WHO WE ARE
Our Teachers
GUITAR TEACHERS
Instruments: Guitar
Experience/Qualifications:
Bachelor Of Music in Guitar Performance, Currently Studying Masters of Secondary Education.
Specialisations: Jazz, Funk, Alternative, Classical
Availability: Wednesdays and Thursdays Rutherford Campus - Spots Available!
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: Thursday Rutherford - Currently accepting Woodwind Students or Advanced Guitarists only.
Tuesdays Newcastle (Full)
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 - Spots Available!
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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
Tuesday & Thursday Newcastle (Full)
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: Mondays & Fridays Newcastle Campus - Spots Available!
Mitchell Cordingley
Instruments: Guitar
Experience/Qualifications: Bachelor of Music Majoring in guitar performance, Currently studying Masters of Secondary Education, Band 6 in HSC Music 1
Specialisations: Acoustic looping, Fingerstyle, Rock, Blues, Pop, Country and Jazz
Availability: Tuesdays & Wednesdays Newcastle Campus - Spots Available!
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: Monday - Friday Newcastle Campus - Full From 3pm, Limited Daytime availabilities
Thursday NEPS
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 (ANATS) & the Kodaly Music Education Institute of Australia (KMEIA).
- 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: Macquarie College Mondays & Tuesdays - Spots Available!
Newcastle Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday (Full from 3pm, Limited Daytime availabilities)
Rutherford Friday (Limited Availability)
Newcastle Saturday Mornings (Limited Availability)
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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 - Spots Available!
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 - Spots Available!
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 - Limited Times Remaining
Wednesday & Friday Macquarie College - Spots Available!
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 - Limited Spots Available
Tuesday Rutherford Campus (Full)
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 - Spots Available!
Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays (Full)
Thursdays & Fridays Rutherford (Full)
Bailey Tipper-Graef
Instruments: Drums
Experience/Qualifications: Drums Bachelor of Music (Major in Productions). Performed in original bands.
Specialisations: Rock and Metal
Availability: Mondays & Thursdays Newcastle - Spots Available!
Wednesdays Rutherford - Spots Available!
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 (ANATS) & the Kodaly Music Education Institute of Australia (KMEIA).
- 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:
Macquarie College Mondays & Tuesdays - Spots Available!
Newcastle Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday (Full from 3pm, Limited Daytime availabilities)
Rutherford Friday (Limited Availability)
Newcastle Saturday Mornings (Limited Availability)
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 - Spots Available!
Wednesday & Thursday Rutherford Campus - Spots Available!
Megan Galloway
Instruments: Voice
Experience/Qualifications: Bachelor of Music (Current)
Specialisations: Jazz, RnB, Soul
Availability: Wednesday & Thursday Newcastle Campus - Spots Available!
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:
Monday - Friday Newcastle Campus - Full From 3pm, Limited Daytime availabilities
Thursday NEPS
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 - Limited Spots Remaining!
Tuesday Rutherford Campus (Full)
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 - Spots Available!
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, Production.
Availability: Tuesday Newcastle Campus - Spots Available!
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 - Limited Spots Remaining!
Wednesday Maitland Campus - Spots Available!
Band Network
Grace Aberhart
Instruments: Bass, Vocals, Songwriting Experience/Qualifications: 6 years of solo performances in the Hunter.
4 years of experience playing and leading various bands and ensembles.
Participant in the talent development project Sydney (2016/2017)
Winner of Bandwidth band competition 2017
Finalist of UON band competition 2019
Finalist in Unisounds band competition 2019
Studied bachelor of music at Newcastle Conservatorium
Currently playing bass/singing in 2 bands that gig frequently in Newcastle, (Luna Menta and Bleu Collective)
Specialisations: Band mentoring, Songwriting, Bass
Availability: Band Development and Mentoring Upon Request
