Creating harmony through music
The Teaching Team
Our specialists at Majenta Music are highly qualified professionals who bring their expertise and passion for music to every lesson. We have a devoted core team of part-time tutors, supplemented by several specialist casual tutors who provide relief teaching. This ensures that students enjoy a seamless learning experience, consistently maintained throughout their musical journey. Find out more about our wonderful teaching team below.
Allister Harrison
Brass, Percussion and Piano Specialist
Joining the Majenta Music team in 2023 as our multi-instrumental specialist, Mr Harrison is a lifelong musician who enjoys any and every kind of music-making. He recently graduated with his Masters from the Queensland Conservatorium, and previously taught piano and brass at the Independent Music Academy. He plays regularly in several ensembles, including the "Brass Half Full" quintet, and serves as musical director of the TLF Creative Big Band. Mr Harrison has recently released an EP with his sister, Hilary.
Amy Hosking
String Specialist
As a scholarship recipient, Miss Hosking graduated with a Bachelor of Music (Honours) from The University of Queensland in 2019. During this time, she attended the Winter Strings Conference in New York and performed in a musical collaboration with the Xi’an Symphony Orchestra in China. Since completing her degree, Amy enjoys performing as a member of the Cadenza Chamber Players who have recently been appointed the ensemble in residence with Ballet Theatre Queensland for 2024. Her recent playing experience consists of musical productions, including Les Misérables (2022), Phantom of the Opera (2022), Pirates of Penzance (2020, 2021 and 2022), Oklahoma (2023) and The Wizard of Oz (2023). In 2023, Miss Hosking was asked to perform alongside Michael Bublè in his Brisbane tour. Miss Hosking is a foundation tutor at Majenta Music, and she is currently pursuing a Masters of Teaching through Griffith University. She is passionate about sharing her love of performing with younger generations in order to help them cultivate their personal musical voice.
Henry Jarvela
String Specialist
Mr Jarvela graduated with a Bachelor of Music (Cello performance) from the Qld Conservatorium, Griffith University, in 2019. As a performer, he has been a member of both the Qld and Australian Youth Orchestras, as well as local community groups. Mr Jarvela has had an interest in composing from a young age and a number of his pieces have been performed by students in his local community. Since graduating, Mr Jarvela has been actively involved in teaching and mentoring young string players both privately and in school and community contexts. We welcome Mr Jarvela to the Majenta Music team from 2024.
Lisa Nitschke
Woodwind Specialist
Mrs Nitschke grew up in the United States, where she studied flute at the Thayer Performing Arts Centre in Massachusetts, then tertiary studies in Maine, where she completed her Bachelor of Arts in Music. While on tour in Australia with a music group, she met her husband, Mark, and settled in Australia. After living in Adelaide and Blue Mountains, Mrs Nitschke has now taught instrumental music in Queensland schools and in her home studio for 19 years. Mrs Nitschke regularly performs with Moreton Bay Symphony Orchestra. She also performs with her songwriter husband in an original contemporary duo. Mrs Nitschke joined the Majenta Music team in 2023, and loves to see young people enabled to express themselves through music and experience the thrill of performing solo and in ensembles.
Louise Osborne
Piano Specialist & Piano Accompanist
Mrs Osborne is an experienced pianist, piano teacher and accompanist who has worked in a wide variety of musical fields. As a Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Music, Mrs Osborne has taught piano privately at all levels to both children and adults in the UK and in Brisbane. A very rewarding part of Mrs Osborne's musical career has been accompanying singers and instrumentalists in musical theatre, in school and church concerts and productions, in choir and ensemble concerts, and for auditions and Board examinations. Over the years, Mrs Osborne has accompanied school, church and local choirs in the UK and, more recently, held the position of choral accompanist for the Redcliffe City Choir. She has sung in choirs and directed church youth choirs and informal singing groups. With valuable life experience, Louise takes a holistic approach to teaching piano. She enjoys engaging with students of all ages and levels to help them discover the joy of participating in music and developing a natural sense of musicality by gaining practical piano skills, fluency in reading and a firm grasp of the theory of music. In 2022, Mrs Osborne became a part of the Majenta Music team when piano tuition was incorporated into the range of offerings provided by Majenta Music.
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