The 2008 Remarkable End Of Year Concert held on Sunday Dec 7^th was also a fundraising concert which raised $1150 for “Redkite – Helping Children Through Cancer”

This included a $500 cheque from Adrian Wright and his family.

Heres Adrian presenting Mark with the cheque.

Heres a happy Hannah Jover after she was awarded the annual Richard J. Smith Memorial Scholarship (in memory of Marks music teacher)

The scholarship is valued at $1200.

Here’s Sophie Holt receiving her end of year certificate.

Joel Heininger often duets with Mark at the Remarkable End of Year Concerts 

Here’s Toby Barnhill performing with mascot ‘Sebastian’ looking on (sitting atop the piano)  at the End of Year Concert for 2008.

The students from Remarkable with Mark who gave an excellent concert.

Watch this video of the 2008 Richard J. Smith Memorial Scholarship holder Adrian Wright
performing “Deeper” from ‘Music for the Heart and Soul’ Opus 1 by Mark Matthews

Once again the End of Year Concert 2007 for Remarkable Music Studios was a great fundraising event for "Redkite - Helping Kids through cancer"

Here Tim McEwan the 2007 Richard J. Smith Memorial Scholarship holder presents Adrian Wright with his 2008 Scholarship trophy.

A happy Adrian after realising he had just been awarded a scholarship valued at $1200 for 2008.

Students of Remarkable Music on stage at end of Concert

 

The Remarkable End Of Year Concert for 2006 saw the ‘Richard Smith Memorial Scholarship’ go to Tim McEwan. This entitles him to a full year of tuition as he tackles Grades 4 and 5 in Piano for 2007.   Last years ‘Richard Smith Memorial Scholarship Winner’ Taran Brassington, presenting the trophy to the 2007 incumbent Tim McEwan. (Photo by Gary Brassington)     On Nov 27th at the Remarkable End of Year Concert for 2005, an inaugural scholarship was awarded in memory of Richard J. Smith - Mark Matthews former Piano Teacher. The Richard J. Smith Memorial Scholarship includes 12 months tuition for 2006 and was presented to 10 year old Taran Brassington of Figtree, Wollongong, who achieved excellent results in his Prelim and First Grade Piano Exams this year.   The Trophy   Mark with Cheryl Ricketts (daughter of Richard J. Smith) presenting the award to Taran Brassington   Mark Matthews performing ‘The Kiss’ at the Remarkable End of Year Concert.  All photos Gary Brassington.

 

Students Mark has been tutoring Piano, Organ and keyboards since 1980. During this time he has seen numerous students come thru the teaching studios. Initially he taught for Jurjens in Wollongong He commenced Mark-Time Music studios in 1990 when he moved to part-time Civil Engineering  and increased music tuition. The launch of Music for the Heart and Soul also sees the launch of the new business name ‘Remarkable’ and website www.remarkablemusic.net created by Jaques Design and KMT Systems. Presently he teaches around a dozen students on a weekly basis, in his private studio Brother and Sister Nicholas and Kathleen Clay in a shared lesson at Remarkable Studios.   Matthew Gage preparing for his First Grade Piano Exam “Shannai Brassington recently graduated from Alfreds All-In-One, Book 1. Here she is proudly displaying her certificate of achievement” Photo by Gary Brassington   ”Recently students from Remarkable Studios sat for their AMEB exams at Wollongong’s Conservatorium at Gleniffer Brae, with 10 year old Taran Brassington topping the grades with Honours for Preliminary.” Photo by  Kim Brassington. Matthew Wintle with Mark after Graduating from Level 1 Alfred’s All-in-One course recently at Remarkable Studios   In 1985 his student Deone Wilson won the Australian Final of the Yamaha Electone (organ) festival and competed for Australia in Germany with a original composition by Mark entitled ‘Creation’. In 1995 Billy Kostovski represented Australia in the same festival against countries from around the asia oceania region in Sydney Australia. The Following year David Skinner won a trip for himself and Mark to Kuala Lumpur to represent Australia in the finals there. Numerous eisteddfod and exam successes have been regular with Mark's students Mark uses the Alfreds course books for beginners and follows an amended Yamaha teaching method and encourages both reading and aural skills His love for everything from classical to the blues gives his pupils a varied and diverse approach to their piano and keyboard studies. See the Review page for comments from students and parents. Contact Mark in regards to available spaces in the Remarkable Music timetable. Here's Joel and Jade Jazz Jammin' at Remarkable Studios recently