We have a qualified, experienced group of teachers here at Hawkes Bay Music School. They care very much about giving their students the best, and are excellent musicians in their own right.
Sandra Roberts is our Principal and Education Manager. She obtained a degree in music from Auckland University and has 30 years of teaching experience, both as an itinerant teacher in schools and as a private tutor. She is N.Z.Q.A. registered, with an L.T.C.L. qualification to teach flute and A.T.C.L. to teach piano. Sandra currently takes lessons at Greenmeadows, Porritt, Westshore, Port Ahuriri and St. Matthews schools. She is also an itinerant teacher at Taradale High School and St. John's College, and instructor at our studios in Napier and Hastings.
Kate Holden has a B.A. and Diploma of Teaching from Victoria University, where she majored in education and music performance on violin. From 1990-1995 she was the Hawkes Bay District Music Advisor to schools, and serves as President of the Hawkes Bay Society for Music Education. She is also a long-standing member of the Hawkes Bay Orchestra. Kate has been teaching keyboard for us since 2000; she takes lessons at Parkvale School and at our Hastings studio, where she also teaches ukulele.
David Roberts took a Bursary Music course on Composition, Music Arrangement, Improvisation, Performance and Knowledge of Music at N.Z.Q.A. levels 3 and 4. He has had 14 years' experience performing and composing. Amongst other projects, he scored and recorded the soundtrack for an E.I.T. production. He also composed and edited for TV Hawke's Bay's UTV programme. David takes piano, guitar and drum lessons at our Napier and Hastings studios.
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Noel Batchelor is our classical piano teacher and takes students to advanced levels, including Trinity exams. He is very experienced and has taught for many years.