July 2021: Andrew Hartshorn achieves a distinction rating in Rockschool Electric, Grade 5, (91% !)
Andrew is a healthcare professional with a young family, and this result shows that multitasking is actually a thing 🙂
January 2019: Isaac Wong achieves an Honours pass in his AMEB assessment. Fantastic! Isaac is a longtime student so am very proud. In other news, AMEB will be offering Rockschool courses from now, so lots of interesting times ahead.
June-August 2018: Collaborations with students Linda and Bernie in original music productions.
June 2017: Just 10 years old and writing her own songs, Charlie put on a stellar performance at the Australian Institute of Performing Arts. Backing track produced by yours truly.
Dec 2016 : Congrats to Orion (14), for his extraordinary achievement of attaining an A+ Higher Distinction in his AMEB (Australian Music Examination Board) assessment – the highest possible result. Orion, along with sister Samara, and dad Micheal, have been regular students of mine for the last 2 years. Way to go!
October 2016: 8 year old and multitalented, budding guitarist Susannah has been featured as a lead vocalist in the Australian Institute of Performing Arts production of “Shrek”. Well done!
TESTIMONIALS:
“I’ve been taking guitar lessons from Maurice for just over a year now. I thoroughly enjoy my weekly lesson with him. Aside from his crazy amazing guitar skills, he is fun, patient and relaxed and an all round skilled teacher and great guy. I came to him with very basic skills and I’m progressing each week and having fun along the way!”…Lori Sword
“Maurice is a great teacher for my 7 year old son. He is knowledgeable, patient and dedicated. He develops lessons that are fun and challenging at the same time. I am amazed at the progress that my son is making. Highly recommended”… Veronica Yung
“Maurice has been invaluable in helping me chart and arrange songs that I play in the live band environment and for this task, there is simply no one better. Luckily for us Maurice also has the talent and passion to share this knowledge whether we are beginners or experienced players, into rock, pop, blues, jazz or funk or play an acoustic or electric guitar.I am sure that Maurice knows how much I appreciate what he has done for me but I’m not sure I tell him often enough. Thanks mate!”… Miff James
“My son (who is 8) and I have really enjoyed learning the guitar from Maurice. Maurice is a very good teacher. He is personable, patient and you can tell he has a lot of musical knowledge built up over his many years as a musician. We get to play the songs we like (Maurice knows music from a wide range of styles), but at the same time we are learning all the basics and technique we need to enjoy the guitar later on! We have no hesitation in recommending Maurice as a guitar teacher”… Ken Wong
“Maurice is Awesome! I have been taking guitar lessons with Maurice now for about a year. I have seen him pick a song a part into playable sections with just barely listening once. He breaks the awesome parts of finger picking style into sections that I can learn and play. I would recommend anyone who wants to play the guitar, whether a beginner and just want to play, or more advanced and want some expert critique, Maurice is the Man!”… Norman Bright
“About a year ago, having just forked out a couple of hundred bucks for a guitar, I could barely play a note and had lost interest in learning. I now have songs in my repertoire and a desire to keep learning. Maurice makes
learning fun and progress a reality. Not only is he one of the coolest guys around but an amazing teacher.”…Richard Hensley