B.Mus. Ed.(Sydney), M.CMT (Creative Music Therapy)
Registered Music Therapist (RMT)

Janet has been teaching in the Wollongong Conservatorium CME programme for over 26 years. She was coordinator of the CME programme for 7 years and took up that position again in 2008.

Janet has conducted music workshops for early childhood (EC) educators throughout NSW and has tutored primary and EC tertiary students in music education at Wollongong University, Wollongong TAFE and the Sydney Institute of EC Studies.

Janet has worked with students at the South Coast School for Children with Autism for over 10 years and in 2006 completed her Masters in Creative Music Therapy for which she received the Deans Medal for academic achievement. She will be presenting a paper, with colleague Ann Lehmann, on their work with children with autism at the World Music Therapy Congress in Buenos Aires in July 2008.

Janet has performed as a singer and percussionist and has composed and conducted for Sydney ensemble ‘Voices from the Vacant Lot’ for 21 years.

She is currently learning to dance the tango!