Forte School of Music Macarthur

Early Childhood Teachers

Joanne Archer - Susie Macdonald - Lisa Simpson
Kath Swallow - Laura Swallow

Joanne Archer

Joanne is our principle Jungle Music teacher and is a qualified Early Childhood and Special Needs teacher.

Joanne has extensive experience with young children from working in local preschools. Joanne now utilizes her love of music and children by teaching most of our Jungle Music and Music is Fun classes.

Joanne is also a talented pianist and has an amazing singing voice. Her classes are always lots of fun and very entertaining for all our little friends.

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Susie Macdonald

Susie is one of our Forte mums and she has joined our team of Jungle Music and ‘Music Is Fun’ teachers. Susie is a qualified Early Childhood teacher and has a wealth of experience in this field. Susie is heaps of fun and is enjoying teaching some of our little friends every Friday morning.

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Lisa Simpson

Lisa is one of our wonderful Jungle music teachers. Lisa is a qualified Radiographer but is also a talented musician playing piano, guitar, and having a beautiful singing voice. Lisa can be found having fun and teaching our young friends on Monday mornings.

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Laura Swallow

Laura is multi-talented teaching Jungle Music, Music is Fun, Flute and Clarinet, as well as being a member of our Student Support team. Laura is an accomplished Flautist having completed her Eighth grade AMEB flute exam with Honors. Laura is currently studying for a Bachelor of  Music and a Bachelor of Education at UNSW.

Laura has spent 5 years in the State Schools Symphonic Wind Ensemble and has also spent a year as the Lead Flautist in the UNSW Orchestra. Laura is currently studying guitar, clarinet, piano, trumpet and percussion for her degree. Laura has also had experience playing in the Handbell Ensemble at UNSW and has studied under the tutelage of flautist Prue Page.

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Kath Swallow

Kath is the Director of Forte School of Music Macarthur and opened the music school in October of 2006. Kath has been teaching the flute in the local area since 1992 and has studied her under the tutelage of Naomi Halls (AMEB examiner) and Roma Dix. She is a Life Member of the Campbelltown Camden District Band and plays flute, piccolo, guitar, and bassoon. She currently is the Musical Director for Cobbitty Public School Band.

Kath has toured through Italy, Switzerland, Austria and Germany with the Campbelltown Camden District Band and has performed with the band for 28 years. She has also performed in the orchestra of a number of productions for local Theatre groups including Picton, Camden and the Campbelltown.
Kath has extensive teaching experience and also teaches our Early Childhood courses, Jungle Music and Music is Fun as well as teaching private lessons in Flute. Her main role is as Director, of Forte School of Music Macarthur, overseeing the mulitude of wonderful teachers and staff and looking after the needs of our talented students.

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