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Piano & Keyboards
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Brad Baker holds a Master of Education (Music Education) degree from the University of Victoria, BC, Canada and an ARCT diploma in Piano Performance from the Royal Conservatory of Music. He has taught at a number of institutions in Canada including the University of Lethbridge Music Conservatorium, Tom Lee Music Academy and Brentwood College. As a performer Brad has had diverse musical experiences performing with music theatre groups, choirs and with other musicians in recitals, festivals and competition. Brad's research focus is in piano pedagogy and creating educational performances for the young. Brad joined the staff at the Conservatorium in January 2009. |
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Catherine has been teaching Piano and Musicianship in a professional capacity for 35 years. In 1972 she gained an Associate in Music Australia, (AMEB) and commenced teaching. In 1997 she was awarded a Bachelor of Arts from Charles Sturt University. In April 2006 she recieved the Certificate of Accreditation issued by the New South Wales Music Teachers’ Association. Catherine believes music teaching is an essential part of education for students of all ability levels. Many of her students have progressed successfully from AMEB Preliminary Grade through to A.Mus.A. Some have gone on to careers in music teaching and performing, two have since studied jazz at Canberra School of Music and play professionally. |
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Jesse Pinazza began his association with the Conservatorium as a preschooler in the early childhood program and soon went on to study piano. He has obtained his L.Mus and an Advanced Diploma of Music. Jesse is a regular prize winner at both local and national competitions and has recently appeared as a soloist with the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra. |
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Jodie Ring has a Bachelor of Music degree from Sydney University, a Graduate Diploma in Education from the University of New England and LTCL and L.Mus.A in piano. She is an examiner for the Australian Music Examinations Board and joined the staff of the Wollongong Conservatorium in 2008 |
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Susan holds a Bachelor of Arts from Sydney University, a Diploma of Education and a Bachelor of Languages from the University of New England, as well as a Graduate Certificate in Music and A.Mus.A in Piano (AMEB). Susan has taught piano since her teenage years and started teaching at a professional level after graduating from university. She has been teaching at the Wollongong Conservatorium since 1996. Her professional experience includes a solo performance at the Sydney Opera House in 1989, and recitals held at various locations, including the University of Wollongong and the Wollongong Chopin Festival in 1996. She has experience as an accompanist and has participated in a variety of concerts and competitions throughout the region. |
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Sonia holds an AMusA in piano from the AMEB and an Advanced Diploma of Music Performance from the Wollongong Conservatroium of Music. She joined the staff of the Wollongong Conservatorium in 2003. |
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John Spence was born in Dungannon, Northern Ireland. He began playing the piano intuitively at 5 years of age and started composing songs at the age of 9, before composing instrumental music in his early years of high school. John studied composition at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and from 1994 he worked as a freelance composer, arranger, teacher as well as a performer on piano and classical guitar. 
John Spence's music is becoming increasingly in demand by soloists and ensembles. In 2003 his composition ‘Waltzing the Boiling Billy’ for flute ensemble, cello and wood block was premiered in Los Angeles by the Wollongong Conservatorium Senior Flute Ensemble. John is currently completing a research masters at the University of Wollongong. |
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Professor Slobodan Zivkovic was born in Belgrade, Serbia. Professor Zivkovic, a pianist, vocal coach, choir conductor, ethnomusicologist and accompanist, has been teaching piano for more than thirty-five years. He was born into the fifth generation of a renowned musical family and gained a Bachelor of Music with Merit (in Piano) and a Masters degree in Piano from the Belgrade Music Academy and a Bachelor in Ethnomusicology from the Belgrade University Faculty of Music Art. He has studied with a number of famous professors and pianists including Guido Agosti (Rome), Aldo Chiccolini (Paris) and Lev N. Vlasenko (at the Tchaikovsky Conservatorium of Music in Moscow). 
Professor Zivkovic has performed solo recitals and played as a soloist with the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra and with the Zagreb and Belgrade Radio and Television Orchestras. After his arrival to Australia 16 years ago with his wife, Snezana, son Aleksandar (cellist and music therapist) and daughter Marija (soprano and violinist) they performed regularly in Sydney and Melbourne. He was a Member of the Advisory Committee for the 3rd Piano Pedagogy Conference in Sydney in 1997 and presented a paper ‘My Approach to Piano Technique’ at that conference. Currently, Professor Zivkovic is a Councillor in the Council of Music Teachers Association of New South Wales. |
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Nick Southcott - jazz piano |
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Nick is one of the most skilled and versatile musicians on the Sydney scene today, greatly in demand in the Jazz, Latin, Funk and Soul fields. His rare blend of groove and swing, along with a love of Latin music, has led him to develop a unique sound that sits comfortably, whether backing a solo vocalist, swinging hard in a trio or working with an eighteen-piece Big Band. 
Nick holds a BAchelor of Music Degree from the Sydney Conservatorium of Myusic and is a dynamic and experienced educator, having worked at the Wollongong Conservatorium teaching Jazz Piano and Ensembles since 2001. He has also been involved with coaching and accompanying singers at the Sydney Conservatorium Open Academy and other workshops, most recently with the master American singer and vocal teacher Robert Edwin. |
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Milica Canak - piano accordion |
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Milica Canak is currently completing her Bachelor of Music (Performance) with accordion as her instrumental major. She was the first accordion student accepted into the Bachelor degree at the Australian Institute of Music. She commenced her accordion studies at the age of 10 with Tania Lukic-Marx, and is now continuing her studies with Elizabeth Jones. Her repertoire includes classical transcriptions, contemporary repertoire and traditional/folk music. Milica is also a fluent performer of traditional Serbian music, and has performed both as a soloist and with other instrumentalists at Serbian clubs in the Sydney metropolitan area. Milica has competed in NSW State competitions, and International competitions held by the AATA (Australian Accordion Teachers Association) and the ASA (Accordion Society of Australia), other competitions include the NZAA (New Zealand Accordion Association) Championships held in Auckland. Milica is featured on the Accordion Society of Australia NSW Youth Orchestra CD “Celebration” as lead accordionist and soloist. Milica often acts as deputy musical director of this ensemble in overseas tours and weekly rehearsals. Milica holds a place on the Dean’s honour roll at the Australian Institute of Music. |
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