Neta Maughan

Neta Maughan AM (born August, 1938)[1] is an Australian piano teacher. Some of her most successful pupils are Bernadette Harvey-Balkus, Aaron McMillan, Michael Kieran Harvey, Simon Tedeschi and her daughter Tamara Cislowska.[2][3]

Early life

Maughan was born on the north coast of New South Wales, and grew up in Sydney's western suburbs.[4] She comes from a long line of pianists and piano teachers - five generations of her family have been either performers or educators or both.[4]

Maughan started teaching music when she was 17 years old.[4]

She enrolled in a diploma of music at the New South Wales Conservatorium of Music (now the Sydney Conservatorium of Music), however was forced to withdraw in her final year due to family needs.[4] She later continued her studies and studied voice under Elizabeth Todd and piano under Alexander Sverjensky.[3]

Career

Maughan taught piano, voice and music theory at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music for 40 years, and received the Australian Music Examinations Board award for excellence in teaching on at least 27 occasions.[4][5] She also taught private students at her home, and was an Examiner for the AMEB for 43 years.[5]

In 2010, Maughan was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia. Her citation read "For service to music education as a teacher of piano, voice and music theory, to professional organisations, and as a mentor of young performers".[6]

References

  1. ↑ Pleskun, Stephen (2014-03-28). A CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY OF AUSTRALIAN COMPOSERS AND THEIR COMPOSITIONS - Vol. 4 1999-2013. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 9781493135370.
  2. ↑ "Inspiring talents used to the full - Obituaries - smh.com.au". www.smh.com.au. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  3. 1 2 http://www.musicnsw.com.au/about/council/
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "News | The University of Sydney". sydney.edu.au. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  5. 1 2 "Media notes A-M" (PDF). Office of the Governor-General of Australia. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "It's an Honour - Honours - Search Australian Honours". www.itsanhonour.gov.au. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
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