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Nancy works as a professional piano teacher, accompanist and freelance performer.
She graduated from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music in 1981 with Bachelor of Music (accompaniment major) studying with Nancy Salas, Neta Maughan AM and David Miller.
Nancy has over 30 years' experience as a piano teacher. In addition to her own studio, Nancy has been a piano teacher at Queenwood School, Mosman, from 1979 to 1984, before leaving for a year's vocal studies in London with Andrew Field and Audrey Langford in 1985. Nancy was on the piano staff at Saint Ignatius College, Riverview, from 1994 to 2010 and is currently a piano tutor at St Philip’s Christian College, Port Stephens, as well as operating her own private Piano Studio in Birmingham Gardens, Newcastle.
Nancy has a wide experience teaching all ages, from beginners to advanced, across a broad spectrum of levels, standards and directions. Nancy teaches piano, theory, musicianship and aural training and prepares students, with consistent success, for HSC and AMEB examinations, as well as the lighter ‘for leisure’ repertoire.
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I have been teaching privately for 34 years and since 1996 have held the position of Head of Keyboard Studies at Tamworth Regional Conservatorium fo Music. In 1997 I formed the inaugural Conservatorium Youth Training Orchestra and continue to direct this group. Prior to joining the Conservatorium saff I was Director of Music at Calrossy School in Tamworth for 14 years- teaching both privately and Board Course Music in years 7-12 as well as directing the school orchestra and numerous ensembles.
During my teaching career I have completed numerous pedagogy courses given by world renowned master teacher from Genoa Conservatorium- Lidia Baldecchi-Arcuri and attended many Professional Development Programmes directed by leading Australian Teachers in technique- harmony and teaching methods such as Koday- Carl Orff- Suzuki and Australian Music.
In 1995 I was invited by Christopher Norton to review his commentary of supplementary teaching notes for the works currently included in the AMEB
Syllabus.
In 1998 I was awarded the AMEB Shield for Most Outstanding Results (Piano) in NSW during 1998 for Preliminary to Grade 6.
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• I have more than 20 years of successful music teaching in both Private and School environments
• I teach Piano, Flute, and Trumpet
• I teach Music Theory and Composition including HSC music
• I teach all age groups from Kindergarten to Adults
• I enter students for exams who are fully prepared and committed
• I regularly produce results for students to the highest grade (A+)
• I encourage students to regularly practice and actively achieve their goals with pleasure and great satisfaction, including educating students in musical styles to enhance their performances
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CLASSIFICATIONS: Chamber Music Performer, Accompanist, Music Lecture
PROFESSIONAL- Current: Piano Teacher/Accompanist in The AIM (Australian Institute of music), Piano Teacher/Musicianship in Kambala school.
EXPERIENCE/SKILLS PROFILE
- Practical experience supported by 11 years extensive training and qualification.
- Experienced in educating all levels of musicians, including tertiary students.
- Accompanying String, Wind, Vocal, Choral and Opera Repetiteur.
- Experience in the preparation for Eisteddfods, auditions and concerts.
- Tutoring and preparation for music exams.
- Highly developed planning and organisational skills, detail-oriented, accurate and reliable.
- Ability to be empathetic, yet professional.
- Experienced in the development of curriculum and implementation of innovative training strategies.
BIOGRAPHY
Irina Klamka was born in the USSR where she obtained her DipMus (Kuznetsk) with High Distinction in 1986. In 1991 she was awarded a BMus with High Distinction from Saratov Conservatorium of Music named after L.V.Sobinov. After her arrival in Australia she graduated from Griffith University in 2000 with a Master of Music Studies. She developed as a musician under the direction of N.I.Tarnavskaya, A.E.Rikkel and A.N.Cherednichenko in Russia, all outstanding educators and Fellows of the Russian School of H.N.Newhause and M.I.Grinberg.
In Australia Irina completed her Degree with the renowned Ms M. Hair, Dr.B.Harvey and Emeritus Professor M.Brimer.
Irina started teaching while studying at musical college in 1983, counting her pedagogical experience at more then 20 years. Currently Irina lectures in Piano (Tertiary level) at the Australian Institute of Music, works as an accompanist and teaches in the Young/Open AIM Program. Irina also teaches Piano and Musicianship in Kambala. Her students perform regularly at a variety of concerts including the Art Gallery of NSW, in Eisteddfods and on 2MBS-FM. Some of her students hold scholarships at some of the most prestigious schools in Sydney.
MY MISSION
As a qualified Piano teacher, Music lecturer and Accompanist with over twenty years experience, I have striven to develop and maintain a high level of professionalism. I have succeeded in diagnosing areas of weakness in students, as a first and essential step in their transformation as learners. It is my belief that strong communications skills are also essential in the teaching of piano and accompaniment. I have made the development of these skills a priority because effective communication enables the imparting of knowledge, clear understanding and building of strong relationships with students, parents and colleagues.
I set high standards for myself as a lifelong learner and for my students as a means of achieving their full potential. To support these expectations, I have a strong commitment to achieving excellence in learning outcomes by providing my students with support that will result in realising their goals. To this end, I am open to and use new and innovative teaching strategies that accommodate the individual needs of students. Further, I believe in varying strategies and techniques to ensure a flexible, positive and encouraging environment in which students feel comfortable, are ready to learn and are motivated.
THE STUDY OF MUSIC IS A WONDERFUL, SPIRITUAL PRACTICE.
Contacts: 0409 650 210, email: irinaklamka@hotmail.com or irina.pianoteacher@gmail.com
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