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 |
Patricia Murphy |
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It is a great honor for me to have been appointed President of STEAA (WA). I am enjoying getting to know the teachers and students in the violin faculty and am looking forward to meeting many more teachers, students and parents of the other faculties as the year goes on. I have always enjoyed working with children and their parents, using the ideas of Shinichi Suzuki. It has been a very fulfilling role throughout my life and it makes me very happy to find such a vibrant Suzuki community in my chosen retirement city of Perth. |
Vice President |
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Past President: |
Catherine Butler |
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Secretary/Administrator |
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| Office Administrator |
Natalie Alexander |
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Natalie Alexander joined Suzuki Music in late march 2010. She has completed her Certificate 3 in Financial Services trhough TAFE. Natalie has 3 children and is actively involved in Cubs and Scouts Australia
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Suzuki WA Newsletter |
Jessica Farquhar |
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Treasurer |
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Committee 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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Emma O'Keefe |
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Committee Member/Violin |
Jasmine Trebse |
Committee Member/ Early Childhood Education
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Emma O'Keefe |
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Committee 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 |
