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About the Suzuki Talent Education Association
of Australia (WA) Inc.

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 music.

Committee Members
At the AGM held at the beginning of each year we elect Committee members and hold regular monthly meetings.

President

Patricia Murphy

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

 

Past President:

Catherine Butler
Secretary/Administrator

 

 

Office Administrator Natalie Alexander

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

Suzuki WA Newsletter
Jessica Farquhar
Treasurer

 

Committee Member / Voice & Webmaster

Laura Bernay
Laura Bernay

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.

Committee Member / Cello

Emma O'Keefe

Commitee Member / Violin

 

Committee Member/Violin
Jasmine Trebse

Committee Member/ Early Childhood Education

Emma O'Keefe
Committee Member / Flute
Joanne Roberston
   
   
Past Patron - Rex Hobcroft, AM

Rex HobcroftRex 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.

Life Members

Janet Leggo OAM, Pauline Dawson, Amanda Drybrough, Jan Moreschini, Gwyneth Amphlett

Honorary Members

Jane Boxall, Karyn Lam

 

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