Jamie is a music teacher · educator and musician who began playing the piano at the age of four and has been teaching piano since 2017. She enjoys teaching music because she likes to help other people with her musical skills and knowledge. Jamie passed Australian Music Examinations Board [AMEB] Piano Grade 8 examination at the age of 14, and scored High Distinction and Honours in AMEB Theory of Music Grade 4 and 5 examinations respectively. At the age of 17, she commenced studying Bachelor of Music (Performance) at the University of Melbourne. Jamie has also completed Master of Music (Performance Teaching) at the same university, achieving First Class Honours. She has additionally studied Master of Teaching (Secondary) at Australian Catholic University [ACU].

 

Jamie’s biggest strengths as a musician and person are her capacities for problem solving and her razor–sharp attention to details. Her teaching style is holistic, in that it is important to her to learn about her students both as musicians and human beings, and to foster a positive student–teacher relationship. Jamie has also been active as a composer and piano accompanist since 2020 and 2021 respectively.