Music Lessons

Individual Music Lessons

Individual instrumental lessons are being offered again this Term and include guitar, piano, ukulele and violin lessons. Our previous instrumental music teacher Mat Creedon has decided to focus more on composing his own music and won't be returning to St Bridget's.

Therefore, we have 3 new instrumental music teachers including Justin Wong, Shani Weiss and Evelyn Wang. A brief introduction about each teacher is provided below. If your child is interested in taking instrumental lessons please contact the School Office.

Shani Weiss

Shani is a British-Israeli singer songwriter, who has uprooted her family to fulfill a dream of creating a musical career in Melbourne, Australian music capital. Shani has dedicated her life to music starting from the age of 5 learning classical piano, then as a teenager taking up guitar, Singing and songwriting majoring in Music. She continued to deepen her knowledge in music with a Bachelor and Masters degree in Music Education, and has been teaching all aspects of music including instrumental, Theory, Composition and Arrangements. She has managed music schools, conducted choirs and orchestras and created an original Musical. Alongside teaching music, Shani has played with multiple bands of eclectic genres like Celtic Rock, Folk, Progressive, Grunge and Blues. All stepping stones in the making of her debut album ‘Touch of Reality’, released in May 2018. 

Evelyn Wang

Evelyn is a Victorian (VIT) registered classroom and instrumental music teacher. She graduated from Tianjin Conservatory of Music with Bachelor of Music (Musicology & Music Composition) in 2009. She then continued her study of Master of Teaching (Secondary) in the University of Melbourne and graduated in 2013. Evelyn is passionate in inspiring students through performing arts and music education. By participation in various community orchestras and performances, she has experience performing with Glen Eira Strings Orchestra, Bendigo Symphony Orchestra, and Maroondah Symphony Orchestra. Evelyn is currently an instrumental music teacher at Firbank Grammar School.

Justin Wong

Justin has been teaching music for 3 years, and comes from a tertiary background of arts and education (B.A, DipLang, Grade 6 Guitar, MTeach). He is also the Founder of Music Teachers Melbourne, the largest social network of music teachers in Melbourne. His studies in the Australian Boys Choir and VCE Music led him to pursue his performing career as a lead guitarist in the rock band Rejuvenate, as well as lead guitarist in music ministries in Melbourne. Justin specialises in electric guitar lessons and acoustic guitar lessons, particularly using the new AMEB Rockschool Curriculum. He is dedicated to helping young people find their own musical voice.