Mike has taught at the Junior School of the Royal Northern College of Music and has worked as a consultant with students from the Royal College of Music and with the Big Band of the Royal Northern College of Music. Specialised individual tuition is available for pre-audition and pre-conservatoire candidates, specialising in contemporary four-mallet marimba techniques and repertoire. Ensembles and sectional tuition is also available for most configurations including big bands and salsa/latin-jazz groups as well as the more traditional settings.