Meet the Piano Teachers at Shine Music School

Claire
Bachlelor of Music Performance
Claire comes from a very musical family in Adelaide. Both Claire’s parents are piano teachers and so there was only career in mind for Claire from the time she could sit up and talk. Claire loves teaching both contemporary and classical music to both beginners and adults. Despite Claire’s wide teaching style, she has a very defined teaching philosophy of ‘ Real piano players play classical music’.

Julia
Bachlelor of Music Performance
Julia loves to teaching using lots of clapping, listening and drawing games to ensure all students have plenty of fun and engagement during their lessons. Julia comes from a very musical family where everybody in the house plays more than one instrument.

Jamie
Bachlelor of Music
Jamie has completed her bachelor of music and is now studying a masters of education. Originally from Melbourne, Jamie now calls Sydney home and enjoys passing on the joy of music to all her students.

Trisha
Bachlelor of Music
Trisha has taught singing and piano to all ages of students and believes that all students can learn to use their voice to produce music and also enjoy playing the piano! Each student is given individual goals to work with and have often been found jumping around the room singing and breaking through any initial shyness.

Angela
Bachelor of Music
Angela is a multi-talented teacher proficient in piano and violin. Angela’s experience also involves teaching students with special needs, and has worked with many students preparing for recitals and eisteddfods.

Cassandra
Bechelor of Music
Cassandra participates musically in both ensembles, choirs and also handbell performances. Cassandra likes to engage her students with fun games and activities to help them develop their musical understanding and techniques.

Anna
Bachelor of Liberal Studies
Anna is a regular composer and performer in venues all around Sydney. She aims to share her passion for performing and playing with all her students. Anna has a very high energy personality which always keeps her students very excited for every class.

Carolyn
Bechelor of Law
Carolyn is very passionate about piano and cello and has spent many years teaching. Caroline loves to engage young and old with fun and interesting exercises to help promote fun and technical development.

Anna
Bachelor of Music (Performance)
Anna is a piano teacher who also love to work out. She loves the gym and still plays Oz tag. Anna focuses on piano playing technique and note reading to ensure students build the correct foundations to enjoying the piano.

James
Bachelor of Music
James is a composer and a performer. Many students enjoy James’ unique approach to teaching music foundations and theory. James also loves to teach jazz and contemporary piano to both beginner and intermediate students.

Jessica
Bachelor of Music Education
Jessica is another one of our multi-talented teachers, skilled in violin, piano and saxophone! All of Jessica’s students enjoy her smile and fun approach to teaching.

Ruth
Bachelor of Music Performance
Ruth enjoys teaching young beginners using little stories and games to make it lots of fun to learn piano. Another classical enthusiast, Ruth uses all her performance and education skills to create excitement and development for all keen piano students.

Chloe
Bachelor of Music
Chloe is a very creative piano teacher who enjoys showing her students how to have fun on the piano through games and exercises. You will always see a smile of Chloe’s face and also her students before and every class.

Tyler
Bachelor of Music Performance
Tyler is a teacher of many talents. Not only does he teach piano he has previously taught English internationally and also junior tennis. Tyler has performed and taught with people of diverse backgrounds and cultures with different tastes in music.

Helen
Bachelor of Music Performance
Helen is an active film and tv music composer, balancing this with her other great passion of teaching music. Her composition works have been featured on the ABC, SBS, short films, musical theatre and TV commercials for Nissan cars! Helen is multi-talented and teaches clarinet, saxophone and piano.

Nataliaa
Bachelor of Music
Nataliia is a violin and piano major and is fluent in Spanish, French, and Russian and of course English. Nataliaa’s gentle approach has been developed with her time spent as a counselor in the USA.

Nicholas
Bachelor of Music
Nicholas has participated in accompanying and choirs all his life. Nicholas finds great joy in playing and teaching music.

Sasha
Bachelor of Arts
Sasha has taught piano to both young and old and prepared students for exams and also for those who simply learn for the fun of it. Sasha likes to use different learn to play styles to entertain her students so they all can enjoy the delights of playing piano.

Melinda
Bachelor of Music (Performance)
Melinda is a piano teacher who loves to use a combination of ear training and note reading. Originally from Queensland, Melinda enjoys teaching both contemporary and classical styles to both young beginners and adults.

Aaron
Bachelor of Music
Aaron is a teacher who always maintains good technique and confidence amongst his students. Through well set out homework and lesson focus, Aaron’s students are able to progress past the initial stages of music development with ease.

Will
Graduate Diploma of Education, Diploma of Music, Certificate of Music
Will has had experience teaching music in both high schools and studio situation. Trained in classical music, Will's aim in teaching is to expose students to as many forms of music as possible. From blues scales to jazz improvisation and new release pop pieces, Will's students are promised never to be bored from limited repertoire.

Angela
Diploma of Music
Angela has a wide variety of interests from piano to choire and also participating in Judo. Angela’s lessons are always fun and interactive, combining modern and classical genre.

Lalleh
Bachelor of Music
Lalleh is a multi-talented piano and flute teacher. Lalleh enjoys helping students appreciate hard work and fun at the same time. Only when it’s fun to practice is it worth learning!

Cindy
Bachelor of Commerce
Cindy is a multi-talented teacher proficient in piano and violin. Cindy’s experience also involves teaching students as young as four, and has worked with many students preparing for recitals and eisteddfods.