About AL Hodgson – Musician, Composer & Educator
Based in Weybridge, Surrey, UK, AL Hodgson is a professional musician, composer and music educator with over three decades of experience in performance, composition and teaching.
AL's musical journey began as a Cathedral chorister, followed by a music scholarship at secondary school and five years of university-level music study. Since 1991, he has enjoyed a varied career as a freelance musician and musical director, with professional engagements spanning television, radio, cruise ships, chart albums, national theatre tours, and private and corporate events.
Composition and Creative Projects
Composition has always been an important part of AL's musical life. Over the years, he has developed an extensive catalogue of original music for choirs, schools and music educators, ranging from choral works and children's songs to complete musical productions and classroom teaching resources.
His main current project is Reditus, an original musical combining adventure, humour, history and a little time travel. Set against the backdrop of ancient Pompeii and the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, Reditus follows a group of modern-day archaeologists whose discoveries lead them into an extraordinary adventure in the Roman world.
Written with young performers in mind, Reditus brings together AL's experience as a composer, storyteller and music educator.
Explore Reditus – AL Hodgson's original musical, or browse his original music for choirs, schools and educators at Lexana Music.
A Career in Music Education
Alongside his professional performing and composing career, AL has spent much of his working life in music education.
Beginning in 1998, he held teaching and leadership positions in UK primary and secondary schools, including more than 20 years as a Director of Music. During this time, he helped revitalise three struggling music departments, championed the importance of music within school leadership, and developed a complete, bespoke Key Stage 3 music curriculum.
After more than two decades leading school music departments, AL stepped away from departmental leadership in September 2025, initially returning to classroom teaching. He has since retired from salaried school teaching altogether, allowing him to concentrate on private tuition, composition and his own musical projects.
AL remains passionate about music education and continues to draw upon his extensive classroom experience when creating new resources for young musicians and their teachers.
Private Music Tuition in Weybridge, Surrey
AL now divides his professional time between composing, developing original musical projects and teaching private students.
He offers private tuition in piano, flute, saxophone, music theory, music technology (primarily Cubase and Sibelius), GCSE Music and A Level Music.
Find out more about face-to-face music lessons or email info@lexana.uk to enquire.