Helen Hughes is continuing her Suzuki Teacher Training Program on Piano under the guidance of Erica Booker from the Suzuki Talent Education Association of Australia (NSW).
Helen is working towards completing her Certificate IV in Suzuki Talent Education (Piano).
Background
Helen studied piano under the renowned Suzuki teacher Erica Booker from the ages of 4 to18.
During this time, Helen also studied Suzuki violin under Yasuki Nakamura AM and Katie Betts, and her love and appreciation for the piano and the violin was solidified.
Helen’s enjoyment of music in all its forms has been with her for as long as she can remember. She attributes this to her parents, who took her and her sister to piano and violin lessons in the pursuit of the skills that she now treasures. And music, both modern and classical, always filled the house.
While her career took a different direction into the corporate space after university, she has returned to the piano with the desire to fill children with the same wonder, joy and curiosity that she experienced growing up. Having two young children gave her pause to reconsider priorities and perspectives, which has also shaped her decision to teach Suzuki piano.
Helen is a Suzuki parent herself.
Learning through Suzuki
Teaching a child through the Suzuki method will enable any child to learn their chosen instrument. Using the same concept of learning how to speak, a child learns to play their instrument through listening and encouragement, with plenty of fun and laughter. Further musicality comes from the child’s own growth influenced by their surroundings, be it teachers, parents or carers, and their own interests as individuals. The best part is seeing a child recognising the development of their own ability, and you can watch their confidence and belief in themselves soar.
Qualifications
Bachelor of Business (UTS)
Diploma Hospitality Management
Cert IV Project Management
AMEB Grade 8
Suzuki Talent Education Certificate III
