'Chief Instructor' to the world
famous 'Band of the Royal
Papua New Guinea
Constabulary', touring Australia
and Japan in 1996 & 1998.
After a brief spell teaching in
the United Kingdom, Keith's
interest in ethnomusicology
took him to the Middle East for
a year, where he taught
classroom music in an
international school in Kuwait
City, giving him a chance to
study Arabic music more
closely.
From 2001-2006, Keith has
taught instrumental music in a
specialist music school in
Norway, where he was also the
town band director. During his
time in Norway,
Keith was invited to guest
conduct His Majesty's King's
Guard Band.
During his career, he has
performed with many artists
and orchestras including Jesse
Norman, Iona Brown,
Engelbert Humperdink, London
& BBC Concert &
Symphony Orchestras and the
Kneller Hall Band. He has
even appeared as a trumpeter
on 'This is your life' with
Eamon Andrews for the 85th
birthday of Sir
George Solti! A highlight was
his appearances for three
consecutive years in the
annual Xmas Bach Choir
Concerts in the Albert Hall, with
Sir David Wilcocks, the
London Brass, and the Kneller
Hall Fanfare Trumpet Team.
His trumpet teacher at Kneller
Hall was the legendary Ian
Mackintosh, Principal Trumpet
of the BBC S.O. During his
time at Kneller Hall, Keith had
the opportunity to
study all brass, woodwind &
percussion instruments. In
addition he studied conducting
with Frank Renton,
orchestration with Trevor
Sharp, and harmony and
composition with Professor
Gordon Reynolds.
Keith is an internationally
aclaimed composer\arranger,
writing in all genres from full
orchestra and wind band, to
steel pans and even for the
harmonica and
accordion!
His music is published in the
UK, Canada, Holland,
Switzerland, Germany, the
USA and Norway.
Keith has studied with, and
gained academic musical
qualifications from the Royal
Military School of Music, Open
University, Trinity College of
Music, Royal College of
Music, Royal Academy of
Music, London College of Music,
and the Bandsman's College of
Music in Manchester.
As a composer\arranger Keith
started arranging and
composing when in the army,
since working with children in
schools Keith has developed
flexible orchestrations
to suit each group he has
led.
Keith is currently
Director of Music at Pathways
World School near Gurgaon in
India
