Teachers

Meet the teachers

Meet our wonderful team of teachers who are ready to kickstart your musical journey with enthusiasm, patience and encouragement!

Miss Emily

Piano/Guitar/Singing

 Teacher

Miss Emily studied at the Queensland Conservatorium graduating with a bachelor of popular music in 2018. Here she wrote and recorded her own debut EP, formed a band and interned as a music journalist.

Now, when she’s not performing, she wants to foster the passion she has for music in the next generation. Emily teaches with the belief that music doesn’t have to be complicated, basing her lessons around putting
creativity and musical exploration first.

Miss Jess

Piano/Strings Teacher

Miss Jess is a multi-instrumentalist based in Brisbane, who focuses on Piano and Violin. She has been teaching since 2015 and finds  fulfilment in helping others pursue their love of music. During lessons she provides a supportive and nurturing environment to guide students towards their goals. A musical journey can be challenging, so it’s best to have fun along the way!

Mr Alex

Guitar/Piano/Drum Teacher


Alex has been playing guitar for 15 years and is well-versed in rock, pop and jazz. Back home in the UK, he obtained a first-class degree in Music Production and Performance, going on to compose, record and produce original music, play in bands at gigs across the country and start his own regular grassroots live-music event.
 
Now in Brisbane, Alex wants to inspire the next generation of musicians through teaching, supporting students to tackle new challenges on their instrument while also making lessons enjoyable and focusing on each student’s interests.


Miss Ari

Singing/Piano Teacher

Bio Incoming…

Miss Hayley

Singing/Piano Teacher

Aspiring young performer, and recipient of the Sir Samuel Griffith Scholarship, Isabel completed a Bachelor of Music in classical voice at the Queensland Conservatorium.

Isabel has a deep love of all music, and enjoys cross over singing in all styles. Specifically musical theatre, jazz and classical. Although Isabel loves to teach, she is also currently gigging and performing around Brisbane.


While singing with the Voices of Birralee, Isabel has had the pleasure of singing at QPAC with Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Queensland Pops Orchestra, Opera Queensland and has represented Australia at the Anzac Day Ceremony in Villers-Bretonneux, France. Additionally, while in school She had the fantastic opportunity to perform with Creative Generation State Schools on Stage as a featured and backing vocalist.

Piano/Singing Teacher

Miss Hayley’s passion for music started at a young age. Through my school
years she enjoyed performing in musicals, choirs and theatre
productions. After leaving school she completed a music degree where she
studied classical voice and performed in choirs and opera choruses.

In recent years Hayley performs as a solo artist. She has performed on
the international stage writing and singing her own works in parts of Europe and Asia.

Miss Hayley can also teach Braille Music

Miss Issy

Singing/Piano Teacher

Aspiring young performer, and recipient of the Sir Samuel Griffith Scholarship, Isabel completed a Bachelor of Music in classical voice at the Queensland Conservatorium.

Isabel has a deep love of all music, and enjoys cross over singing in all styles. Specifically musical theatre, jazz and classical. Although Isabel loves to teach, she is also currently gigging and performing around Brisbane.


While singing with the Voices of Birralee, Isabel has had the pleasure of singing at QPAC with Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Queensland Pops Orchestra, Opera Queensland and has represented Australia at the Anzac Day Ceremony in Villers-Bretonneux, France. Additionally, while in school She had the fantastic opportunity to perform with Creative Generation State Schools on Stage as a featured and backing vocalist.

Mr Jacob

Drums/Guitar Teacher

Jacob is a Passionate drummer and educator with 5+ years of one-on-one teaching experience and 10+ years performing live and in the studio acrossdiverse musical styles. 

He is skilled at adapting lessons to each student’s learning style, building strong technical foundations while encouraging creativity, musicality, and performance confidence. 

Jacob brings real-world experience, patience, and enthusiasm to every lesson, inspiring students to develop both their skills and their love for drumming.

Mr Sami

Guitar/Bass Teacher

Mr Sami is a multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter frequently performing around south-east Queensland as a session bassist and fronting his own project ‘Samichoux’

Having recently graduated from a bachelor of music at QUT, Sami has begun to put focus on recording original music and gaining a reputation as a performing bassist. 

Sami is passionate about a diverse range of music, simple and complex and wishes to help students in finding and understanding what it is about the music they love. To hone in on the elements that make up that music and pursue the skills that will help them create their own. 

Miss Cadence

Piano Teacher



Miss Kathleen

Director/Singing Teacher

As well as completing her Bachelor of Music, Kathleen has recently completed her Graduate Certificate of Music Studies majoring in Vocal Pedagogy. Kathleen is always looking forward to new creative opportunities, putting
her incredible energy into developing the talents of the students she teaches at Downtown Creative Studios.

Miss Sam

Director/Guitar Teacher

Samantha is a Bachelor of Music Graduate who now performs professionally around Australia as a solo artist whilst writing and recording original music. She is passionate about teaching guitar and believes that while technical
ability is important, it is equally important to teach the student to love and appreciate music and their instrument as a whole.