Bernadette Newman
Bernadette is Head of Performing Arts (Music, Drama and Entertainment) at an Independent College in Sydney and teaches in her own studio in Alexandria. She graduated from the NSW State Conservatorium of Music in 1987, and has worked in Music Education and tutored Piano, Theory and assisted HSC students with their music studies throughout her…
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Carol Manser
My teaching experience to date includes teaching music within the Diocese of Broken Bay and my classification in the Diocese is ‘School Officer’ at both St. Agatha’s Catholic Primary School and Warrawee Public School I’ve taught classical piano. I’m trained with the Australian Music Examinations Board and also Trinity College of Music London. At the…
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Dr Rita Crews OAM
Having first joined Council in 1987 and over the years served three terms in the capacity of Vice-President, Dr Rita Crews was President of the Music Teachers’ Association from 2004 to 2019 and is still editor of The Studio journal. In 2019 she had the privilege of becoming a Patron of the Association. With some…
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Zeljko Bedic OAM
Zeljko Bedic was born in 1961 in Bjelovar, Croatia where he commenced his music studies on the piano and violin at the age of six. After migrating to Sydney, Australia in 1969 he commenced his studies on the accordion in the early 1970s, first with Maestro Dante Simonelli and then with Mr Ross Lombardo. At…
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