Primary and Junior High
03 February – 14 April; Years 0 – 10

Senior High
01 February – 14 April; Years 11 – 13

Break
15 April – 01 May

Angela Palmer

Angela began her interest in the piano at the age of seven when she started to play and she carried this on right through her schooling. During her secondary school years, she also learnt to play the flute. She then went on to study music at the University of Auckland where she completed a Bachelor of Arts degree and majored in music. After this she did a Diploma of Teaching at the Auckland College of Education and became a qualified secondary school teacher and in the same year achieved the Trinity College London Licentiate Piano Teaching Diploma, known as LTCL. Angela has also had experience playing keyboards in a live setting, both for Worship services and Youth events.

While Angela studied at University, she taught piano part-time for several years and many of those students sat Trinity College of London piano exams and Royal Schools of Music theory exams up to grade three. Angela took a break from piano teaching for many years while she spent time overseas and living in Japan for a year. On returning from overseas she worked as secondary school teacher for five years and finished work to have a family. As her children got older, some of their friends were interested in learning piano, so she started teaching again. She enjoys sharing her love for music and has been teaching piano again for many years.

Gareth Kendon

Gareth has been teaching music full time since 1999. He has predominantly taught guitar but also teaches bass guitar and teaches/mentors school rock and pop bands and acoustic guitar groups. Gareth has taught at primary, intermediate and secondary schools across the North Shore. He currently teaches at Murray’s Bay Intermediate and  Albany Junior High School, and coaching many guitar and bass students through NCEA music levels one, two and three with his students generally gaining merit and excellence. He has coached some of the top students through the Trinity College ‘Rock and Pop’ Curriculum with one student gaining ‘distinction’ in Grade 8. Gareth has coached many bands, duos and soloists through Rockquest and Bandquest with a number of them gaining placings and individual awards for musicianship and song writing in the North Shore regional finals.

Allen Sanchez

Allen is a passionate drum enthusiast, with a wealth of experience teaching and performing professionally.  At the age of eight Allen discovered his love for drums.  Beginning with makeshift instruments at home, he quickly progressed and became a backup musician for a TV station at 15.  By age 20 he was a professional drummer performing in renowned hotels & venues across the Middle East and Southeast Asia.  After returning home to the Philippines, Allen joined a top Jazz band in his city where he honed his technical skills and musicality.  This led him to teaching with children, particularly in church drumming workshops.  Allen spent nine years at Lighthouse Evangelism Church in Singapore as full time on the worship staff, training young drummers and volunteering as a drum coach for children with special needs.  His drumming journey has brought him to NZ where he continues to teach the next generation, fostering their love for rhythm & music.