MICHAEL'S EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

Qualifications​

• VMTA (Victorian Music Teachers Association) - Full Accreditation 

• Masters of Music (Performance Teaching) - University of Melbourne 

• Masters of Teaching (Secondary) - University of Melbourne 

• Bachelor of Music (Performance) (Hons I) – University of Queensland

• Certificate IV Music – Elder Conservatorium of Music SA

• Current WWCC (Victoria)

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Teaching Experience

• Expressions Music Studio (Present)

• Head of Strings at Geelong Grammar School 

• Violin and viola Instrumental Teacher at Ballarat Clarendon College

• Violin Tutor at Brighton Grammar School, Melbourne

• Violin Tutor at Firbank Grammar School, Melbourne

• Violin and viola teacher at the Riverina Conservatorium, Wagga Wagga, NSW

• Instrumental teacher of violin/viola, East Bentleigh Primary School

• Founding instrumental teacher of violin/viola and cello, Bentleigh Secondary College

• Violin and viola teacher, Masson’s Music

• Violin and viola teacher, Independent Music Academy

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Performing Experience

• Concert Artist and Founder of Expressions Music

• Concert Artist with Learmonth Foundations

• Orchestra Victoria

• Art of Sound Orchestra 

• Melbourne Opera China Tour

• AYO Momentum Ensemble 

• Melbourne Conservatorium Baroque Ensemble

• Citi Opera (Il Travadore)

• Lyric Opera (The Japanese Princess), Principal viola

• Australasian Orchestra Inc, Principal viola

• Monash University (Academy Orchestra), Principal viola

• Australian International Opera Company, Principal viola

• Melbourne University Orchestra, Principal Viola

• Amadeus Orchestra, Principal Viola

• Bangalow Music Festival 

• Australian Youth Orchestra International Tour

• The Australian Youth Orchestra

• Queensland Youth Symphony, Principal Viola

• Violist with Nocturne strings, Carmody strings, 16Strings and Fourstrings Quartet 

• Soloist with the Burnside Symphony Orchestra

• Recital soloist, Recitals Australia

• AYO National Music Camp

• Moonlight String Quartet, Townsville International Chamber Music Festival

• AYO Young Symphonists, Principal viola

 

Prizes and Scholarships

• Corinna D’Hage Mayer String Scholarship, Uni of Melb

• 1st class honours University of Queensland – BMUS Per

• 4MBS/Musica Viva Sid Page Memorial Prize in Chamber Music

• University of Queensland/St Leo’s College Music Achievement Scholarship

• University of Queensland/St Leo’s College Music Award

• The Sleath String Scholarship, 

• University of Queensland Sleath String Performance Prize

• University of Queensland Bach Prize

• The Australian String Association Prize

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