Hi There! I’m Teneha

I believe that we were all born to be musical! All we need is a rich musical environment to unlock this innate musical ability, to build our musical skills and knowledge, and to support our musical development. I also believe that everyone should be afforded the opportunity to experience the joy of music making. I am passionate about promoting skills that nurture a life long love for music!
Little Magpie Music sessions are fun, research informed and developmentally appropriate! We promote the many musical and non-musical benefits of active music making through singing, movement, playing percussion instruments, and puppet play. Our approach to music making is largely informed by the philosophies of Zoltan Kodaly and the First Steps in Music program by Dr. John Feierabend. Our music programs are designed to be sequential and promote a child’s musical and overall developmental over time.

Education
Associate Degree of Music, NMIT, 2014-2017
Certificate IV in training and assessment
Victoria University, 2013
2008 – 2009 studying towards a PhD in population health and anti-racism
Melbourne University, incomplete
B.Health Sciences (Honours) majoring in Health Promotion and Nutrition Deakin, 2005-2008
First Steps in music Feierabend Association for Music Education Certificate, 2017; 2020
Conversational Solfege Feierabend Association for Music Education Certificate, 2020
Somatic Voicework™ LoVetri Method Level I, II & III (audit) Baldwin Wallace University, 2020
Soul Ingredients® Methodology Course: When Science Meets Soul (Dr Trineice Robinson-Martin) Baldwin Wallace University, 2020
Somatic Voicework™ LoVetri Method Level I, II & III Contemporary Commercial Music, University of South Queensland, 2017
Secondary Classroom Music Level 1 of the Australian Kodaly Certificate
The Cuskelly College of Music, 2016
