MUSIC MATTERS
With the power to uplift, motivate, and offer an escape from everyday stresses, music lessons can play a crucial role in a person’s growth and well-being.
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Welcome back! Term 3 promises to be a busy and exciting term, filled with unforgettable musical experiences.
A highlight of this term will be the end-of-year concerts at our partner schools. These performances provide a friendly, relaxed, and encouraging atmosphere for students to demonstrate and celebrate their musical progress in front of their whānau and friends. We are currently finalising the concert dates with our partner schools and will soon provide you with a detailed schedule.
Student self-assessment plays a vital role in our holistic approach to music education, empowering students to take ownership of their learning journey, which is why we will be conducting student self-assessments again this term. If you have any questions about this, please email musicschool@lewiseady.co.nz.
I am incredibly proud to be a part of this vibrant musical community. If you know of anyone who may be interested in starting (or re-starting!) their musical journey, please encourage them to enrol for music lessons with us! Click here to complete our online enrolment form or email any questions to our dedicated admin team at musicschool@lewiseady.co.nz.
See you at your next lesson.
Gemma Lee
Lewis Eady Music School Manager
IMPORTANT UPDATES TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Please note the following updates to our terms and conditions (effective from Term 3, 2023):
Credits for lessons missed at partner schools: Credits can only be applied to accounts with full payment of term fees. To request a credit for a missed lesson due to a school activity (e.g., school camp, inter-school sports), please email musicschool@lewiseady.co.nz after the missed lesson, providing the name and date of the school activity. Credits must be requested for the applicable term to be eligible for approval and processing (e.g., credits for Term 1 cannot be processed if requested in Term 2 or subsequent terms).
5% discount: We offer a 5% discount on your fees when there is more than one person in your family scheduled for music lessons. This discount also applies if a student has been scheduled for more than one lesson per week. If you are entitled to the discount, your invoice will reflect it. Please note that in the event of late payment, the discount will be discontinued. If you enrol a second student or add an additional lesson partway through a term, a 5% discount will be applied to your invoice for the second student/lesson only. The 5% discount will then apply to both the new student/lesson and the existing student/lesson at the start of the next new term.
WELCOME!
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We are thrilled to welcome a new partner school this term: Onehunga Primary School!
If you would like us to teach music at your school, please get in touch with Gemma Lee, Lewis Eady Music School Manager at gemma@lewiseady.co.nz.
We are also thrilled to welcome a new part-time admin assistant to our team: Georgina Chase. Georgina has diverse administration experience gained whilst living in London and previously trained and worked as an environmental geologist. When not in the office, Georgina is kept busy by her toddler, her preschooler, and DIY home renovation projects. Click here to meet Georgina.
GREAT SOUTH ROAD STUDIO STUDENT CONCERT
Our wonderful tutors (L-R): Julia, Irena, Sarah, Robertanna, Anne.
Congratulations to all students who performed at the Great South Road Student Concert on Sunday 25 June. What an amazing display of musical talent and dedication! We look forward to witnessing even more stunning performances at the upcoming end-of-year concert in November.
Student concerts for those receiving music lessons at our partner schools will take place at their schools in Term 3 or Term 4.
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LEWIS EADY PIANOS
Looking for that perfect piano that will last generations?
Contact the highly experienced piano specialists at Lewis Eady for a free, no obligation consultation.
Since 1853, Steinway pianos have set the standard for sound, touch, beauty, and investment value, and Lewis Eady has represented Steinway & Sons pianos for over 100 years. Simply put, there is no one else in New Zealand with more experience in pianos than Lewis Eady.
INTRODUCING NEW TUTORS
Tom Ragg - guitar, bass guitar, ukulele
Tom's work as a bandleader and producer also makes him an adept tutor for instruments other than guitar, and can work with students of drums, bass, keyboards, and brass on classic work arrangements and styles.
Tom is an experienced guitar teacher, workshop facilitator and music arranger with a specialist interest in blues music, Caribbean music, and early rock & roll. He’s an expert in vintage electric guitar technique, slide guitar, classic rhythm guitar and improvisation. Tom has worked widely internationally as a performer and extensively in New Zealand as a music journalist, festival curator, and record producer. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Auckland.
Gideon Voon - guitar, bass guitar, ukulele
Gideon's first experience with the guitar was at age 7, but his passion for music ignited around the age of 14 through the discovery of rock music and the electric guitar. After high school, Gideon attended MAINZ and gained his Diploma in Contemporary Music Performance and Bachelor of Musical Arts. While at MAINZ, Gideon met singer Filivaa who asked him to audition for the band Shepherds Reign after witnessing one of Gideon's performances. Since then, Shepherds Reign has toured all over Australia, garnered over 3 million YouTube views for their 2019 hit single 'Le Manu', and won three awards at the Pacific Music Awards, the most recent being the 2022 Creative NZ Award. Some of Gideon's favourite guitarists include Mateus Aasto, Guthrie Govan, and Joe Satriani.
2023 TERM DATES
Term 1: Tuesday 7 February to Thursday 6 April
Term 2: Monday 24 April to Saturday 1 July
(No lessons: Tuesday 25 April – ANZAC Day)
(No lessons: Saturday 3 June to Monday 5 June – King’s Birthday Weekend)
(Note: Matariki takes place during the holidays in 2023 – Friday 14 July)
Term 3: Monday 17 July to Saturday 23 September
Term 4: Monday 9 October to Saturday 9 December for partner schools / Saturday 16 December for Great South Road Studios
(No lessons: Saturday 21 October and Monday 23 October - Labour Weekend)
2023 PARTNER SCHOOLS & VENUES:
Bayfield School, Epsom Normal Primary School, Freemans Bay School, Glendowie School, Hillsborough Primary School, Hobsonville School, Kohia Terrace School, Kōwhai Intermediate School, Maungawhau School, Marist Catholic School Herne Bay, Newton Central School, Onehunga Primary School, Ōrākei School, Our Lady Star of the Sea School, Ponsonby Primary School, Point Chevalier School, Remuera Primary School, Remuera Intermediate School, Royal Oak Primary School, Royal Oak Intermediate School, Saint Kentigern Preschool, St Joseph’s Ōrākei Catholic School, St Michael's Catholic School, St Paul’s Ponsonby (Saturdays only), St Teresa's School Karori (Wellington), Stonefields School, Takapuna Primary School, Westmere School.
If you would like us to teach music at your school, please contact the Music School Manager at gemma@lewiseady.co.nz.
WHETHER YOU’RE FIVE OR SEVENTY-FIVE, WE BELIEVE EVERYONE IS MUSICAL!