Lesson Slots Available for February

With some of my students having “graduated” after completing their high level exams, I have some rare Saturday morning slots available for students able to commit to weekly lessons year round. I also have some 2:30 pm and 3:00 pm lessons available for primary school students nearby in Canning Vale…

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Christmas Arrangements

Over 20 years I started arranging Christmas songs for the organ, which included transposing them to a singable key (quite important when carols are designed to be sung!). I got through over 30 of them, handwriting the arrangements, before I shelved them due to a lack of time. More recently…

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Coloured Music!

I’ve used MuseScore for years to notate music scores, but I’ve recently discovered that with the paid version of flat.io I can colour the note heads to create lovely colourful scores for young beginners. I sometimes ask students to colour the notes, a practise in identifying them as well as…

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Congratulations Will & Elizabeth E!

We’ve had a fabulous start to the new year, with two students sitting their first AMEB Piano (classical) comprehensive exams ever at the end of the first term – with fabulous results! Congratulations to William for receiving an A+ (High Distinction) for his Preliminary Piano Exam, and Elizabeth for receiving…

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Award for Excellence 2021

Received today; Awards for Excellence are awarded in March each year to students who have received a score of 95-100% in their theory exam the previous year. Two of my students sat Theory exams and both achieved this score, though it appears that one has been overlooked with being sent…

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Handbook for New Students

I’ve finally had the time to put together a handbook for new families! While my website is comprehensive, I’ve expanded what used to be a folder of handouts into a handy 10 page desktop published booklet with key info and step-by-step guides to getting started with some key apps.

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