About Me

I’m a well-established guitar teacher in Brisbane. Originally from New Zealand, I moved to Brisbane in 2019 to live with my Australian partner and have a family. We now have a 5 year old girl and a 2 year old boy and I've become an Australian Citizen to match the rest of my family!
 
From a young age I have been a performing musician playing genres such as rock, blues, jazz, folk, pop and reggae/ska/dub. However, for me, teaching is not a side gig to supplement my music career. Teaching is my full-time and only job and my students have my complete dedication.
 
I have around 15 years of experience as a guitar teacher here in Brisbane and in New Zealand and 5 years of tertiary music qualifications. I have taught hundreds of students with abilities ranging from absolute beginner to very advanced. Reliability, integrity and consistency are important to me as an educator. It has always been my priority that my students know they come first. 

In my spare time I enjoy mountain biking, tramping (this is what New Zealanders call multi-day hiking), running, camping, reading, good food and coffee, traveling and obviously playing the guitar!​ Since having kids, it's actually mostly just the coffee part now.

• Bachelor of Musical Arts (Guitar - Jazz) - Ara Institute of Canterbury
• ​Diploma in Audio Engineering and Music Production - Music and Audio Institute of New Zealand
• Queensland Blue Card - Working with Children Check