Leah’s Flute Studio

End of term party - beautiful performances, listening, learning and playing flute together. Great warm up for Suzuki Autumn Festival next weekend. 🐣 🍂

Melbourne music teachers!

Are you a music teacher in Victoria? Heard about the Suzuki Method but want to know more? Join us for a FREE information day (Tuesday 8 April 2025) at our upcoming Autumn Festival being held at Methodist Ladies College in Kew. The day will commence with an information session about Suzuki Method and details about the teacher training course that will commence in semester 2, 2025. Following this, you will be able to observe some master Suzuki teachers (local, interstate and international) at work in group classes with our students. Over 300 students, their parents and Suzuki teachers will be at this event. See program details on TryBooking at https://www.trybooking.com/DAKAS. Registrations close Friday 4 April.

Fabulous morning learning about Body Mapping, Fluting and all things technique for students. 🎵

🎶✨ Calling all flautists! ✨🎶 Elevate your playing, refine your technique, and connect with fellow musicians at the VFG Professional Development Day! 🏆🎵

Join renowned flautist and educator Peter Bartels for an insightful workshop exploring two essential aspects of flute playing: Body Mapping for Flautists and Flute Teachers and The Foundations of Technique.

Whether you're a student or teacher, do not miss this opportunity to learn from an expert and deepen your understanding of the connection between body awareness and technical mastery 🌟

📅 Saturday 15th March
📍 St Peter’s Church, Eastern Hill
🎟️ Book now via link in bio!

Tag a flautist friend who needs to be there! 🎶👇

December 2007 - Oxford, England
“Every kitchen needs a flautist!”

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13 years ago:
Graduation Day - Master of Music: Performance
Canberra School of Music - Australian National University.

I owe so much to my master teachers, Virginia Taylor and Vernon Hill.

My Performance Degree led me to teaching, which led me to The Suzuki Method.

I’m incredibly lucky to be able to play the flute and teach kids as my job! One student asked me last week “is this really your job?! What do you do all day?!” 🤣🎵

It’s Concert Day 🎵

Message from Mr Takao Mizushima, President, Suzuki Music, Sydney Australia

I am sad to inform you all of the following news.

NSW Suzuki Honorary President, Mr Yasuki Nakamura AM, passed away on the evening of 17 September. As many of our members may know, Mr Nakamura is well known both at home and abroad for having trained many students and produced many excellent violinists in the Suzuki Method from Sydney.

Former NSW Suzuki President, late Mr Harold Brissenden, pleaded with Dr Suzuki to send a Suzuki teacher from Japan to train violin teachers in Sydney. As a result, in 1978, Mr Nakamura moved to Sydney with his wife Yoshiko and his three then-young children Masaki, Hikari and Airena. He worked tirelessly as a leading figure in the Suzuki Method, achieving amazing results.

Prior to his less active time in recent years, he expanded and strengthened the Suzuki Association with Mr. and Mrs. Brissenden, and the result is evident in the many students and teachers of the Suzuki Method he trained.

His achievements are known and recognised not only within the Association, but also among many music organisations in Australia.

We are very saddened to lose Mr Nakamura, whom we revere, as I believe that without his achievements, the current Suzuki Association in Sydney would not exist.

We remember this with all of you and strongly hope that the development of our Suzuki Method movement, which Mr Nakamura devoted his life to, will be carried on to the next generation and continue to grow and develop. As the NSW Suzuki Association shall plan an event to formally celebrate his achievements, we are sending our condolences to the Nakamura family, Mrs Yoshiko Nakamura, and his children Masaki, Hikari, and Airena.