Instrumental Music Program
Instrumental Teachers
Lessons are conducted during school hours and are rotated each week so that students do not miss the same class. All Instrumental Music Teachers (IMT’s) have current Working with Children Checks and provide tuition for the following instruments;
- PIANO (Romy Hernandez, Sarah Gare, Karil Torcasio)
- GUITAR (Pablo Naranjo)
- VIOLIN (Elyane De Fontenay)
- VOICE (Caroline Hawke)
- UKULELE (Brett Dellavedova)
Recitals are held at the end of Term 2 and Term 4 for each instrument - an informal concert for students to display their progress to family and friends. Dates may sometimes need to be altered due to teacher availability but will be done as near to these times as possible.
If you would like more information about lessons, please feel free to email me;
ktorcasio@srprestonwest.catholic.edu.au
Meet two of our Instrumental Teachers...
Romy Hernandez (Piano)
Romy is a pianist, improviser and composer born in Havana, Cuba. She is co-writer and arranger of Melbourne based bands El Numero Perfecto and Ella Trinidad. She performs regularly around Melbourne with latin bands and has played at WOMADelaide Festival and Port Fairy Festival for name a few.
Romy began studying classical piano at the age of 9. She graduated from the National School of Arts in Havana, Cuba in 2001 and spent the next 8 years teaching piano and performing as a classical pianist in Cuba and Panama. In 2009 Romy moved to Melbourne and it was around this time that she discovered a passion for composition and improvisation. She studied and graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts in Jazz and Contemporary Music under Andrea Keller and Barney McAll.
Romy has more than 10 years experience teaching piano to students of all ages and skill levels. She has guided students through AMEB examinations and has also taught jazz, improvisation and composition. She believes that learning an instrument benefits students in cultivating discipline, perseverance and developing problem solving mindsets whilst unleashing creativity and musical sensibility. As a piano teacher, Romy ensures that the lessons are tailored to the student's interests whilst developing a strong theoretical and technical foundation.
Romy Hernandez: https://elnumeroperfecto.bandcamp.com
Pablo Naranjo - Guitar Teacher
Pablo’s passion for the guitar began 25 years ago, and he has since dedicated his life’s work to everything guitar related. He has studied in Latin America, the UK and Australia, with degrees in composition and music teaching.
Pablo has recorded 5 albums of original music and is an active musician in the Melbourne music scene. To find out more about Pablo’s music you can click on the following links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1S9z9LZ9Oo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l63hrMGaTiY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=69&v=-yzFCw3uyGY