About

Melissa Sommerville (Children's piano classes and preschool classes)

Melissa is a qualified music teacher (B.Mus/B.Ed UNSW) and has taught in many different settings over the past eighteen years including early childhood, primary, high school and private piano tuition. During this time, she has developed her own preschool and primary music teaching programs and resources.​ Melissa has taught preschool music classes in Helensburgh since 2004.


Previously Primary Music Specialist at:

Summer Hill Public School

Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School

Yarrawarrah Public School

Kareela Public School

Grays Point Public School

St. Patrick’s Catholic Primary School (Sutherland)


Previously Music Teacher at:

Engadine High School

Heathcote High School

Slim Sommerville Individual and Small Group Drum Lessons)

Slim has been drumming for nineteen years. He has been playing regularly in a band for the past 10 years and was originally taught at Billy Hyde’s Drum Clinic in Sydney under Milan Troha. Slim is experienced in teaching drums using Roland electronic V-Drums with interactive drumming software. This provides students with real time feedback and allows for lessons to be created and adapted to suit students needs. Slim can provide advice on using electronic kits for practice to overcome concerns with the noise and size of drum kits.