Melissa Monaghan offers private music lessons for students of all ages and abilities. Her warm and nurturing teaching style helps students feel comfortable, confident, and supported as they develop their musical skills at their own pace.

Each lesson is carefully tailored to suit the individual student’s interests, goals, and learning style, helping them enjoy music while making steady progress.

Melissa’s students often achieve excellent results in music examinations, including Honours (A) and High Distinctions (A+), while maintaining a positive and balanced learning experience.

Lessons are held in a clean, safe, and welcoming studio environment, where students are encouraged to learn, grow, and enjoy their music.

When students are ready (from Preliminary level and above), Melissa can guide them through performance-based music examinations. She supports the Con Brio Music Examination system, which offers a flexible and student-friendly approach to music assessment:

• Recognised worldwide

• Syllabus with over 30,000 professional graded pieces that is continually growing

• Exam submissions can be made anytime, anywhere

• International Board Members

• Students can perform their exam pieces as many times as they need to reach perfection before submitting their exam to be examined

• Candidates have received successful admission into the following Universities / Music Conservatoriums / Academies via Con Brio examinations:

  • Queensland Conservatorium

  • The University of Queensland

  • Sydney Conservatorium of Music

  • Melbourne Conservatorium

  • Australian National Academy of Music

  • The Julliard School (New York City)

  • Berklee College of Music (Boston, New York City, Spain, Valencia)

  • Curtis Institute of Music (Philadelphia)