Music Teachers' Association
of New South Wales

Rosemary Allen OAM

Joycelyne Chung

Learn to read music and play the piano, for leisure or for exams - all ages welcome.

Ingrid Ambrose

Samantha Coates

Samantha Coates is an internationally regarded piano pedagogue and presenter. In addition to running an active teaching studio, she is the creator and publisher of BlitzBooks, the music education series that has brought laughter and creativity to music theory, sight reading, and piano repertoire. Samantha’s sense of humour and ability to connect with students through her books and online resources reflect her ongoing dedication to making all areas of music accessible, enjoyable and memorable.

Samantha’s passion is holistic music education. She embraces a repertoire-rich and multi-skilled approach to piano, prioritising the teaching of vital skills such as improvisation, composition and ensemble playing – all of which allow for recreational music making in the future.

In 2017 Samantha suffered with tendonitis in her left arm, which was the catalyst for an overhaul of her technical approach to piano playing and consequently that of all her students. Her involvement with the Taubman approach to piano technique inspired her to develop an entire repertoire series (roterepertoire.com) dedicated to help students learn to sight-read in the context of pianistically ergonomic, comfortable and satisfying repertoire.

Samantha holds a Bachelor of Music degree (Sydney Conservatorium) as well as several performance diplomas. She is well known for her entertaining presenting style, and is regularly invited to speak at conferences around the world on a wide range of pedagogical topics. Samantha has never lost touch with what students want; she has been running her piano studio in Sydney for over three decades and is passionate about helping students to work towards the goal of a lifetime association and love of music.

In her spare time Samantha enjoys giving volunteer recitals in nursing homes, power walking along coastlines, watching Disney movies with her grown-up children, and eating dark chocolate 😊.

Annette Anderson

Michelle Antunovich Lotz

Michelle Antunovich Lotz:

Professional Piano Tuition Belrose, Piano Performance & Pedagogy

I am an Accredited Member of the MTA of NSW, private music teacher, who has been teaching for over 25 years.

I am committed to the highest standards of music education.

My teaching philosophy merges traditional European technique, with modern pedagogical tools.

Additionally, to my teaching qualification, I have added Musicology BA, to add to the Australia music education landscape (AMEB)

Specialisation & Services
Examination Preparation: Extensive experience with AMEB (Classical & P for Leisure
Academic Support: Expert coaching for HSC Music (Performance and Viva Voce)
Musicianship/Theory: Integrated theory, sight-reading and aural training to create well rounded musicians.

Mobile: 0409 602 260
Phone: 9452 3605
Email: michelle@pianoforest.com.au
Website: www.pianoforest.com.au
Credentials: CT Music A, BA Musicolog

Zeljko Bedic OAM

Examiner 50

ASA TDip, MOAA, MMTA, MASME, MISME, MUMT, MAATA, MASA

Zeljko Bedic OAM commenced piano and violin studies in Croatia, Europe and subsequently continued with his professional music studies in Sydney, Australia on piano, pedagogy and music theory under the baton of Dr Margaret Brandman, and on accordion, with Maestro Dante Simonelli and Mr Ross Lombardo.

Mr Bedic was included on the Australia Day 2019 Honours List and presented with the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for distinguished services to humanity in Australian and global communities and the performing arts, particularly through music.

He is a university academic (successfully prepared students for their Bachelor of Music Degrees and AMEB Performance Diplomas), and a Sydney Conservatorium of Music and Music Teachers’ Association (NSW) accredited professional music teacher in piano, accordion and theory.

Mr Bedic is the founder, and has been the Owner / Director, of Bedic Music Studio, now Paddington Music Studio for over 35 years. He has over 40 years of professional teaching experience and has been an AMEB Examiner for over 30 years. He was awarded his Teacher’s Diploma in 1983 and received his AMEB Examiner 25 Year Service Award Shield in 2016.

He has successfully prepared and trained numerous music teachers to become AMEB examiners and has written, reviewed and edited AMEB syllabi for many years. Most recently, he led and collaborated with other examiners, on a comprehensive and extensive syllabus review / rewrite which was successfully submitted to the AMEB for publishing.

Mr Bedic has delivered solo and duet performances at the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House, at the Sydney Entertainment Centre and at the Sydney Town Hall. He is a former first prize recipient of the ASA NSW state championships and the City of Sydney Eisteddfod. He was also a former recipient of the second and third prizes in the ASA Australasian Championships. Mr Bedic has adjudicated at international, national and state championships, and the City of Sydney and St. George Eisteddfods on many occasions.

His students have won International, Australasian, Australian National and NSW State Solo Championships. One of his students was selected by the NSW Board of Studies to perform at the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall, HSC ENCORE Concert. Another one of his students has won the prestigious Music Teachers’ Association (MTA) – Margaret Chalmers Memorial Scholarship and received an invitation to perform as a soloist at the MTA’s Centenary Celebration at Parliament House in Sydney in 2012.

He was the Musical Director and Orchestra Leader of the Koleda and Dubrovnik Croatian folkloric ensembles and the Musical Director of the Klapa Koleda a capella ensemble and choir. Mr Bedic recorded an album at the Sydney Opera House in the capacity of Musical Director / Orchestra Leader with the Koleda ensemble and a studio album with the Dante Simonelli Orchestra and Choir at EMI Studios.

Mr Bedic was the Australian National Coordinator, promoter, manager and publicist for two highly successful charity recordings / CDs, ‘Side by Side – Song for Port Arthur’ and ‘Stop the War in Croatia’. Both were highly successfully on the Coca Cola ARIA Charts (10 weeks in the Top 10), with extensive national television, radio and print media coverage, and raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for charity, but more importantly, provided moral support for the victims’ families. At the time, he received letters of commendation and support from the Prime Minister of Australia, The Hon. Mr. John Howard MP and Premier of NSW, The Hon. Mr. Bob Carr MP and numerous prominent senators.

Clara Blazer

Olga Bolotova

Erica Booker