Other Services include:
- Recording studio facilities
- Transcription and arrangement services
- Composition tuition
- School based assignment training
Notesmasters Music Studio is located within a home, with dedicated, permanent facilities that focuses on teaching students all aspects of music in order to become a serious musician, with a focus on having fun and making ‘smart’ progress.
Donna is totally committed to the long term, individual development of each person to their greatest possible level of musicianship. Correct technique, theory, aural training, musicianship, and historical contextual study are standard components of every lesson.
In order to do this successfully, only ONE lesson is conducted at any one time and there is a cap on how many students can be enrolled at the Studio per week. You won’t find cubicles of music rooms with multiple lessons being conducted at the same time. The focus is on quality learning, not quantity.
Students are catered for personally, one at a time, and not distracted by external sounds. Each student is coached properly, carefully and professionally, using over 30 years of experience, resources – old and new, and gentle guidance. Strategic parental involvement is key and is utilised in the long term lesson structure.
Donna is passionate about passing on her experience to her students so that they can avoid some of the unnecessary pitfalls of performing and get the most enjoyment out of their musical journey as they possibly can.
I have made every conceivable possible mistake that a performer could make in one lifetime. I have made a complete fool of myself on many occasions and learnt, through trials and errors, tears and euphoria, and sometimes plain old good luck, what to do, what not to do and how to handle the situation and yourself when you can't do a thing. While it's honourable for students of musicianship to learn by their mistakes, sometimes there are just some mistakes that you really can do without.
- Donna Magrath
