Anthony Purnell has a wealth of teaching and performing experience. After spending 18 years teaching class music in secondary schools he was one of the first teachers in Kent to specialise in teaching Electric Keyboard. He still teaches Piano as well! He teaches Recorder to Grade 8 and beyond and his compositions feature in the ABRSM syllabus. He also teaches Classical Guitar.
At present Anthony teaches in a number of schools: Invicta and Oakwood Park Grammar Schools, Barming, Platt, Wateringbury and Laddingford Primary Schools. He also visits homes to give private lessons.
As a performer Anthony specialises in Early Music with the group Cancionero. He plays harpsichord, a variety of lutes and plucked strings, bagpipes, crumhorn, recorder and crwth. He has even built a number of these instruments himself.