Private Music Tutors - Emmanuel Anglican College

Private Music Tutors
Introducing your tutors
Emmanuel Anglican College provides the opportunity for your child/children to learn a musical
instrument or to take singing lessons with qualified music tutors during College hours.
Mr Guy Anderton - Guitar, Bass and Drums
Growing up in the family music business www.Andertons.co.uk kickstarted Guys
love for all sides of music and instrumentation. His Father and Grandfather were
both primarily drummers but also multi-instrumentalists and he has followed in that
path more extensively. He has studied and worked across the world learning drums,
percussion, guitar, bass, piano, vocals and a number of other wonderful instruments.
He has been performing for 30 years and some of these highlights include performances
with the BBC philharmonic, Lionel Ritchie, Blues legend Bonnie Raitt, Emma Bunton
(Spice Girls) and many more. For the last 5 years he have been a regular member of
Lisa Hunts Forever Soul, educating from The Lennox Head School of Music and The
Lismore Conservatorium Schools program.
He is passionate about music and especially enjoys the new ideas that children bring with their learning
process.
Ms Suzanne Calvi - Electric Bass and Music Theory
Originally from Sydney, Suzanne has been playing music for the past 18 years. She started
out with guitar though soon discovered a very natural affinity for electric bass.
Completing extensive studies including the Bachelor of Contemporary Music, Advanced
Diploma and Diploma of Music, Suzanne continues a very disciplined approach to music
practice and professional development.
Currently, Suzanne works as a professional musician and instrumental music teacher in the Northern Rivers
of NSW. Performances include weddings, parties, pubs, clubs as well as having worked on various theatre
productions. Suzanne also has experience working in other areas of the entertainment industry such as
audio, production and stage management.
Music lessons are exciting and rewarding and are tailored to each student. Areas explored include warming
up, technique, styles of music, rhythm, harmony, tone, improvisation, performance pieces, songs of choice
and most importantly, groove development. Suzanne is extremely passionate about music and electric bass
and encourages creative freedom and expression.
Lessons in music theory are also available to students seeking additional assistance for school music exams
and activities.
Dean Doyle - Brass and Vocal
Dean performed professionally for seventeen years as a singer and
trombonist in the Defence Force Bands (Australian Army Band then
the Royal Australian Airforce Band). He holds a Bachelor of Music and
Bachelor of Teaching from Melbourne University and is a qualified and
experienced classroom and instrumental teacher. Dean also performs
regularly around the North Coast as ‘Dean Doyle with Sophistication
Featuring Narelle L’Estrange.
Ms Anastasiya Dudar - Strings
Anastasiya, a Ukrainian violinist, has been incredibly blessed to obtain excellent
education from some leading music schools in Europe, the USA and Australia. She
holds BMus (honors 1) from the National Academy of Music, Ukraine and MMus
from Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, USA. She has also studied at
Sydney Conservatorium of Music at a Doctoral level. Anastasiya uses a unique
holistic approach of teaching the violin to children, which is both exciting and highly
effective. She has recently moved to the Northern Rivers with her husband and two
sons and she is happy to share her substantial musical knowledge and experience
in the region.
Brad Dymock - Drums
Brad has played in bands since age 12 and has become extremely passionate
about the art of drumming, making original music and taking students on a journeydeveloping their own skill sets and creativity.
Brad has played many roles in the music industry. Performing and Recording drums
for original bands such as Postcards Kaleido, Candice Casagrande, Isaac Deheer,
CBD Dub Project, Hearts, Lou Van Stone, Rise youth, and FNC Youth Alive Band.
He also plays the role of, Session Drummer, Musical Accompiniment, Musical
Director, Audio Engineer, Producer and DJ [Stripes]. 2014 saw the release of the
singles Jump, and Berlin from his latest original project Castle & Q.
Brad completed a Bachelor of Contemporary Music Performance. He has been tutoring for 15 years,
developing a unique style that is fun, creative, strong in the foundations and adapted to the individual.
Students are coached toward musical goals as they develop technique, rudiments, rhythm, reading,
listening, musicality, improvisation, compostition, timing and ensemble skills. They’ll be exploring diverse
genres including Rock, jazz, funk, blues, latin, reggae, world, hiphop, and the ever emerging modern
electronic styles such as trap and future bass.
Brad has taken many students through the HSC Music course. In the last 7 years, 13 of his drum students
have scored in the 90’s, with 4 encore nominations and one of his drum students placing 2nd in the State
with a score of 99.
Ms Kate Gittins - Saxophone, clarinet, flute and recorder
Kate has been an instrumental teacher for over 15 years. She has a degree in
Creative arts and has performed as a musician and actor in many ensembles and
theatre companies in the U.K.and Europe. Since moving to Australia she has joined
the Big Bandidos and Northern Rivers Big Bands.
Ms Zoe Lindsey - Voice
Zoe Lindsey is an experienced and passionate vocal coach, songwriter, composer
and performer. She has been teaching voice for the past five years and has taught
both privately and in workshop setting along the East Coast of Australia and in
Indonesia. Zoe studied a Bachelor in Jazz Performance at Jazz Music Institute,
Brisbane. This gifted her a thorough understanding of music theory, improvisation,
musicality and composition. In 2015 Zoe went on to understand the science behind
the voice by studying her Post Graduate Certificate with world renowned Irene
Bartlett at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music. Here she learnt about the
voice from a physiological perspective, allowing her to better assist herself and her
students in creating and maintaining a healthy voice.
Zoe has been managing and fronting her own 9 piece band since 2011. She has been writing intricate vocal
harmonies, composing and arranging for the group and has toured the East Coast of Australia, playing
festivals such as Woodford Folk Festival. Her passion for vocal harmony created a natural progression
into the world of choir. You can now find Zoe leading a contemporary choir in Byron Bay at the Double
Basement as well as playing with her band Ladi Abundance around the Byron Shire.
Mrs Narelle L’Estrange - Piano
Narelle L’Estrange has been teaching piano at Emmanuel for the
past 9 years. She is a qualified and experienced tutor having gained a
Bachelor of Music degree from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
Narelle enjoys many different styles of music and has performed at
various venues around Australia and Overseas. She enjoys working
with young people and places an emphasis on enjoying music whilst
improving performance and an appreciation for music.
Alfredo Lopes - Woodwind
Alfredo is a Teacher/Composer/Musician who has been involved in the music
industry for 28 years, graduating in 1994 from the Sydney Conservatorium of
Music with an Associate Diploma of Jazz Studies and 2012 with a Bachelor of
Contemporary Music with Honors from Southern Cross University, Lismore. He
is working on a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Music Composition at Queensland
Conservatorium of Music, studying with jazz composer and educator, Dr Stephen
Newcomb.
Alfredo says his vision is to inspire students to reach their potential in a fun,
innovative and disciplined manner. He naturally builds rapport, finding ways of introducing students to the
appreciation of great composers and performers throughout history, allowing them to listen to all music in
the hope of creating new music, their music.
Mr Chris Mallory - Guitar
Chris has been performing as a professional musician for over a decade and has
shared the stage with noted Australian icons Jimi Barnes and Clare Bowditch.
In 2014 Chris won two NCEIA Dolphin Awards for music collaborations with his
wife in their duo “Two Lions”. Chris has completed a Bachelor of Popular Music
and is passionate about sharing his love for creating music on guitar to the next
generation.
Miss Aleesia Weaver - Piano
Aleesia has studied piano from an early age with Narelle L’Estrange and completed
her Grade 8 AMEB exams in 2011. She has been teaching piano since high school
and has experience with students of all ages, and has also taught children with
learning disabilities. She has performed as part of the band for numerous productions
with the Ballina Players Theatre and worked for local school holiday drama and
music workshops. She has experience accompanying HSC performances, and has
won performance awards at local eisteddfods.
She is excited to work with children in developing skills for a life-long love of music
and in particular an enjoyment of playing the piano.
Contact
For general enquiries and further information regarding the instrumental
program at Emmanuel Anglican College, please contact Mr Justin Cleverley
by email - [email protected] or by phone 6681 5054.
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