PREMIER
MUSIC SCHOOL
ATHERTON
AND
TOWNSVILLE
PIANO /
KEYBOARD
AWARD WINNING TEACHER 30TH ANNIVERSARY AWARD WINNING STUDENTS
2026 In-Person Lessons and Live Online Video Conferencing Lessons
Professional Silver Service to Achieve Your Music Dreams
VIOLIN LESSONS
PIANO, KEYBOARD LESSONS
GUITAR & VOICE LESSONS
THE FINEST MUSIC LESSONS IN NORTH QUEENSLAND
Glenda Young's Welcome
Welcome to the official website of Glenda Young Music - her first website in 2018 -
to celebrate her 20th Anniversary.
Are you looking to nurture your love of music in a caring & supportive environment in Atherton, Townsville or surrounding areas including Cairns, Mareeba, and Yungaburra? Are you a parent who is looking for a visionary Music Teacher who can develop the natural talent of your child, intellectually, psychologically, spiritually & emotionally? Glenda Young is a Registered Teacher who has taught Piano, Keyboard, Violin, Guitar, Voice and Music Theory holistically to hundreds of happy musicians for thirty years.
School of Excellence
When you visit Glenda Young Music in Atherton and Townsville, you will experience music lessons which are engaging, intuitive, friendly and above all inspiring. With a focus on excellence, Glenda Young Music seeks to build a culture where learning a music instrument continues to be held in the highest esteem & where values of endeavour, self-discipline,
moral purpose, a winning attitude & positive effort are rewarded.
Become the architect of your own music life! Please text or voice mail rather than email.
I look forward to seeing you & personally welcoming you to Glenda Young Music.
GLENDA YOUNG
Qualifications:Credentials:
- BMus(QCM) DipMus(QCM) - Queensland Conservatorium of Music
- AMusA - Australian Music Examinations Board
- GDIMgt - Graduate Diploma Information Management
- Registered Teacher - Board of Teacher Registration & Queensland College of Teachers
- ABN 89 607 377 164
- Queensland Government Commission for Children 'Blue Card'
- Secondary School Music Coordinator, 10 years
- Production & Direction of School Concerts and Musicals
- Performances - School Concerts and Musicals
- Year 12 Career Guidance & Personal
Development Mentor
- Secondary School Music Courses - Accredited Certification - Board of Secondary School Studies
- Conservatorium of Music performances
- Grade 12 Certificate of Distinction Dpt of Education
- Grade 5 - 7 Church Music 'Director' & Organist
Glenda's Professor Teachers of Music:
- Max Olding - QCM
- Nancy Weir - QCM
- Ronald Smith (UK) - Master Classes
- Morey Ritt (USA-NY)
- Alan Lane - QCM (Music Theory & Composition)
SERVICES
PIANO & KEYBOARD LESSONS,
VOICE, GUITAR & VIOLIN LESSONS,
THEORY OF MUSIC,
VIDEO CONFERENCING PIANO LESSONS.
Fun & Relaxation or Formal Exams
AMEB Exams
Eisteddfods
Classical or Modern
Developing Talent
Customised Curriculum
- A+ and High Distinction Exam Results - 95% Glenda's exam students
- 20 years private Music Teaching, children & adults, 1998 - 2018
- Great rapport with young children
- Client voice 'lesson performances' - with Adele Nisbet (AMEB/QCM)
- Client voice performances - Cowboys Stadium, Crocs Stadium, Townsville City Council Events & Sydney Opera House
- Student Violin performances - 2013 Lead Violinist, Celtic Strings at Townsville Grammar School
- Student Piano prizes & performances - Eisteddfods
- Student School prizes & performances - Guitar, Violin, Piano, Keyboard and Voice
Speciality:
Beginner children & adults
Intermediate & Advanced children & adults
Aspiring music teachers who wish to attain accreditation
Home Schooling - Music lessons
Autistic children
Piano accompaniment for Voice lessons
Intermediate & Advanced children & adults
Aspiring music teachers who wish to attain accreditation
Home Schooling - Music lessons
Autistic children
Piano accompaniment for Voice lessons
Children's Gallery
Glenda has truly enjoyed teaching her clients over the years - all of the children and adults. They have become her dearest friends, whom she has treasured. They are what she lives for. She trusts that she has imparted to them a love of music as well as a sense of positivity, fun and humor. Teaching is to inspire people to be the best they can be.
Glenda strives for perfectionism and endeavors to impart this attribute in her teaching. Music Teaching is a most wonderful career and future generations who follow in Glenda's footsteps will be very fortunate indeed.
PIANO • KEYBOARD • GUITAR • SINGING • VIOLIN • MUSIC THEORY
GLENDA YOUNG IS A MASTER MUSIC TEACHER, PROFESSIONAL AND COMPASSIONATE, WITH THIRTY YEARS TEACHING EXPERIENCE.
GLENDA'S MUSIC LESSONS HAVE PROVEN TO DELIVER OUTSTANDING RESULTS.
•
In 1998,
to celebrate her
10th Anniversary,
Glenda gave away three FREE keyboards to three families,
including one to an eleven year old child with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.
• In 2016, Glenda awarded six FREE lessons each, to six long standing adult clients.
• In 2018, to celebrate her
20th Anniversary,
Glenda awarded one FREE term of
beginner Piano tuition.
- In 2020, in addition to In-Person Lessons, Glenda commenced teaching Piano / Keyboard via Video Conferencing.
MUSIC TUITION & PERFORMANCE CORRELATES WITH HIGHER ORDER THINKING, ANALYSIS & DECISION MAKING,
AS WELL AS HIGHER PERCEPTUAL SKILLS & ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT.
SINGING TUITION
Glenda specializes in teaching beginner adults who try to convince her that they cannot sing!
Glenda also specializes in teaching and inspiring Primary School children how to sing on pitch, with and without an accompanying instrument or instrumental backing. Educational benefits of children learning singing are numerous. They include:
• learning how to read words at an earlier age
• improving the child’s reading ability
• improving spelling ability
• learning how to break words up into syllables
• how to speak better
• builds confidence
• how to present publicly
• the why and how of learning
• how to be happy and positive
• learning morals and ethics portrayed in the words of well chosen songs.
• improving the child’s reading ability
• improving spelling ability
• learning how to break words up into syllables
• how to speak better
• builds confidence
• how to present publicly
• the why and how of learning
• how to be happy and positive
• learning morals and ethics portrayed in the words of well chosen songs.
Dr. Gottfried Schlaug has pioneered singing as a therapeutic method. One striking example of this is the use of singing to restore speech, in the Music and Neuroimaging Lab at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
VIOLIN TUITION
Violin is the most inspiring instrument. One-on-one tuition only is offered for adults and children. For centuries, the learning of a music instrument has only been taught one-on-one. This is not only for beginners but also for intermediate and advanced instrumentalists. Children who play violin in school orchestras or who receive group tuition at school often receive private violin tuition as well.
Group tuition is a poor substitute for learning a music instrument. It may be cheaper, but you will find the short term and long term value will be wanting; and it will cost more in the long run at the expense of the child’s learning experience, music education and love for the instrument.
Only with individual tuition is a child able to learn to play the violin in tune, to hear sounds clearly and correct their pitch. Then they are able to fully love their playing and progress to their full potential. Learning to love violin is learning how to play in tune as well as applying all the expressive nuances of bowing.
Group tuition is a poor substitute for learning a music instrument. It may be cheaper, but you will find the short term and long term value will be wanting; and it will cost more in the long run at the expense of the child’s learning experience, music education and love for the instrument.
Only with individual tuition is a child able to learn to play the violin in tune, to hear sounds clearly and correct their pitch. Then they are able to fully love their playing and progress to their full potential. Learning to love violin is learning how to play in tune as well as applying all the expressive nuances of bowing.
GUITAR TUITION
Children and adults love playing Guitar for fun and entertainment. Glenda teaches all styles of guitar music from pop and musicals to classical.
Beginners learn how to read music notes and symbols; how to strum different strumming patterns; as well as playing and understanding chords and rhythms.
A variety of books are used in combination with Glenda’s guitar exercises, lesson structuring and music knowledge.
Adults who have only played by ear before, or who have never learnt to read music, can expand their repertoire, music knowledge and song writing horizons. Please check with Glenda before your purchase of a guitar, unless of course you already have two or three!
Live Online Video Conferencing Lessons are offered for clients who live outback on cattle stations or isolated properties and for clients who live off the coast on tropical islands.
PIANO / KEYBOARD TUITION
Acoustic Piano
- Love the sound of true ‘keyboard’ playing. Discover your heart and learn how to play the most harmonious sonorous instrument ever invented. It is like playing the whole orchestra of instruments by one person. It has the biggest range of sound of all music instruments - you can play chords with several notes per hand. A piano is also a beautiful furniture piece in any home, where the family can gather around and play and sing music and children can escape the radiation from looking at a screen! Ask Glenda for the best advice before your purchase your Piano - Mozart and Beethoven’s choice of music instrument!
Electric Keyboard / Electric Piano - Since the invention of electric keyboards, this has often been the cheaper choice for families when children or adults first start learning. It has also been the choice of families with limited space, or those who may need to move house more often than others. Remember, electric keyboards have a rather limited lifespan. Ask Glenda before you purchase an electric keyboard and she will give you the best advice.
Pre-Loved Acoustic Pianos - When children first start to learn, the other cheaper choice is to purchase a pre-loved piano! These are often under $800.00 and are quite good for beginners. This year and last year, Glenda had very reasonable free acoustic pianos offered to her for one of her students. However, the best option by far is to buy a brand new acoustic piano. This purchase is an intergenerational investment and can be handed down to grandchildren. Sometimes grandparents also assist in the purchase of an acoustic piano. Never buy a pre-loved piano before consulting Glenda.
Electric Keyboard / Electric Piano - Since the invention of electric keyboards, this has often been the cheaper choice for families when children or adults first start learning. It has also been the choice of families with limited space, or those who may need to move house more often than others. Remember, electric keyboards have a rather limited lifespan. Ask Glenda before you purchase an electric keyboard and she will give you the best advice.
Pre-Loved Acoustic Pianos - When children first start to learn, the other cheaper choice is to purchase a pre-loved piano! These are often under $800.00 and are quite good for beginners. This year and last year, Glenda had very reasonable free acoustic pianos offered to her for one of her students. However, the best option by far is to buy a brand new acoustic piano. This purchase is an intergenerational investment and can be handed down to grandchildren. Sometimes grandparents also assist in the purchase of an acoustic piano. Never buy a pre-loved piano before consulting Glenda.
THEORY OF MUSIC TUITION
Music Drawing
Young Bunnies
Glenda has developed her personal template for teaching children aged from Grade 1 - 4 the art of Music Drawing.
Loved by all children, and they are great at it!
Loved by all children, and they are great at it!
Theory of Music
School Grades 5 - 12
Linking the playing of your musical instrument with the complete understanding of what you are playing, how to play it, and why it is played that way. Made simple because it is.
Linking the playing of your musical instrument with the complete understanding of what you are playing, how to play it, and why it is played that way. Made simple because it is.
Adults
Adult clients really appreciate the depth of knowledge they acquire to assist with their playing, singing or song writing.
Adult clients really appreciate the depth of knowledge they acquire to assist with their playing, singing or song writing.
RECOMMENDED READING
How Playing Music Affects the Developing Brain
by George Hicks
Feeding the Brain for Academic Success: How Nutrition & Hydration Boost Learning
by Philippa Norman
Live Online Lessons
Live Online Video
Conferencing Lessons are offered for people who do not live locally.
20th ANNIVERSARY GIFT
"I was very lucky - In 2018 Glenda Young offered me Piano lessons - One term for FREE - because it was her 20th Anniversary." Makayla
"I first thought about learning the Piano when my brother was learning to play the Guitar with Glenda. Lachlan had already performed a medley in the School Talent Quest coming second in the final." Makayla
MUSIC NEUROSCIENCE
Dr. Aniruddh Patel - Professor of Psychology at Tufts University, (a private research University in Boston, USA),
Dr. Patel has written a book, an intellectual tour de force, titled Music, Language & the Brain.
Cognitive Neuroscience
“Music neuroscience... we ... give ... training in music and then measure how their cognition changes and how their brain changes ...
in terms of ... processing [and] ... structure.” Dr. Aniruddh Patel.
Patel says that developing our brains’ musical networks may very well enhance our ability to process speech.
Patel says that developing our brains’ musical networks may very well enhance our ability to process speech.
“... known to promote what’s called brain plasticity, the changing of the brain’s structure as a function of experience.” Dr. Patel.
“... learning to play a musical instrument does have impacts on other abilities.” Dr. Aniruddh Patel.
These include speech perception, the ability to understand emotions in the voice and the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
Dr. Nanine Gaab - Professor of Pediatrics - Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School, USA
Neuropsychologist
Cognitive Neuroscience & Executive Functioning Skills
Dr. Nadine Gaab leads a team of researchers studying children’s brain development at Boston Children’s Hospital.
“There are a lot of different brain systems involved in successfully playing even a small musical piece: your auditory system, your motor system, your emotional system, your executive function system; ... almost like a musical ensemble.” Dr. Nadine Gaab.
“if you play a musical instrument ... you have better reading skills, better math skills ... ” Dr. Gaab.
In one of her published studies, Gaab delineated a connection – in both children and adults – between learning to play an instrument and improved executive functioning, like problem-solving, switching between tasks and focus.
Gaab and her scientists watched for activity in the prefrontal cortex of the brain, known to be the seat of executive functioning. “ ... musically trained children ... have better executive functioning skills ... and have more activation in these prefrontal areas compared to their peers.” Dr. Nadine Gaab.
MEDICAL ISSUES & LEARNING A MUSIC INSTRUMENT
Historically, medical issues were somewhat unrelated to the learning of a musical instrument because such issues were not common in children’s lives. Once upon a time, it was almost unheard of that a child would have Cancer, Autism or Central Auditory Processing Disorder. This is not the case today. It is now internationally recognized among the academic world that learning a music instrument can be a significant and successful learning tool for:
• increasing the linking of auditory and visual information
• making interhemispheric communication more efficient
• developing fine motor skills and bimanual coordination
• improving the auditory concentration span
• the development of auditory memory
• enhancing the retention of information
• improving the memory trace
• being more visually and aurally vigilant
• increasing binaural integration
• increasing verbal to motor skills during verbal counting of music beats while playing the instrument
• improving multi-sensory integration and left and right brain hemispherical communication
• boosting self confidence
• learning about the learning process itself while reinforcing how to learn
Competitions, Concerts & Exams
Children or adults who work towards a Family Concert, local Eisteddfod, School Talent Quest, Birthday or Anniversary Concert or an Examination will always be rewarded for their diligence and commitment.
Many life skills are developed including patience, humility and confidence as well as being willing to congratulate another person who may have worked harder and deserved a higher result or prize.
The reward will sometimes be lots of praise or a Certificate, maybe a photograph in the media or even a trophy. But most of all you will be happy that you have achieved your goal.
HELLO MUSIC!
PLEASE TEXT RATHER THAN EMAIL.
Phone: 0407 92 5775
Opening Hours: Tues - Sat: 2.00am - 5.00pm
PRICES
Lesson charges are according to the Professional Teaching Associations of Australia. Lesson prices are determined according to skill & level of student.
WHEN ONLY 'ONE-ON-ONE' WILL DO!
MAKE YOUR OWN MUSIC DAY!
ALL WELCOME
Beginners
University Students
Teachers
Adults
TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
'One-on-One' Lessons
Flexible Lesson Scheduling for Adults
Teaching Students How, When & Why to Practise
Patience & Entertainment!
TECHNIQUE AND 'HEART AND SOUL'
FINGER DEXTERITY & AGILITY, CONCENTRATION & FOCUS, UNDERSTANDING, MEMORY & EMOTIONS
ARE AT THE HEART OF PLAYING A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.
THESE ARE THE LESSON ELEMENTS OF GLENDA YOUNG'S MUSIC TUITION.
GLENDA YOUNG OFFERS TAILORED TUITION BASED UPON SELECT MUSIC TEACHING TRADITIONS OF EUROPE.
THE BRAIN
PAYING TRIBUTE TO DR NADINE GAAB, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PEDIATRICS AT BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
LABORATORIES OF COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE & HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL.
THE GAAB LAB - BRAIN IMAGING SHOWS ENHANCED EXECUTIVE BRAIN FUNCTION IN PEOPLE WITH MUSICAL TRAINING.
