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Our Teachers
Gavan Moncrieff
Program Coordinator - Percussion and Drums
Jane Geddes
Brass
Jane is a passionate teacher and provides her expertise in all brass instruments to all five Bendigo Colleges. She is a co-conductor of the premier Bendigo Colleges Symphonic Band.
jane.geddes@education.vic.gov.au
Chris Blackshaw
Bass
Chris is the Performing Arts Co-ordinator at Weeroona College and a specialist bass educator. He teaches across the five Bendigo Colleges.
Jenny Gogolin
Woodwind
Jenny is a highly skilled flautist and woodwind specialist who teaches at Eaglehawk Secondary College, Bendigo South-East Secondary College and Bendigo Senior Secondary College.
Jenny.gogolin@education.vic.gov.au
Warwick Cohen
Woodwind
Warwick is a respected conductor and woodwind specialist teaching at Bendigo South-East Secondary College, Bendigo Senior Secondary College and Weeroona College. He is co-conductor of the prestigious Bendigo Colleges Symphonic Band.
Warwick.cohen@education.vic.gov.au
John Matthews
Woodwind
John is an accomplished music arranger and woodwind specialist. He teaches at Bendigo South East Secondary College, Crusoe Secondary College and Weeroona College.
John.matthews@education.vic.gov.au
Hilary Blackshaw
Strings
Hilary is a very experienced performer and string specialist with a wide variety of teaching experience in music education. Alongside her self compositional band she provides tuition at Eaglehawk and Crusoe Secondary College. Hilary is a co-conductor of the premier Bendigo Colleges Chamber Strings.
Hilary.blackshaw@education.vic.gov.au
Nigel MacLean
Strings
Nigel is an experienced string performer and teacher. He is an executive producer and composer and teaches students at Bendigo South-East Secondary College and Weeroona College and Bendigo Senior Secondary College. Nigel is a co-conductor of the premier Bendigo Colleges Chamber Strings.
Nigel.maclean@education.vic.gov.au
Paul Burke
Guitar
Paul is an experienced performer with a special interest in jazz including Wes Montgomery and teaches across the four 7-10 Colleges. He caters for all styles in guitar and conducts the guitar ensembles in schools and Fretworks.
Paul.burke@education.vic.gov.au
Wendy Laidler
Brass
Wendy is a highly experienced and skilled educator in the Arts. She has performed and conducted a wide variety of ensembles and specialises in playing and teaching all brass instruments. Wendy offers tuition at Bendigo Senior Secondary, Bendigo South East College and Weeroona College.
Wendy.Laidler@education.vic.gov.au
Lazare Agneskis
Percussion
Lazare is a passionate percussion teacher and with a wide range of experience from his own performing to touring with school ensembles. Aside with his own creative projects he caters for the percussion students at Crusoe and Eaglehawk Secondary
Colleges.
Lazare.Agneskis@education.vic.gov.au
BIMP acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we work and live on,
the Dja Dja Wurrung, and pays respect to their elders past, present and emerging.
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