I’ve been teaching guitar at both Shakespeare Primary and Goosewell Primary schools for 10 years now! Wow! It’s been an absolute honour and joy to work with so many enthusiastic and talented pupils over these years!

This last school year has been brilliant and many of my small groups have written and performed their own original songs! Throughout the year, we learn a range of songs and techniques; the pupils then decide if they want to continue to work on these or use what they’ve learnt to create their own song. We’ve put on shows at the schools for classes and families to attend which has been so much fun and has given the guitar pupils a great opportunity to share their work!

I created CDs for all the pupils (despite many not having CD players anymore, they still love having something physical to call theirs!) and all the original songs are available to listen to over on my YouTube teaching channel! Yay!

From songs about moving to secondary school, what each season brings or all the emotions that comes with performing, all the groups have produced the most amazing songs and I’m so proud of every pupil I’ve worked with this year.

Please take a listen and we hope you enjoy!

Please note that no AI was used in creating or recording these songs.

Click here for: GOOSEWELL PRIMARY ORIGINAL SONGS

‘Game Dimensions’ written and performed by Arabella & Arthur

‘Go Crazy’ written and performed by Darcy

‘Rock ‘n’ Roll is the Only Answer’ written and performed by Hunter & Lucas

‘Seasons’ written and performed by A, Imogen & Josephine

‘Slay Everyday’ written and performed by Bella, Eden, Millie & Ophelia

‘So Afraid’ written and performed by Azalea, Edith, Molly & Olivia

Click here for: SHAKESPEARE PRIMARY ORIGINAL SONGS

‘Better’ written and performed by Alaya, Amelia, Jack & Sophie

‘How Will You Find Me?’ written and performed by Archie & Isabelle

‘Last Time’ written and performed by Moez, Neeraj, Owen & William

‘Rollercoaster of My Life’ written and performed by Abigail, Keegan & Samantha

‘Talent Show’ written and performed by Bonnie, Fran, Hollie & Tavy

Feedback from pupils included:

‘Everything is my favourite!’

‘It always makes my day better!’

‘Music = ❤ = 😍 = me!’

‘My favourite part of guitar lessons is learning new songs and seeing friends’

‘I love Josie’s lessons, she really makes you show who you are’

‘I love Josie because she helps with anything and helps us make new songs and started my music career. I also like that she lets us do whatever song we want to do’

‘I have had lots of fun and I recommend it for people looking to learn’

‘My favourite part is the shows and writing songs’

My debut album ‘A Permanent Reminder’ is OUT NOW on all streaming platforms!

All songs were written, performed, programmed and produced by me! I’m really proud of this project, and everything it stands for! I really do hope you enjoy it! 💜

1. Broken Promises
2. Keep Your Balance
3. Might Delete Later
4. Tired
5. Better News
6. Vanilla Milkshake
7. Pushback
8. Us
9. Paper Thin Empathy
10. Never Really Here
11. Green Lights
12. Stargazer Lily
13. A Minute Later

Follow the link below to stream on your favourite platform!

https://ditto.fm/a-permanent-reminder

My debut album ‘a permanent reminder’ is out on 3RD OCTOBER.

I sat in our spare bedroom with my home studio set up writing, recording, programming and mixing alone. Not just because that’s how it has often felt to be a disabled musician but because I wanted to fully hold on to something I could control; not my health, not how the world perceives me, but my music. It’s always been my music.

I have tried my hardest to not let my disability touch every detail of my life, but the truth is, that’s impossible. It affects how you feel, think, what you believe in and what you place your hope in. I put on a mask for the outside world, and sometimes I forget to take it off for myself. So, in some of those moments where I have been truly honest with myself, I wrote these 13 songs.

This album is full of grief, love, heartbreak, joy, fear, and hope.

I’m not sure what to expect putting this into the world but I just wanted it to exist and I’m truly proud of it. Can’t wait for you to hear it.

J x

For many years, within my school guitar teaching, I have been supporting young pupils to write their own songs. This school year (24/25) is the first time we’ve posted the children’s creations online. I’m super proud of what the children have achieved – they also got the chance to perform these songs live to their friends and families before the end of term!

First up are the groups I work with at Goosewell Primary School (the children range from 7-11 years old and work in groups of 4.) All pupils play their guitars in the recordings and then can choose if they wish to sing as well! The groups choose the chords, the style and write the lyrics!

1. Bite Me (written and performed by Arabella, Amber, Arthur & Niamh)
2. Bored of… You (written and performed by Arya, Clarisse, Edith & Molly)
3. Serious Boxes (written and performed by Eli, Nathaniel, Nic & Seth)
4. No Matter What You Say (written and performed by Elliot)
5. Look Forward (written and performed by Bella, Holly, Morris & Olivia)
6. Tank for the Turtles (written and performed by Isaac & Lomond)
7. Every Warrior’s Dream (written and performed by Hunter & Nathan)
8. Girl Star Power (written and performed by Darcy, Eden, Imogen & Josephine)

Up next are the groups I work with at Shakespeare Primary School (again, the children range from 7-11 years old and work in groups of 4.) All pupils play their guitars in the recordings and then can choose if they wish to sing as well! The groups choose the chords, the style and write the lyrics!

1. Keep on Changing (written and performed by Moez, Neeraj, Owen & William)
2. Love’s Next Move (written and performed by Abigail, Archie, Keegan & Samantha)
3. Parallel Universe (written and performed by Oliver, Tamzyn, Weller & Zack)
4. Wish I Knew (written by Julia, Lauren, Scarlett and performed with Hollie)
5. Wishing for a Heart (written and performed by Alaya, Amelia, Sophie)

I released my song ‘vanilla milkshake’ nearly 2 weeks ago and the support I’ve received has been so brilliant and I’m incredibly grateful to everyone who checked out the video or streamed the song on the platform of their choice!

I wrote, played, programmed and produced everything on the track in our spare bedroom and it means a lot that people actually care enough to listen!

So, it’s pretty awesome to report that ‘vanilla milkshake’ got played on the radio!

I want to thank Chris & Zac over at Ocean City Radio Plymouth, for not only playing my track but for the very kind words! I still find it tricky calling myself a ‘producer’ so to hear that you both liked the production got me like 😁😁!

If you wanna have a little listen, the link is below – the show highlights lots of local artists and bands so have a listen – vanilla milkshake comes in at 44:23!

My new song ‘vanilla milkshake’ is out now, available on all streaming platforms.

This is the start of a new adventure for me, as there is more musical news to follow (hint, hint, it’s an album!)

Check out my new song ‘Keep Your Balance’ written, performed and produced by me! 🙂

I wrote this song as a reminder that when you’re facing challenging situations, sometimes just getting through it and looking after yourself is all you can do, and that is more than enough. I often need to remind myself this!

I put this music video together – it’s full of lots of old videos of me singing, dancing and performing! The rule was that all the videos were of me 21 years and under! Enjoy watching some vintage 90s quality camcorder footage!

Please check out the lyric video for my new song ‘Stargazer Lily’ – written, performed and produced by me. This song means a lot to me so I hope it ends up meaning something to you too.

If you haven’t managed to check out either ‘Take Care’ (2021) or ‘New Plans’ (2022) yet, or you’ve just found out about me or, you want to listen more… you can check out both EPs on YouTube for free!

Here is the ‘Take Care’ playlist:

Here is the ‘New Plans’ playlist:

Hope you enjoy! 🙂