BIO

I started playing a few chords on guitar when I was ten years old. One day while messing around, I accidentally discovered how to do picking - I was incredibly excited. My mum was always playing her old Simon & Garfunkel records in the background and I spent hours trying to copy the picking patterns I was hearing.

In my teenage years I moved into classical guitar playing and worked my way through the AMEB syllabus, taking the exams and learning the scales and theory. When I got to Uni, I joined a string band called Marmalade Jamm. We played at various cafes and community radio stations and it's where I discovered the joy of playing with other people. Later I moved to England where I was travelling and working in the graphic design industry. While I was there, I studied and played most of the Trinity School of Music syllabus. Almost eight years later, I returned to Sydney and once my children were at school, I began teaching music lessons from 2012.

These days, I'm pretty busy: I'm a private music teacher for five days a week (Mon-Thurs and all of Saturday), as well as playing in three bands, for which I compose and arrange a lot of the music. In recent years, I've been learning about music production, so that I can produce good quality demo's for the songs that I write. It's another huge topic - there's always something to learn!

MY STRENGTHS

I have bucketloads of patience.

I try to keep all my explanations
simple and to the point.

I'm great at acoustic fingerstyle &
working out picking patterns

(my 10 year old self was on to something).

I'm a people person.

I enjoy getting to know my students &

how I can help them with their music.

I like a joke.

I'm really, really well-prepared ...
with folders of pre-arranged music &
worksheets on techniques & theory.

I write everything down..

I'm happy to have a go at almost

any genre of music.

MY FAVOURITE MUSICIANS

Kaleo * Bishop Briggs * Tracy Chapman * Hozier * Missy Higgins * Mo'ju * Jamestown Revival
Philip Houghton (Alchemy duets) * Red Hot Chili Peppers * Gipsy-Kings * Adam Jensen * Baaba Mal.