ABOUT US
DIRECTOR
Bruce Baker, M.A. (Hons), B.D., L.T.C.L., L.MusT.C.L., Dip. Tch.,C.L.T.A., A.I.R.M.T.
Bruce Baker was born and educated in Auckland, and has completed degrees at Auckland and Otago Universities. He trained as a teacher in 1969.
Since then he has had a variety of experience as teacher, public speaker, editor, broadcaster, administrator, adjudicator, performer, accompanist, composer, arranger and conductor.
He has considerable experience as a writer. He has written teaching books, for use both in the studio and in the classroom, as well as resources for English students. He has been commissioned to write or arrange music for choir or solo voice.
His compositions include a cantata, Who is that Man?, and a choral eucharist.
His music has been recorded, broadcast and published. He has always been interested in both language and music. He studied several languages at university, and has been involved in musical activities wherever he has been. When he launched Mediant Music Seminars (original name of Mediant Studies) an early concern was to produce material that speakers of languages other than English would be able to understand
He has served on a number of committees, in various capacities, and has edited or written articles for a variety of publications, including local, regional and national publications of the Institute of Registered Music Teachers, of which he is an associate. He has written programme notes and pre-concert talks for the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. He has taught a number of schools and served as Music Director for city and suburban Churches
He teaches individual students in the following subjects:
English
- ESOL and IELTS
- General English
- Business English
- Word processing for NCEA Information Management exams
- NCEA English and ESOL exams
- Cambridge English (second language) exams
- Cambridge English language and literature exams
Music
- Piano, keyboard and organ
- Classical, jazz and rockschool
- Ear tests for Trinity, ABRSM, Jazz piano and Rockschool
- Theory (classical and jazz)
- Composition
- Keyboard skills (e.g. improvising and playing by ear)
- Tutoring for secondary and university music students
Staff
Contributors to the Theory Courses
Anita Banbury, L.R.A.M., A.R.C.M., A.R.C.O., G.R.S.M., A.I.R.M.T .
Marnie Barrell, B.A., B. Theol, L.T.C.L., A.Mus.T.C.L., A.I.R.M.T.
Graeme Cleland, B.Mus., L.T.C.L., L.R.S.M.
Judith Cook, F.T.C.L., L.T.C.L. (C.M.T.)
David Hamilton, M.Mus, B.A., F.T.C.L., Dip.Tch.
Geoffrey Hinds, M.Phil, B.A., L.R.S.M., A.I.R.M.T.
Catherine Petoe, B. Mus, L.T.C.L., Dip Teaching
Diana M. Wallis, B.A., M.Mus. (Hons), L.T.C.L., A.I.R.M.T.
Nelson Wu, Ph.D. (King's Coll. London), Dip. Tch., Grad. Dip. Academic Practice
