Vov Dylan is an Australian violinist, recording artist, and educator teaching since 1998, with a private studio based in Thornleigh on Sydney’s North Shore (and online). Vov works with students from complete beginners through to advanced performers, with a particular focus on building foundations, strong exam and performance outcomes, and genuine musical confidence. Students from the studio regularly achieve high results in AMEB and ABRSM pathways, succeed in competitions and leadership roles, and progress into tertiary study and professional performance. Alongside his performing career (including ARIA chart success), Vov is an active advocate for Australian music and music education, presenting…

Dr Leon Coward, is an award-winning composer-pianist, tertiary qualified pedagogue and MTA accredited teacher (Piano, Music Theory, Musicianship, Violin), specialising in teaching piano, improvisation, and composition. Dubbed “full of new invention” and “Chopin-esque” (Critiks UK) for his performances as a composer-performer (piano), Leon is also an award-winning film composer (2BR02B To Be or Naught To Be, Dir. Marco Checa Garcia, Canada 2016), and has presented his work on composition internationally including at the TATE Liverpool (UK) and at the University of Auckland (New Zealand). An active performer and music researcher, Leon is a founding member, resident composer and soloist with…

Liska Mey is a qualified Violin, Viola, Cello and Music Theory teacher offering private tuition in Roma, Queensland. Originally from Gqeberha, South Africa, she brings over 15 years of experience in music education. She is also an accomplished orchestral and chamber music musician, with experience across a wide range of genres including classical, contemporary, sacred, folk, and musical theatre. Current Working with Children clearance check (Blue card)

Originally from Ireland, Charlie McCarthy is a Hobart based violinist/fiddler who has performed with pit orchestras, chamber ensembles, jazz combos, bluegrass and Irish bands as well as a session musician/soloist for movie soundtracks, audio recordings and everything in between. Currently he is Head of Strings at St Michael

Judy is a highly experienced cello teacher. She studied cello at Melbourne University, University of Southern California with Gabor Rejto, SUNY Purchase USA with Lynn Harrell + the Mozarteum, Salzburg, with Heidi Litschauer. Judy teaches all ages and stages, from beginners to adults, and is an examiner for the AMEB. She successfully taught at Wesley College Melbourne for 20+ years and then Trinity Grammar, Sydney. Since January 2025, she has been teaching in her private studio in West End Brisbane. Some of her students have won music scholarships to Private Schools. All her students excel at AMEB exams, gaining Distinctions…

Our Mission At the Masters International School of Music, our mission is to provide exceptional music education through a diverse range of high-quality programs. We support children, teenagers, and adults who wish to make music an essential and enriching part of their lives. At the Masters International School of Music, our mission is to provide exceptional music education through a diverse range of high-quality programs. We support children, teenagers, and adults who wish to make music an essential and enriching part of their lives. From preparing for concerts and competitions to achieving internationally benchmarked awards, students are immersed in meaningful…

Dr Taliesin Coward is an Epping (Sydne)-based multi-instrumentalist teacher, soloist, and musicologist, specializing in teaching violin, viola, guitar and performance skills for musicians (both solo and ensemble settings). He is a tertiary qualified pedagogue and MTA accredited teacher (violin & music theory), and since 2008 has been in demand as a studio teacher, and workshop and ensemble presenter. An active performer, Dr Taliesin is noted for his virtuosic performances, and is a multi-instrumentalist and singer, and a founding member of, and soloist with the internationally recognised Australian chamber orchestra Camerata Academica of the Antipodes. His appearances as a soloist include…

Dr Sarah Scheermeijer, a German-born violinist, continued her studies under the acclaimed pedagogue Elizabeth Morgan AM and received early recognition at the age of 10, including appearances on ABC 2NR radio, a national TV feature in the 1999 St George Commercial, solo performances at iconic venues such as the Sydney Opera House, as well as performing as soloist with ensembles such as the Sydney Symphony Orchestra Quartet. Sarah has secured numerous scholarships, including those from Somerville House, Queensland Young Conservatorium, Avondale University (Academic and Musical Excellence), Newcastle Conservatorium (Australian Postgraduate Award studying under Dr Susan Collins), and a Research Training…

Having taught strings in school settings for many years, my teaching focus is now on helping adult violin and viola players of all levels to achieve their musical goals. My home studio is in Corinda, about 10 minutes walk from the station. As a performer, my area of expertise is Historically Informed Performance, and I regularly tutor in Early Music workshops for groups such as the Early Music Society of QLD.

Chin-Hwi hails from over 35 years of music performance, and music tutoring for the past 25 years. For music mentoring and guidance to get you where you want to be, Chin-Hwi is happy to answer your questions about how to get started… or to return to your music playing. Her vocational training experience guides students along the way! Chin-Hwi’s a passionate strings teacher (violin, viola and beginners cello), who teaches in private institutions (Central Coast, Newcastle and Port Stephens schools) where she is strings tutor and directs ensembles and beginner string groups. She runs her busy music studio in Mayfield…

Marianne is a highly regarded professional violinist, chamber musician and educator. She is a skilled and experienced teacher who believes every child has the ability to reach their potential with the appropriate support and instruction. She fosters self-confidence, interpersonal skills, curiosity, a love of learning, an appreciation of the arts and a joyful sense of fun through her teaching practice. She offers private violin tuition and chamber music coaching as well as HSC music, audition and orchestral excerpt preparation. She teaches primarily traditional string pedagogy methods but incorporates philosophies from the Suzuki method as well. Her studio is located in…

Stephanie is the founder and principal cello teacher at Hills Musica. She has been teaching all age groups, in schools and privately since 2012 in both New South Wales and Western Australia. 2016 saw Stephanie heading to the UK and Europe to study, then to America to be involved in El Sistema music programs. On returning to Australia, Stephanie made the move to the Perth hills. More information at www.hillsmusica.com