
Andrew Dicks
I teach beginners to advanced students at my studio at Augustine Heights. I also have some availability to travel if no more than about 30km.
Hi! I'm Laura!
I teach according to my students' needs. I approach each student individually and help them learn what they are interested in, whether this be classical, jazz, contemporary, or pop music.
I teach exam repertoire, music theory, sight reading and aural skills, hence, creating an all-rounded musician and giving context to the pieces and songs they learn.
I have a Bachelor's from The University of Queensland, and I am in the process of completing my Master's there as well. I have done my AMusA in Piano and plan on continuing to better myself as a musician in all of my instruments.
I have a passion for music and wish to share this enthusiasm and love for music with my students. Music is the one thing in this world that uses both sides of the brain whilst incorporating your heart and soul as you learn and perform pieces.
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I teach beginners to advanced students at my studio at Augustine Heights. I also have some availability to travel if no more than about 30km.

I do all things music – performing, teaching, composing, laid-back jamming… I have been playing violin for 27 years and teaching since 2007. I play with the WA Symphony Orchestra, Perth Symphony Orchestra and a number of other ensembles around Perth and Australia. I love teaching students who want to learn and who also have a passion for music. I teach all levels, from beginner to university level. I don’t just teach Classical music – many of my high school students also enjoy learning folk music, Disney and K-pop arrangements. I draw from a range of teaching methods to find an approach that will suit each individual student best. Everyone has a different learning style and enjoys playing different music. I endeavour to make lessons a creative adventure, during which you learn the secrets of music and unlock your skills.

Australian trumpet player/composer/arranger Cam McAllister is an in-demand musician, both as a jazz trumpet player and composer for large ensembles. Cam was the Musical Director of the Royal Australian Navy’s Admiral’s Own Big Band in Sydney, a position he held from 2012 - 2020. Cam has composed and arranged countless big band charts ranging from high school level through to pro level contemporary jazz orchestras, performed in Australia and abroad. Several of Cam’s compositions have been recorded, most recently on the Royal Australian Navy’s Admiral’s Own Big Band latest releases entitled Compositions (2014) and Straight Ahead (2016). Cam is also a dedicated composer for wind band and has composed and arranged several works in this idiom. Cam was a finalist twice in the prestigious James Morrison Jazz Award on trumpet and was also one of 50 musicians handpicked worldwide for the 2008 Banff International Workshop in Jazz and Creative Music, hosted by Dave Douglas. Cam has performed with, among others: Hugh Jackman, Jimmy Barnes, Alice Cooper, Roger Daltrey, John Cleese, Petula Clark, Richard Carpenter, Mark Fitzgibbon Quintet, Ten Part Invention, John Paul Young, ATM15, The Bamboos, Electric Empire, The Jazzgroove Mothership Orchestra, The Melbourne Jazz Orchestra, Bennett’s Lane Big Band as well as his own ensembles; the Cam McAllister big band and Cam McAllister sextet. Cam has an already established, nationwide profile as a jazz musician, composer and arranger. He has independently funded and released his jazz sextet’s album Libran Balance (2008)for ‘Jazztracks’ on ABC Classic FM; recorded mixed and mastered by Mal Stanley. The album received critical acclaim, of particular note his songs White Knight, Waterfall and Clear which had “enduring appeal in [their] complex, interweaving patterns” (Herald Sun, 2008), with Cam himself recognised as a “talent deserving wider recognition” (Limelight, January 2008). The album made it as high as #1 spot on the iTunes Australia jazz charts. Cam continues to compose and perform regularly throughout Australia with his own ensembles as well as a sideman with some of Australia’s finest musicians.