WHO WE ARE
Our Teachers
GUITAR TEACHERS
Instruments: Guitar
Experience/Qualifications:
Bachelor Of Music in Guitar Performance Specialisations: Jazz, Funk, Alternative, Classical
Availability: Thursdays & Fridays Rutherford Campus
Instruments: Guitar, Bass, Saxophone, Clarinet, Music Production, Music Theory
Experience/Qualifications: Over a decade performance experience as a soloist, band member and band leader on guitar, vocals, clarinet and saxophone.
Owner and manager of Billy Hyde Music Retail and Recording studio in Newcastle (Now Tommirock Studios)
8 Years in Music & Music Technology Education Specialisation.
Specialisations: Jazz, Pop, Rock, Woodwind Tuition
Availability: Tuesday Newcastle, Thursday Rutherford
Damien 'DJ' Cotton
Aaron White
Instruments: Guitar, Bass Guitar, Songwriting, Artist Mentoring, Music Theory
Experience/Qualifications: Bachelor of Music (Bass Performance)
Singer-songwriter and original performing artist as well as bass player for covers and originals bands.
Specialisations: Jazz, Funk, Pop, Blues, Rock
Availability: Monday & Tuesday Newastle Campus
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Donovan Taylor
Instruments: Guitar, Music Theory
Experience/Qualifications: Currently studying Bachelor of Music – Classical Guitar Performance at Newcastle University
2016 Acacia String Quartet Composition Winner
Tesseract Classical Guitar Quartet Member
Member of Obsolution (Death Metal Band)
Specialisations: Classical, Heavy Metal
Availability: Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday Macquarie College
Thursday Newcastle Campus
Taylan Bragg
Instrument: Guitar
Experience/Qualification: Bachelor of Music - Guitar Performance (Current).
Experience:
Highly sought after session musician for live and recording work as well as an original artist in local bands SHRIMP, India and The Journey to the east and WELL?
Specialisation: Rock, jazz/fusion, blues, metal.
Availability: Fridays Newcastle Campus
Mitchell Cordingley
Instruments: Guitar
Experience/Qualifications: Bachelor of Music Majoring in guitar performance, Band 6 in HSC Music 1
Specialisations: Acoustic looping, Fingerstyle, Rock, Blues, Pop, Country and Jazz
Availability: Mondays & Wednesdays Rutherford Campus
Gianni Michelini
Instruments: Guitar, Voice, Artist Mentoring, Songwriting, Music Theory
Experience/Qualifications: Bachelor of Music (Classical Guitar Performance), Master of Audio Engineering from SAE, AMEB AmusA in Classical Guitar
Specialisations: Classical, flamenco, fingerstyle, singer-songwriter, RnB, Pop, Artist Mentoring and Music Industry
Availability: Not currently taking bookings
PIANO TEACHERS
Rachel Cox
Instruments: Voice, Piano, Songwriting, Artist Mentoring, Music Theory, HSC Music
Experience/Qualifications:
-AMEB Grades in Classical Piano, Musicianship and Voice.
- Currently Studying a Certificate Teacher Of Music through AMEB, as well as continued lessons in voice and piano. Rachel also continually attends workshops, webinars and conferences for professional development and has been a speaker at Bigsound Music Conference in Brisbane and Fast Forward Music Conference in Sydney.
-Rachel is a proud member of the Australian National Association of Teachers of Singing.
- 8th Grade AMEB Rockschool Popular Music Theory - Pass with Merit.
-National Live Music Awards – Live Pop Act of the Year (Nominated)
-2016 Vanda & Young Songwriting Prize (Shortlisted)
-2018 Women in Music Awards – Diversity Award (Nominated)
-American Express Music Backers Grant Recipient
Specialisations:
Voice - Musical Theatre, Rock, Indie, Pop, Classical, Singer-Songwriter, Teaching young children, AMEB Exam preparation
Piano - Teaching young children, AMEB exam preparation, classical & pop piano.
Availability: Not currently accepting bookings
Christine Andison
Instruments: Piano
Experience/Qualifications:
ATCL (Teaching), Trinity College of Music, London
8th Grade Piano and Musicianship, AMEB
Graduate Diploma in Psychology, Charles Sturt University
Over 10 years teaching experience
Taught by Joyce Blewitt, BA (Newcastle), LRSM, OAM
Specialisations: Classical, theory, musicianship, HSC music, exam preparation
Availability: Tuesdays Online Only
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Dean Selem
Instruments: Piano
Experience/Qualifications: 8th Grade AMEB Classical Piano, 5th Grade AMEB Theory
Specialisations: Classical, Pop & Rock
Availability: Wednesdays Newcastle Campus
Instruments: Voice, Piano, Songwriting, Artist Mentoring, Music Theory, HSC Music
Experience/Qualifications:
-AMEB Grades in Classical Piano, Musicianship and Voice.
Currently working towards AMusA Musical Theatre and CTMusA.
-Rachel is a proud member of the Australian National Association of Teachers of Singing.
- 8th Grade AMEB Rockschool Popular Music Theory - Pass with Merit.
-National Live Music Awards – Live Pop Act of the Year (Nominated)
-2016 Vanda & Young Songwriting Prize (Shortlisted)
-2018 Women in Music Awards – Diversity Award (Nominated)
-American Express Music Backers Grant Recipient
Specialisations: Rock, Indie, Pop, Musical Theatre, Classical, Singer-Songwriter
Availability: Monday, Wednesday & Thursday Newcastle Campus
Tuesday Macquarie College
Isaac Walker
Instruments: Piano
Experience/Qualifications: Bachelor of Music (Piano Performance), University of Newcastle (Current, on full scholarship)
Specialisations: Jazz, Contemporary
Availability: Monday & Thursday Newcastle Campus
Kurt Taylor
Instruments: Piano
Experience/Qualifications: Bachelor of Music (Piano Performance). Masters of Education (current). AMEB 8th Grade Piano.
Specialisations: Classical, Contemporary
Availability: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday Newcastle Campus
Tuesday & Friday Macquarie College
Bridget Harper
Instruments: Voice, Piano, Songwriting
Experience/Qualifications: Bachelor of Music (Songwriting Major), Masters of Speech Pathology (Current)
Currently Performing in Covers Duo
Specialisations: Singer-Songwriter/Indie, Pop, Jazz
Availability: Monday & Wednesday Newcastle Campus
Wednesday Rutherford Campus
Drum Teachers
Liam Tooth
Instruments: Drums
Experience/Qualifications: Bachelor of Music (Percussion), University of Newcastle. Master of Music, University of Sydney.
Specialisations: Jazz, funk
Availability: Tuesdays & Wednesdays Macquarie College
Tuesdays & Wednesdays Newcastle
Thursdays & Fridays Rutherford
Vocal Teachers
Rachel Cox
Instruments: Voice, Piano, Songwriting, Artist Mentoring, Music Theory, HSC Music
Experience/Qualifications:
-AMEB Grades in Classical Piano, Musicianship and Voice.
- Currently Studying a Certificate Teacher Of Music through AMEB, as well as continued lessons in voice and piano. Rachel also continually attends workshops, webinars and conferences for professional development and has been a speaker at Bigsound Music Conference in Brisbane and Fast Forward Music Conference in Sydney.
-Rachel is a proud member of the Australian National Association of Teachers of Singing.
- 8th Grade AMEB Rockschool Popular Music Theory - Pass with Merit.
-National Live Music Awards – Live Pop Act of the Year (Nominated)
-2016 Vanda & Young Songwriting Prize (Shortlisted)
-2018 Women in Music Awards – Diversity Award (Nominated)
-American Express Music Backers Grant Recipient
Specialisations:
Voice - Musical Theatre, Rock, Indie, Pop, Classical, Singer-Songwriter, Teaching young children, AMEB Exam preparation
Piano - Teaching young children, AMEB exam preparation, classical & pop piano.
Availability: Not currently accepting bookings
Ella Moulder
Instruments: Voice
Experience/Qualifications: 6 years Vocal Teaching Experience
Bachelor of Music (Current) Majoring in Contemporary Voice, Performer in Theatre on Brunker's Production of Legally Blonde: The Musical
Specialisations: Pop, Rock, RnB/Soul, Blues, Musical Theatre
Availability: Monday, Tuesday & Friday Newcastle Campus
Wednesday & Thursday Rutherford Campus
Gianni Michelini
Instruments: Guitar, Voice, Artist Mentoring, Songwriting, Music Theory
Experience/Qualifications: Bachelor of Music (Classical Guitar Performance), Master of Audio Engineering from SAE, AMEB AmusA in Classical Guitar
Specialisations: Classical, flamenco, fingerstyle, singer-songwriter, RnB, Pop, Artist Mentoring and Music Industry
Availability: Thursday Newcastle Campus
Lucy Clifton
Instruments: Voice
Experience: Bachelor of Musical Theatre (AIM), Masters of Teaching (Primary)
Current Vocalist in highly sought after covers band, Uptown
Specialisation: Musical Theatre, Pop
Availability: Tuesdays Newcastle Campus
Bridget Harper
Instruments: Voice, Piano, Songwriting
Experience/Qualifications: Bachelor of Music (Songwriting Major), Masters of Speech Pathology (Current)
Currently Performing in Covers Duo
Specialisations: Singer-Songwriter/Indie, Pop, Jazz
Availability: Monday & Wednesday Newcastle Campus
Wednesday Rutherford Campus
Megan Galloway
Instruments: Voice
Experience/Qualifications: Bachelor of Music (Current)
Specialisations: Jazz, RnB, Soul
Availability: Wednesday Newcastle Campus
Bass Guitar Teachers
Aaron White
Instruments: Guitar, Bass Guitar, Songwriting, Artist Mentoring, Music Theory
Experience/Qualifications: Bachelor of Music (Bass Performance)
Singer-songwriter and original performing artist as well as bass player for covers and originals bands.
Specialisations: Jazz, Funk, Pop, Blues, Rock
Availability: Monday & Tuesday Newastle Campus
DJ'ing Teachers
Peter Bird
Instruments: DJing, Electronic Music Production, Brass, Vocals
Experience/Qualifications: Music Teacher & Band Leader at Redhead Public School, Adamstown Public School, Biraban Public School,
Bachelor Of Music In Music Technology, Bachelor of Music Education (BMUS/BTEACH),
Certificate IV Information Technology,
11+ years as an events DJ & MC with Dynamic DJs
Specialisations: House, Nu-Disco, Deep House, Tech-House & Vibes, Ableton Live Production.
Availability: Tuesday & Wednesday Newcastle Campus
Timmy Coffey
Instruments: DJing
Experience/Qualifications: 17+ years as a club, festival and events DJ performing at events and venues such as:
Vital Beats, The Mercury, Nutshell, The Cambridge Hotel, Wharf Life at Queens Wharf Hotel, Groovin The Moo.
Specialisations: Breakbeat, Vibe
Availability: Monday Newcastle Campus, Thursday Maitland Campus