Jillian Bridge – Violin & Viola

Jillian Bridge is a violin teacher, conductor, and freelance violinist. She has taught chamber music at the Sydney Conservatorium and has been a string tutor at many music camps including the State Education Department and School Spectaculars. Jillian conducted the Fisher’s Ghost Youth Orchestra for 15 years and has been the Musical Director of Macarthur Singers since 2007. Jillian was a member of the baroque group Les Amis for many years and is a founding and ongoing member of Macarthur Strings Quartet. Jillian is a member of The Occasional Performing Sinfonia (TOPS) and plays for various musical societies in Sydney. She performs with The Highlands Collective and has been Concert Master of the Southern Highlands Symphony Orchestra since its inauguration. Jillian has a large number of private violin students from beginner to Associate Diploma level. She is an accredited member of the Music Teachers’ Association.

Eligibility:

Years 2 and above

Days:

Monday

Tuesday

Thursday

Friday

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Daniel Wilms – Guitar

Daniel has been teaching guitar for over 25 years throughout Canberra, the Southern Highlands and, the Wollondilly Shire. He teaches to inspire and nurture a lifelong relationship with music. Daniel has 20 years of experience teaching a mixture of graded material but is also happy to encourage an informal musical journey.

Eligibility:

Years 2 and above

Days:

Wednesday

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Michael Griffiths – Drums

Michael has a Bachelor in Music Graduated AIM 2000 and has over 20 years of professional teaching and playing experience. Michael’s passion is providing tuition to eager drum enthusiasts. http://www.mikegriffiths.com.au

Eligibility:

Years 2 and above

Days:

Tuesday

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Corrina Clark – Woodwind

Corrina Clark joins Wollondilly Anglican College as a woodwind specialist and conductor with 15 years of teaching experience. Corrina has worked in Catholic, Independent and Public Schools in Sydney and the Southern Highlands with children in prep, primary and secondary schools, as a band and orchestra conductor, private and group lesson instrumental teacher, band program coordinator and music educator. Corrina brings enthusiasm, dedication and passion for music to every lesson and every child.

Eligibility:

Years 2 and above

Days:

Tuesday

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Stephanie Dwyer – Piano

Stephanie has played the piano since the age of 5 and holds a Bachelor of Music with 1st Class Honours from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music (Sydney University) in Piano Performance. Stephanie was one of five pianists nationally accepted to the Australian National Academy of Music in Melbourne and has performed as a soloist with a number of orchestras. Her music career has taken her around Australia, New Zealand, Austria, Germany, and England. She has enjoyed teaching piano since the 1990s, both privately and in school environments. She teaches all levels from new beginners through to senior students striving for their diploma exams or HSC performance goals.

Stephanie enjoys teaching at Wollondilly Anglican College, helping students to progress and reach their musical goals with her positive approach. She has a son and daughter in their Primary Years at the College.

Eligibility:

All ages

Days:

Monday

Wednesday

Friday

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Catherine Barnett – Cello

Catherine Barnett studied Violoncello externally at the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne with Miriam Morris while obtaining a Bachelor of Applied Science (Speech Pathology) at La Trobe University.

In the past, Catherine was a member of the Melbourne Youth Orchestra, Chamber Strings of Melbourne and SBS Radio and Television Youth Orchestra in Sydney.

Catherine gained the Associate Diploma in Violoncello Performance from Trinity College, London in 2000 and the Licentiate Diploma in Violoncello Performance from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London in 2001.

Catherine has been a freelance performer with Steel City Strings and WIN Wollongong Symphony Orchestra. She has been performing with the Macarthur String Quartet since 2002, The Highlands Music Collective since 2019 and Clear Strings since 2020. Currently, she plays with the Southern Highlands Symphony Orchestra and in 2017 she was fortunate to perform the Saint-Saens ‘cello concerto in A minor and the Haydn ‘Cello Concerto in C in 2018.

Catherine has taught Cello to students in the Southern Highlands region for 19 years.

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Joshua Lewis – Piano

Josh Lewis began classical training on the Piano at the age of 5. With over 20 years of experience as an Assoc. A.M.E.B teacher, Josh brings the knowledge of the many thousands of lessons he has held both in private tuition and in school settings all over Sydney. Josh is the owner/operator of Pianoman School of Music, which has been offering music tuition in the Wollondilly/Camden area for over 20 years. With experience in both church and secular bands, as well as coaching television performers overseas, his mix of classical, and the most contemporary aspects of pop music on the Piano, is highly sort after. Catering for all students and all levels, either in AMEB examinations, HSC prep, or a more relaxed approach, his passion and unique teaching style fosters a love for music in students that sees that they become lifelong musicians.

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Richard Lane – Vocal

Richard Lane was born in Australia and has appeared in concert as a soloist including Opera in the Valley, Jamberoo, Opera Afloat on Sydney Harbour and Opera in the Vineyards. Also, performing with the Wollongong Symphony Orchestra in their Classical Spectacular and the Tenor soloist for Beethoven’s 9th Symphony and tenor soloist for Verdi’s Requiem. He was also the featured soloist for the Australian Movie Soundtrack “Gabriel. Richard has performed the Rosemary Canticles, an Australian work written by Dr Paul Paviour. He has performed Opera in the Gaol Berrima and a concert celebrating the works of Rodgers and Hammerstein with Nicholas Hammond. Richard has performed the National Anthem at major sporting events at Qudos Bank Arena. Richard is the Founder and Creative Director of the Vocal Muster, a NFP Charity with DGR status advancing singing and self-esteem for secondary school students. He teaches privately, in secondary schools in the Southern Highlands and is a Vocal teacher at the Hume Conservatorium.

Eligibility:

Year 3 and above

Days:

Friday

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