I have developed a piano teacher training course that allows my advance students to gain confidence and acquire the skills necessary for me to feel confident in sending student referrals to such emerging teachers.
I have developed this programme to not only help alleviate my personal waiting list but to also help my advance students climb the hierarchy of cognitive development and become better musicians themselves by learning how to assess the progress of others.
Amelia’s musical journey started in the UK when joining the choir in Year 1. Soon after this, she began piano lessons and eventually gained an interest in guitar. At Stella Maris College, Amelia was the pianist and a percussionist in the Concert Band, Jazz Band and Senior Band. She has plenty of performance experience from singing in choir at the Royal Albert Hall in London to performing piano solos and accompaniment for high school showcases. Amelia has completed her HSC in Music, Australian Music Examination Board exams and Dr Denise Stanley’s Piano Teacher Training Course. Alongside piano teaching, Amelia is also studying for a Bachelor of Design at UNSW.
“I learned to read music before I was even able to read words,” Joy claims of when she first began learning piano at the age of three. Today, Joy spends her weekends directing and playing piano for a childrens and for a senior woman’s choir at St Kevin’s Church in Dee Why. She has been a soloist performer at several venues in Australia, her homeland of Lebanon and in Dubai. She has received highest achievement rewards in a range of subjects including Visual Arts, Drama and Textiles as well as French – which Joy speaks fluently. In 2023 Joy was awarded cash prizes for Junior All Around Merit and was the winner of the 2023 NAIDOC Art Competition. Joy is a classical trained pianist with developed interest in jazz, blues and composition all of which she brings to her teaching curriculum. She caters to the individual and applies a variety of teaching techniques including games and technology to keep her lessons engaging and motivational. Joy offers piano lessons in the areas of Dee Why, Cromer, Narweena, Collaroy and Curl Curl on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, NSW.
Living on an outback farm in rural NSW, Penny’s mum would drive her over an hour each way to attend piano lessons from the age of 6. At 15, Penny began studying piano under the direction of Ian Cooper, a blind teacher at Frensham where she completed AMEB practical and musicianship exams as well as her HSC in Music. Throughout her musical journey she has won several awards for her compositional expertise and soloing proficiency on both piano and saxophone. Penny has played in a variety of jazz and concert bands. She has been an active member of The Madrigals, a prestigious choir of only 10 members that performed throughout NSW. Additionally she has performed with larger institutional and jazz choirs. Being a mum of two active teenage boys, Penny has the patience and experience of relating comfortably with children allowing her to bring these skills into her teaching demeanour. When she is not working, parenting or at the piano you may find her running the trails and swimming the oceans.
Penny is currently accepting students in the areas of Manly, Manly Vale, Fairlight, Seaforth, Balgowlah, North Balgowlah and Clontarf. She is available to teach in your home.
Since Year 5 Kyle has been studying music. He is currently working towards the Duke of Ed award in piano. Besides having a particular focus in piano, he also plays guitar, bass guitar, violin and has a profound understanding for musical theory and technique. At NBSC Balgowlah Boys, Kyle played in the Guitar Ensemble, achieving first in his class for music. At Manly Selective, Kyle plays the piano in the Big Band and the Glockenspiel in the Wind Ensemble. He has performed on guitar and piano for several audiences both in bands and as a solo musician. In addition to music, Kyle is also highly achieved in the Chess and Debating Clubs. At the start of 2022, Kyle completed Dr Denise Stanley’s Piano Teacher Training Course and has since been extending his knowledge and enthusiasm for music to others.
Jeremy’s music education began in Year 3, when he began playing the Glockenspiel and singing in the school choir. His curiosity and family heirloom acoustic piano in his home quickly led him to spending several hours a day engaged with music. Jeremy has a unique skill for learning quick and efficiently and is dedicated to his practice. Now with several years of lessons and having been in a multitude of bands, Jeremy’s skills and enthusiasm earned him an invite to Dr Denise Stanley’s Piano Teacher Training Course which he graduated from in the summer of 2022. Jeremy looks forward to a long career inspiring young musicians to also successfully follow their own pursuit in music and playing the piano.
Isaac’s music education began in Year 1 at Harbord Public Primary School attending keyboard classes after school where he immediately demonstrated flair and natural technique. He expanded his musical learning to saxophone in Year 3 and was soon being featured on both instruments in various school bands including junior, concert, orchestra, senior and jazz bands. By high school, Isaac had joined the talented Jazz Improv Band, Orchestra and Stage Bands. Currently he is studying and performing sax, keyboard and guitar. Four years running, he has been awarded 1st in Music both at NBSC Balgowlah Boys and at MacKellar Girls in Cross Campus Music. Isaac’s awards and acknowledgements include Peer Mentoring and Peer Literacy Training through TAFE, he has completed the Bronze, Silver and Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award in keyboard, he has travelled to Borneo through Camps International, been involved with the local Rotary, has been elected School Prefect and has completed Dr Denise Stanley’s Piano Teacher Training Course. After graduating top of his class in HSC Music, Isaac has relocated to Canberra to attend Australian National University.
Ben has several years experience studying and performing in music. He has led the keyboards for drama productions, school showcases and masses through St. Aloysius College. Additionally, he has 4 years of classical guitar training and performance. His band has played throughout Sydney and the Northern Beaches including the Loreto Music Festival. Ben is a private HSC tutor who also tutors for AtarNotes. He teaches theatresports, has completed the Duke of Edinburgh in piano as well as Dr Denise Stanley’s Piano Teacher Training Course.
The Northern Beaches
In Manly + The Northern Beaches
