Fabiola

Our Principal Teacher, Fabiola is a talented pianist who has been teaching privately for 15 years. She is extremely passionate about music and especially enjoys working with children.

Fabiola commenced her piano study at the age of 4 and has been taught by a few notable piano teachers such as Prof Max Cooke, Dr Julie Haskell and Timothy Young. She holds Dip ABRSM, LMusA and AMusA in Solo Piano and has won numerous piano competition internationally. In addition, she is also a trained Yamaha and Suzuki teacher.

Fabiola also runs another successful piano studio in Point Cook.

Growing up surrounded by music and musicians her whole life, some would say Karen has grown into her roots.

She began to learn the piano at the young age of 5, taught by her mother who is also a piano teacher. From 2012, she would go on to take the London College of Music Examination (LCME) without fail every year in order to progress to the next grade. She primarily grew up learning the classical style but she is also well versed with contemporary music as she graduated with a Bachelor of
Contemporary Music Performance at the Australian Institute of Music.

Karen also took to teaching like her mother did, albeit at a much younger age. She first began to take on students as a substitute for her mother’s younger music students at the age of 15. She would then go on to discover her passion for teaching music. After getting her foot in the door with those substitute lessons, she began to take on more students at the same music school. Even going on to teaching large group/classroom lessons at the high school she graduated from. Karen holds a Diploma of teaching from the London College of Music “DipLCM in Performance” as well as a “DipLCM(TD) in Teaching”.

Karen wants to help others find the same joy and passion she did throughout her lessons.

Isaac

Atharv Joshi is an experienced pianist, music teacher, and accompanist based in Melbourne, Victoria.

Throughout his musical career, Atharv has always been versatile with his skillset. Playing not only piano, but also cello and percussion, he actively participated in various small and large ensembles through high school, including its Wind Symphony, Stage Band, Strings, various Jazz combos and classical Chamber ensembles (one of which was invited to play at the Melbourne Recital Centre in 2022 as a part of the Top Acts showcase), along with playing in a large-scale production.

Playing pieces of the AmusA level in high school, Atharv completed his VCE Music Performance in 2021 in Solo Classical Piano, studying under Dr. Sonya Mason, and went on to explore the world of Jazz Piano through VCE Music Investigation in 2022 under Kym Alexandra Dillon.

Currently Atharv is studying a Bachelor of Music specialising in Jazz Performance at Monash University, studying under Grant Windsor. While studying, he has gained numerous opportunities to learn from, and play with the trailblazers of the Melbourne jazz scene, and currently gigs around Melbourne with his jazz quartet, and other unique ensembles.

His teaching manner is informed with his wide range of experience playing different styles of music and instruments, as well as personal research into musical pedagogy, which allows him to teach his students a wide range of skills to becoming a functional, multi-dimensional piano player.

Natalie

Started learning the piano at 4, Natalie’s passion for music has grown stronger over the years. Her dedication brought her to complete ATCL and DipABRSM in piano performance, and she is currently working towards LTCL. Natalie also won several international piano competitions.

She believes that music has this magical ability to bring people together in a unique way. She strives to create a supportive and engaging space for students to improve their piano skills.

She is keen to see students feel more inspired and empowered as young musicians. Whether you’re a beginner just starting your musical journey or have played the piano before, Natalie is here to guide you every step of the way!