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The Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre
597 High Street, Penrith

The Centre is between the Council Chambers and Penrith Plaza. More

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Teachers Profiles (under construction)

Our team of over twenty-seven teachers have outstanding qualifications as both performers and teachers, and have been associated with many prestigious international and national institutions including, Julliard School, New York; the London Opera Centre; the Sydney Conservatorium of Music; Opera Australia, the Australian Institute of Music and the Mozart Academy, Salzburg.

With a wide variety of approaches, philosophies and knowledge our teachers can meet your specific needs to guide your musical journey into the future.

Teachers at a glance.

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Dominique Anderson - piano & theory Trevor Brown - brass & voice
Ruth Coulter - early childhood music Saadet Dagistanli - piano
Matthew Dilosa - kit drums
Louise Elliot - piano, musicianship & theory
Michelle Gore - piano & cello Naomi Halls - flute
Naomi Hadfield - music therapy Jennifer Hammond - piano
Amanda Handel - piano Rebecca Hilder - voice
Vivien Jeffery - violin Mary Jones - clarinet & saxophone
Gregory Kinda - piano Cameron Kinsey - guitar
Cathy Laws - piano & early childhood music Jacinta Mikus - flute & piccolo
Francisca Munoz - voice Kerrie O'Connor-Brown - piano & voice
Carol-Anne Petherick - voice Lyn Phillips - voice & theory
Jessica Randall - violin, viola & harp Rotraud Schneider - violin
Lyn Sibley - speech & drama Barton Staggs - guitar
Tomomi Takahashi - piano Jillian Talbot - piano
Paul Thomson - voice Deborah Wells - voice
Timothy Wells - voice  

 

 


Dominique Anderson
- piano & theory

Dominique Anderson has been playing the piano since the age of four. She is currently studying a Bachelor of Music (Music Education) at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, majoring in music education, piano and is also completing an Honours project.

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Trevor Brown
- brass & voice

Trevor K. Brown is a fulltime teacher who specialises in voice and brass, particularly the trombone. He is also in demand as an Adjudicator at Eisteddfodeau.

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Ruth Coulter
- early childhood music

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Saadet Dagistanli - piano

Saadet started studying piano at the age of eleven and gained entry to study at the Conservatorium High School where she attained her NSW Higher School Certificate. She continued her tertiary music education at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music - graduating with a Bachelor of Music degree majoring in both performance and accompaniment.

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Matthew Dilosa
- kit drums

Matthew has enjoyed a professional career spanning over thirty years playing drums both in Australia and overseas for some of the most significant Musical Theatre productions and artists ever to grace our shores.

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Louise Elliot
- piano, musicianship & theory

Louise Elliot is a well established and highly respected teacher who has taught piano, musicianship and theory, at all levels, for over 20 years...

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Michelle Gore
- piano & cello
 
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Naomi Halls
- flute
 

Naomi Halls is a well regarded teacher and performer with apecialisation in flute. She has lectured in Flute Performance Majors at University of NSW and the University of Western Sydney...

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Naomi Hadfield
- music therapy
 
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Naomi specializes in the delivery of music therapy sessions, having initially completed a Bachelor of Arts majoring in music...

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Jennifer Hammond
- piano

Jennifer Hammond is a highly experienced teacher, performer and conductor. She has been awarded an OAM for her services to music and the AMEB Shield for the best results in grade 7-diplomas for the year 1998...

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Amanda Handel
- piano

Amanda Handel is a well established composer and piano teacher with a special interest in twentieth century and new music...

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Rebecca Hilder
- voice

Rebecca Hilder is a highly experienced teacher and Soprano performer, with over ten years of teaching experience...

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Vivien Jeffery
- violin

Vivien has played as soloist with orchestras around Australia and at venues such as the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne and the Sydney Opera House in Sydney

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Mary Jones
- clarinet & saxophone

Mary is a qualified teacher in both clarinet and saxophone. Mary completed her Bachelor of Music at the Univerity of Queensland in 1991 and attained A.Mus.A in both clarinet and singing...

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Gregory Kinda
- piano

Greg Amory Kinda has a wealth of experience as a performer and teacher having commenced music study at an early age. He has studied at various places around the world...

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Cameron Kinsey
- guitar

Cameron Kinsey is an experienced solo acoustic performer and teacher based in the Blue Mountains. He has over twenty years of experience as a professional guitar player in which he has developed a fluid and expressive style...

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Cathy Laws
- piano & early childhood music

Certificate of Music and Certificate of Completion in Piano. Teaching piano for past 10 years.
Currently teaching at The Joan Sutherland Centre. Also studying singing and have attained Grade 7 level with distinction.

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Jacinta Mikus
- flute & piccolo

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Jacinta Mikus teaches flute and piccolo and is a scholarship student at the Australian Institute of Music. Jacinta has also been the recipient of a major talent scholarship from The Julliard School, New York City...

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Francisca Munoz - voice

Francisca is a highly experienced singer, songwriter, performer, actress, and teacher. She has studied Piano at the Conservatorium of Music Sydney and received private vocal tuition from various well-respected teachers in Sydney. She has worked as a voice over artist for radio and Internet and is a regular performer for various Sydney Jazz/funk and Latin bands. She is also an entertainment presenter for UnseenTV.

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Kerrie O'Connor-Brown
- piano & voice

As a vocalist and pianist, Kerrie O’Connor-Brown, has extensive experience in performance and teaching. She examines for ANZCA on a regular basis and is an Associate of the AMEB Board...

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Carol-Anne Petherick
- voice

Carol specializes in the teaching of voice, completing her studies at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama...

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Lyn Phillips
- voice & theory

Lyn is a teacher of Singing, Pianoforte and Musicianship.  She moved to the Blue Mountains in 2009 from the far north coast of NSW and brings with her 25 years of teaching experience.

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Jessica Randall
- violin, viola & harp

Jessica Randall has been playing and performing violin for the past twenty years, and has completed a Diploma of Music with a major in violin performance at the Australian Institute of Music, Sydney...

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Rotraud Schneider
- violin

Rotraud Schneider is a well established performer and teacher having taught at the Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre since 1991...

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Lyn Sibley
- speech & drama

Lyn specializes in teaching speech and drama, with her qualifications including a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Theory and Practice, a Diploma of Education for Drama and English...

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Barton Staggs
- guitar

Barton Staggs is an acclaimed composer, sound designer and teacher. Barton began studying classical guitar at age 14 and has actively performed and promoted contemporary Australian guitar music...

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Tomomi Takahashi
- piano

Tomomi is an improv theatre musician, session musician, solo pianist, accompanist, composer, arranger, musical director, examiner, adjudicator and teacher.

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Jillian Talbot
- piano

Jillian has been playing the piano since she was four. She was fortunate with her musical education studying with Jenny Hammond OAM, Lily Cowen (Theory), Igor Hmelnitsky, Brian Stanborough...

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Paul Thomson
- voice

Paul is a performer, vocal teacher and coach who specialises in classical, music theatre and jazz repertoire. He has been teaching at the Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre for 11 years...

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Deborah Wells
- voice

Deborah Wells is a highly experienced singer, performance coach and director, who has a performance career that spans more than 30 years. As a teacher, adjudicator and HSC performance coach Deborah is in great demand...

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Timothy Wells - voice

Since completing a Bachelor Of Creative Arts (Per) Timothy has been working in all aspects of theatre. As an Actor, Singer, Director and coach he has taught internationally in Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre, SIB KL Productions, and the Malaysian school system...

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