Ingrid Neubrandt
Piano
I started learning piano when I was nine. My father bought me my piano which I still have today. I enjoyed learning pieces even though I struggled. Eventually I finished all the grades and completed a certificate. A teacher I had a teacher in Sydney who suggested to me that I could start teaching comfortably at home while I had a young family. So I did with her guidance. I also have an applied Science degree and counselling qualifications through Lifeline in which I participated as a volunteer for quite some time before I moved to Goulburn.
To further the knowledge I have for teaching piano and theory I have gained lots of experience through actually just teaching. I have participated in Piano Teacher seminars that were held in Sydney Conservatorium over many years. When I joined the Music Teacher’s Association of NSW, I became an Accredited Piano Teacher due to my experience and studies and many students with top results in their examinations with the AMEB.
Since I moved to Goulburn quite some years ago I found a teacher, Paul Paviour (the first director of the Conservatorium) who has since become my mentor and friend. With his support I have kept in touch with performances and concerts for both myself and my students. I have also worked as an accompanist for a choir or two. These days I also help in a local church and play the organ for their Sunday masses and occasional other events. I also teach students of most ages to learn to read music and play the piano. They are taught about theory to give depth to their learning. I expect to keep teaching piano while there are students interested in learning this wonderfully versatile instrument.
What genres do you teach
Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Pop, Jazz. Mostly what is wanted or needed.
What do you love about teaching?
I like to pass on the knowledge I have and I enjoy seeing a student enjoy their own piano playing achievements.
Please share a particular career highlight and why it is special to you
Having worked for over thirty years in teaching piano I have had many highlights. I feel I keep in touch with students’ learning by doing performances myself. The learning process I do for the performances stays fresh in my mind when I am teaching a student and the process that they go through for exams or performances. I like to think I am a guide for my students rather than anything else. Students who ask questions make me think is a wonderful way of finding out what the student wants to know. A good example of a great moment for me is a student who recently has been taught by me from the start to grade eight recently went to a workshop and was asked to play a complex piece by memory when he was totally unprepared to do so and surprised himself by playing the piece successfully. I am happy to say this student will now be moving on to more music and further interests. I feel very honoured that I have played a role in this student’s life of music.
What is one piece of music you'd recommend people listen to?
Music you love. Learn to listen to all types of music. All music is music, some music is just better written better than other music. (A quote from a special piano teacher I know).
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