Meet the Piano Teachers at Shine Music School

Ben
Bachelor of Music
Ben is originally from Newcastle and now does all his piano teaching here in Sydney. Apart from teaching piano Ben is a regular musicals director in Sydney and enjoys teaching his students all their favourite popular tunes on piano apart from preparing students for AMEB exams.

Andrea
Bachelor of Music
Andrea’s classical piano studies have taken him from Australia to Milan, Italy. Andrea’s teaching philosophy is ‘commitment, motivation and a 'firm but fair' approach is vital to a students’ growth’. Through this Andrea ensures that all his students have the passion and drive to succeed and develop to their highest potential.

Beata
Bachelor of Music
Beata loves to share her tremendous passion for piano and music with both young and old. An amazing piano performer, Beata's favourite composers include Rachmaninoff and the world famous Yiruma ( the composer of River Flows In You: Twilight). So that all her students receive their favourite pieces to practice, Beata constantly uses different piano books to teach different pieces along with searching the internet for everybody's favourite piano scores.

Emily
Bachelor of Music
Emily enjoys teaching beginners and intermediate piano students all the fundamentals of note reading, counting and piano technique so that they can enjoy playing the piano as much as Emily does.

Virginia
Bachelor of Music
Virginia has a long list of teaching experience with the most notable holding a teaching position in both piano and violin at the New England Conservatorium of Music. Virginia is originally from Armidale, northern NSW and has now settled in Sydney, spreading her music teaching wings here. Apart from being a classical music specialist, Virginia loves to explore folk and gypsy music to add new dimensions to both her playing and teaching.

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.

Emmanuelle
Graduate Diploma of Education, Diploma of Music, Certificate of Music
Emmanuelle continues to perform in orchestra’s every single weekend and can be found around Australia performing! Skilled in both violin and piano, Emmanuelle also happens to be skilled in French and Japanese. Emmanuelle prefers a fun approach to teaching piano so that students enjoy themselves and find it fun to practice.

Sunhae
Postgraduate Diploma of Music
Sunhae is a multi-talented artist who is both talented in fine arts and also in music. Possessing a degree in both art and music, Sunhae loves to teach piano and pass on the correct technique to both beginners and advanced students. Apart from teaching, Sunhae likes to perform at church.

Merinda
Bachelor of Music Education
Merinda has studied the piano all her life and feels that passing on her knowledge of piano is the ultimate gift that she can give someone. When teaching Merinda looks to pass on crucial skills like discipline, organisation and patience to ensure any piano student reaches their maximum potential and enjoys practicing.

Nicole
Bachelor of Music Studies
Nicole loves to teach students from as young as three and a half. Expect to play lots of games with Nicole using flash cards and other teaching materials to help grasp the beginner stages of note reading and piano development. Good note reading comes from extended practice so expect great note reading with Nicole!