Music Teachers' Association
of New South Wales

Zachary Donoghoe

David Schweickle

Dr Micaela Nathan PhD

Dr Micaela Nathan is a professional orchestral and concert performer, Music Therapist, examiner for the Australian Music Examinations Board (AMEB), composer, and artistic director. After attending the Sydney Conservatorium high school, she gained her BMus (high distinction), MA and PhD (music therapy/psychology) at Sydney University, with adjunctive research through Melbourne University and the Sydney University of Technology.

Over her 40-year career as a concert musician, Dr Nathan has performed widely as a recitalist, and worked regularly with the major Australian symphony, opera, and ballet orchestras in NSW, QLD, and Victoria, and held principal positions with many music theatre productions in Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Korea.

Dr Nathan has been a music educator for 40 years at primary, secondary, and tertiary levels, including lecturer at UTS, and tutor in woodwinds and piano at the Northern Rivers, Penrith, and Central Coast Conservatoriums. She is regularly sought for specialist instruction for HSC, undergraduate, and post-graduate music students.

As a Music Therapist, Dr Nathan provides music learning programs for children who are
neurodivergent, and have cognitive differences and physical disabilities. She has undertaken
specialist post graduate training and has 25 years' experience teaching these unique children.

Dr Nathan has composed five albums of structured music therapy sessions, presented at
International Music Therapist Association conferences, and published for the International Journal
of Music and Imagery.

Shahriar Karimian

Diane Moss

Di Moss has taught music in the Newcastle area since 2004, after graduating from Sydney Conservatorium of Music (BMusStudies).

Her instruments include clarinet, saxophone, flute, piano, piano accordion and organ.

She has experience with all age groups and mentored students through AMEB grade exams, auditions, and HSC performances. Small Covid-safe ensembles for her students are her speciality. Her lessons offer many genres including classical, jazz and popular music.

Di also enjoys playing multi-cultural music on woodwinds and accordion, and has previously performed around local restaurants and festivals in Newcastle.

Mark Forsyth

Juliana Mathews

Juliana Mathews has been playing and performing professionally for 15 years.

She has served in the Royal Australian Navy Band for 6 years and has since decided to become and Active Reservist in the Navy to pursue a career in Tutoring and Music Therapy.

Juliana completed her Music Therapy Degree at the University of Technology, Sydney this year (2008) and is working at Revesby Nursing Home as a Music Therapist and tutoring at Mittagong Public School. Juliana teaches students the AMEB syllabus and also enjoys teaching and developing each students' own music skills.

Brent Lang

Warwick Dyson

Lynette Fisher

I have completed AMEB piano examinations to Eighth Grade and Trinity College of London ATCL (Teachers Diploma). I completed theory and/or musicianship exams to Seventh Grade. Eisteddfods were part of my learning experience as a young child and I gained first and second prizes in many.

I successfully auditioned for a place in the Music Education Teaching Course at Alexander Mackie College of Advanced Education. In 1980- I graduated with a Diploma of Music Education and have been teaching Music in high schools since 1980. In 1994- following further study- I graduated from Newcastle University with a Bachelor of Education (Music).

I have been teaching piano- theory and musicianship since 1976 and saxophone, flute and clarinet since 1982 with my students experiencing success in both AMEB and Trinity College of London examinations. My students have attended and been involved in workshops with the Music Teachers Association and with various Music Camps. My skills and knowledge continue to grow through contact with band tutors and my network of professional colleagues. I tutor students in Music for their Higher School Certificate and am also an experienced Higher School Certificate marker in both Music Aural and Performance examinations.