About the Suzuki
Talent Education Association
of Australia (WA) Inc. |
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We are an association of music
teachers and parents who follow the "Mother
Tongue" method of music teaching developed
by Dr Shinichi Suzuki.
Established in the early 1970's, the Association
now has over 500 family and teacher members.
Starting with piano and violin, the Suzuki Talent
Education Association has grown to include viola,
cello, guitar, flute, voice, & early childhood
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Committee
Members
At the AGM held at the beginning of each
year we elect Committee members and hold regular
monthly meetings. |
President |
Catherine Butler |
Vice President |
Penny Huxable |
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Past President: |
Maria Duff |
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Maria was elected
President in February 2006. Originally from
Kentucky, USA, Maria has lived in Perth for
twenty-one years. She is a Suzuki Violin teacher
and regularly performs as a double bassist.
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Secretary/Administrator |
Kerry Cooney |
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Kerry joined
the association in March 2004 and has two daughters.
She has worked for non-profit associations and
has experience in super annuation fund management,
and office administration. She holds a Bachelor
of Science and a Post-Graduate degree in business
administration. |
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Suzuki WA Newsletter |
Zoe Arnold |
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Treasurer |
Gloria Seow |
Committe Member / Voice & Webmaster
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Laura Bernay |
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American-born
Laura Bernay is a versatile performer with talents
as a multi-lingual singer, flautist and pianist.
Her repertoire covers music of all styles from
opera and art song, to contemporary, music theatre,
jazz, and world music. Laura is the Teacher
Trainer for Suzuki Voice in WA and combines
performing professionally with a busy teaching
schedule in her private studio in Shenton Park,
Bernay
Studio. |
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Alexander Witt |
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Michelle Wilson |
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Committe Member |
Gwyneth Amphlett |
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Director of Teacher Training and
violin teacher. Gwyneth Amphlett started teaching
Suzuki violin over 27 years ago in New Zealand
where she was a registered violin teacher. She
has since taught Suzuki programmes in Fiji, Sydney
and currently in Perth. Her Suzuki experience
has taken her to various countries throughout
the world including Singapore, Italy and Japan
where she studied for a period of time with Dr.
Shinichi Suzuki himself. Past President of STEAA
(WA), she was appointed Director of Teacher Training
in Perth in 2004. |
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Committe Member / Flute |
Joanne Roberston |
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| Past Patron
- Rex Hobcroft, AM |
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 Rex
Hobcroft studied at the Adelaide and Melbourne
University Conservatoriums and the Ecole Normale
de Musique in Paris.
He was a RAAF pilot (1943-45) and later a commercial
pilot with Ansett Airways before resuming musical
studies.
His career has been taken up with giving recitals,
conducting, chamber music, composing, teaching
and directing conservatoriums. He was the first
Australian pianist to play Beethoven's 32 piano
sonatas in public (1962).
Read
more about Dr Rex Hobcroft AM. |
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Life Members
Janet Leggo OAM, Pauline Dawson, Amanda Drybrough,
Jan Moreschini, Gwyneth Amphlett
Honorary Members
Jane Boxall, Karyn Lam |
