Sabine Bester- Singing and Trumpet

Sabine graduated from the UTAS Conservatorium in 2018, and during her degree won a scholarship to travel to London for study. She further studied jazz at a Berklee summer program hosted in Italy, last year. Since attending university, Sabine has worked in an extensive range of contemporary music styles, performing with and teaching voice, trumpet, piano and guitar, setting her place in the core of Tasmania’s music scene. She has performed at many festivals including Falls, Woodford, Cygnet Folk Festival and Dark MOFO. As well as teaching singing and trumpet, Sabine assists in the Secondary School Class Music program and with the College Orchestra.

Anne Boothroyd - Flute

Anne teaches the flute and leads the flute ensemble at Mount Carmel College. Since completing her studies in Music at the University of Tasmania in 2017 she has enjoyed teaching in many schools in Hobart and playing in community orchestras such as the Derwent Symphony Orchestra and the Hobart Chamber Orchestra. She encourages her students to enjoy music through learning the flute, playing music with others and performing. She also encourages them to apply the broader skills and values realized through pursuing music to lead diverse and fulfilling lives.

Sean Brady – Drums and Percussion

As a working professional drummer Sean Brady performs in numerous bands and ensembles in Hobart. He plays weekly as a member of both original music projects as well as doing cover-band and private function work. Sean also works as a session musician for hire for recording projects and touring acts.

Originally from Sydney, Sean studied percussion at the Conservatorium of Music in Hobart He now has a teaching practice offering drum tuition at schools in Kingston, Huntingfield and Sandy Bay at all levels - from beginners through to advanced students.

Debbie Chung - Piano

Debbie Chung has been teaching how to play the piano at Mount Carmel since 2010. She teaches piano so people of all ages can enjoy music. Her teaching is underpinned by important educational principles.

Learning an instrument is a skill that uses many parts of the brain so that learning subjects like maths, reading and science are easier to understand.

Playing an instrument for several years boosts brain power even more! It can also help you to relax, make you happy and very importantly, make you feel awesome.

Debbie's five children all learned violin and piano and when they return home, they head straight for the piano which, as their teacher, fills her heart with joy!

After singing for many years with the Tas University Music Society (TUMS), the Tas Conservatorium Chorale and St Mary's Cathedral Choir, Debbie now accompanies the singing at the Vigil Mass at St Mary's on Saturday evenings. She also enjoys gardening (when it's warm), bushcare, cooking, giving things a new lease of life at the Community/Mens' Shed and volunteering at her local Primary school.

Rosemary Cordy - Piano

Rosemary Cordy is a specialist piano teacher who holds post-graduate qualifications in Music, Psychology and Education. After her initial musical training in Australia, she undertook further piano studies and musical research in Paris, Salzburg and London. Whilst Rosemary is an active performer as a soloist, chamber musician and accompanist, she finds her greatest professional satisfaction and enjoyment comes from her work with her students. During her years at Mount Carmel, she has been delighted to see several of her students continue with piano to Conservatorium level and beyond.

Hannah May - Vocal Tuition

Hannah May is a professional singer, performer, and songwriter with over 15 years experience in the music industry. Highlights include performing with Clare Bowditch, and Damon Albarn (Sydney Opera House). Hannah is in the process of working on her debut album, and is releasing her new single 'Little Flower' in October which involved a number of Mount Carmel College singers recording backing vocals.

Hannah May is a passionate, highly skilled singing and song writing teacher who focuses on building healthy and lasting technique, while working on different styling within contemporary music. Hannah advocates for singers as active contributors to the music community, providing opportunities for performance and recording. Hannah operates from 'HM Studio' giving students at MCC the opportunity to attend lessons during school holidays. Hannah May is on the committee of ANTAS and regularly works to upskill with fellow educators and leading coaches from around Australia and the UK.

www.hannahmaymusic.com.au

https://hmsingplaywrite.mymusicstaff.com/

Sophie Radke - Cello

Sophie Radke has been teaching cello students of all ages and abilities for over ten years. She completed a Masters of Music at the University of Tasmania and previously completed her Bachelor of Music at the Elder Conservatorium of Music.

Sophie performs regularly with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. She has performed as principal cellist of the Australian International Symphony Orchestra Institute and the Jan Sedivka Camerata.

As the recipient of the D & MV McDonald Scholarship for Music Performance, Sophie studied in the UK with world-renowned teachers including Louise Hopkins and Rebecca Gilliver. She has also performed in masterclasses with Raphael Wallfisch, Niall Brown, Nicolas Alstraedt, Li-Wei Qin, Uzi Wiesel, Ning Feng and many more.

Simon Reid - Contemporary Piano and Guitar

Simon has been teaching Contemporary Piano and Guitar and assisting with the Secondary classes at Mount Carmel for 8 years. He also teaches music technology and contemporary ensembles at Hutchins as well as instrumental tuition at his home studio,

Simon works as a professional musician and performs with a number of bands and recording artists in Hobart. Bringing such a broad musical expertise to his teaching has allowed students to explore a number of approaches to learning.

Emily Rieper - Clarinet and Saxophone

Emily graduated from the Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music in 2017 with a Bachelor of Music, majoring in classical clarinet. Emily, a clarinetist and saxophonist, currently teaches clarinet at Claremont College and Elizabeth College and both clarinet and saxophone at Mount Carmel College.

Emily is a dedicated teacher, keen to pass on her enthusiasm for the woodwind instruments. She conducts two Secondary school instrumental ensembles at Mount Carmel College: Intro Orchestra and the Windy Women.

When she isn't working as an instrumental teacher, Emily enjoys working behind the scenes for stage performances, managing music events, as well as providing front of house support at the Conservatorium of Music. One of Emily’s most rewarding experiences was her role as the Orchestral Manager for the Australian Doctors Orchestra visit to Hobart in September 2019, an orchestra of over 100 musicians.

Musically, Emily enjoys performing in wind bands, orchestras, chamber music, stage bands and choirs. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, listening to music, and performing with her amateur theatre group, The Derwent Valley Players.

Devon Robson - Guitar

Devon Robson is a multi-skilled guitarist based in Hobart, Australia. He is an experienced musician having performed in ensembles ranging from Jazz through to contemporary music groups, percussion guitar, and bands. He has a Bachelor of Music degree from UTAS Hobart Conservatorium majoring in Jazz and Professional Studies. Devon has performed across Australia in numerus bands and productions.

In addition to Mount Carmel College, Devon teaches at The Friends School, Southern Music and privately at his home studio in Forcett.

Devon believes you need two elements to be a good musician and achieve your true musical voice:

1. Technique - this is the “mechanics” of playing the guitar. i.e. moving fingers, picking etc.

2. Deeper Dimension - this is your ‘unique musical voice’ and ‘passion (enjoyment)’.

The goal is for the student to be able to play so that the music effortlessly and seamlessly flows which is achieved by experimenting with the developed ‘mechanics’ and ‘unique musical voice’. A student will need to develop their Technique to achieve this to make the magic happen: that is where the experimentation and learning comes in to play.

Craig Russell - Trombone

Craig Russell is the Trombone teacher at Mount Carmel. He is an experienced musician and dedicated teacher, who has been teaching at St Virgil's Junior school for many years and has supported the Secondary Music program by teaching trombone in the classroom in addition to teaching students individually.

He currently has vacancies for anyone who would like to learn the trombone.

Anita Schleebs - Violin/Viola

The violin has been an extension of Anita for quite some time and her love of music has been just as long! Throughout her Primary and High School years Anita was always a member of the Tasmanian Youth Orchestra (TYO). Not only attending music camps in Tasmania, Anita travelled interstate to the National Music Camps. The social aspect of these camps was a great attraction but more so was also finding ‘your people’, those who loved music just as much as you. Anita was a member of the Australian Youth Orchestra and Camerata Australia in 1998.

Whilst studying at the Tasmanian Conservatorium Anita discovered an interest in teaching and a love for musicals. She started playing in the pit (where the orchestra and bands are located in the theatre) of many local musicals where you can still find her for all big and small local productions. Anita plays with the Hobart Chamber Orchestra and also with Strings on Fire.

In 2019 she joined the AUSTA Orchestra, a collection of string teachers from around Australia led by the infamous Stephen Chin, and the group toured throughout Europe. This tour was enjoyable of course but again the social side and the opportunity to play in some amazing venues made it very memorable.

If you are interested in learning an instrument, please click on the button below and complete the Music Tuition enrolment form.

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Issue 5 · 06 May 2021

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