Children in Tune
Children are as DIVERSE as STARS in the NIGHT SKY ...
and not all fit through the same education funnel
"Ninety percent of Wendy's students sitting ABRSM piano exams achieved distinction.
But it is not about gaining high marks.
It is about letting music speak to them profoundly."
"Wendy is so good with children, she really turned around the OSCAR programme ..."
- Heather Jackson, Christchurch, NZ, 2011
"A poignant and evocative recollection that will undoubtedly resonate with a wide audience ... allowing reflection and understanding to continue in earnest at some distance past the final page."
- Austin Macauley Publishers, London, 2019
"... the vividness with which Wendy uses carefully chosen detail and skillful characterization to bring her memories to life makes it highly engaging and thought-provoking. The text evokes powerful emotions – frustration, fulfilment, anger, hope, despair, ecstasy – as it tells the story of Wendy’s own experiences of learning, performing and teaching music. In the process it advances a philosophy of music, and of education, as forces with immense potential to nourish and uplift the young, while also demonstrating the reasons why so often this potential goes unrealized.
- Professor Philip Armstrong, English Faculty, University of Canterbury 2020
I am 14 years old and have been taking lessons with Wendy this year. Wendy has really helped bring out my abilities. I'm really happy because she makes me feel like she wants the best for me. She explains things well, and I never really have to ask her to repeat herself. I feel like I could become a great piano player with Wendy's help.
- Ben Masters, 2025
"... has demonstrated at a community level and at an international level to bring awareness of the need for understanding of conflict resolution"
- Michelle Kunnen, Educational Consultant, USA, 2023
We feel so blessed and fortunate to have found Wendy for my son's piano lessons. I know I can place my full confidence in Wendy's knowledge, experience and abilities to see his piano soar. Her love for music fosters his love of music. She is very supportive of his own individuality and encourages him no end. She is equipping him with sound technique and musicality which I know is laying down foundational pathways that will be with him for the rest of his life. She is everything we could hope for in a piano teacher.
- Meg Masters, 2025