Trish Nelson

Trisha started learning in Oregon, United States from her elementary school piano teacher (Collette Fallon) at age 5. With much love and encouragement from her family, piano became a passion in her life. It was easy to see that she loved to perform, and was quickly placed in several annual performing events such as Junior Festival and Syllabus.

After 7 years, many ribbons and gold cups, Collette had decided that Trish was becoming too advanced to teach and referred her to Don Lehmann. Don was a very highly regarded classical pianist who had taken from the same teacher as Horrowitz once upon a time, and often spoke of his greatest teacher Alexander Raab. Although he did not hold recitals and kept himself a very hidden, quiet man, Trish fell in love with his methods of teaching and followed his every word up until college.

Trish always stayed an active member in choir from 7th grade (age 12) through college, and was normally appointed section leader and choir accompanist on piano. Due to choir sectionals, she had discovered how much she truly loved teaching. As soon as she turned 18 and graduated high school, she was soon hired in Washington to teach at Jodi's School of Music. The owner of the school flew her to Indianapolis, Indiana to get her Mayron Cole teaching certificate which enabled her to teach the Mayron Cole method in group as well as private lessons.

Once Trish started studying music at Clark College, she quit teaching at the school and moved out on her own in Washington, forming Trish Nelson Studio; her own business at the age of 21. While at Clark, she received the Edda Mccormick Foundation Scholarship for every term she attended, received 4 OSWALD awards for music and orchestra, as well as studied with well known piano teachers Dr. Kathy Charles and Joanna Hodges. While running her own business, Trish always stayed involved with the National Federation of Music Clubs, and placed her students in Junior Festival and Solo Ensemble every year.

In June of 2009, Trish said goodbye to her full studio of students and moved to Wellington, NZ in hopes of teaching piano again. She is so excited and honoured to be working with us at Good Time Music Academy.

Kate Fausett

Music has always been a major part of Kate’s life. From a modest background as a choirgirl in the small town of Pukekohe, New Zealand, her parents encouraged her to take piano lessons at the age of 10 and she has never looked back.

At Secondary School Kate played in her school's very successful orchestra and big band, as well as in smaller groups of her own initiative, including jazz groups, rock bands and chamber groups. She completed her Classical ABRSM Grade 8 Piano Examination with Merit as a 16 year old and went on to begin University studying jazz at 17.

In the past few years she has won awards for Performance, Community Contribution to Music and Excellence in Music Study. She has spent time playing the Violin, Alto Saxophone, Oboe, Bass Guitar, Guitar, Piano and singing.

Kate was awarded the top scholarship at The University of Auckland for all round excellence, the Victoria University of Wellington's Scholarship for Academic Excellence and The Massey University Scholarship for Achievement in the Arts.

Kate has just completed her Bachelor of Music at the New Zealand School of Music, majoring in Jazz Performance on Piano, minor in Vocals. She sings in Barbershop groups, bands and choirs, plays in Jazz and Funk bands, big bands, pop groups and church music teams. She plays in a wide range of settings from café style, to concert hall performances, and at a number of events such as National Jazz Festivals and Arts Events and Conventions. Kate also teaches Piano and Theory and Tutors for the University.

For the summer of 09/10 Kate is performing on the well known Florida-based cruise ship Monarch of the Seas. She is performing in the show band traveling all around the Bahamas and neighboring islands.

Caitlin Andrews

Since she was very young Caitlin's passion for music has been evident – by the age of 10, she was having Piano, Violin and Singing lessons.

Throughout Secondary School she was involved in the Phoenix Chorus, Girls' Chorale, string quartets, chamber groups, rock bands and a barbershop quartet which was very successful, achieving 3rd place at the National Barbershop Competition in 2005.

At the age of 15 she played the heroine, Ariel, in her High School's musical production of 'Footloose'. From 2005-2006 she was a member of the New Zealand Secondary Students' Choir which travelled to China to compete in the International Choral Olympics. There the choir won two gold medals, gaining the place of 'World Youth Mixed Choir.'

Caitlin completed her Grade 8 Violin Examination with Distinction in 2006, before sitting her Grade 6 Theory Examination and Diploma ATCL Examinations in both Classical Piano and Classical Singing in 2007.

In the past few years she has won many music scholarships and just recently was awarded one of the two Music Study Grants offered by Victoria University for excellence in and dedication to music. She is currently working towards a Bachelor of Music majoring in Jazz Vocal Performance while studying Jazz Piano as a second study at the New Zealand School of Music.

Her other musical endeavours include composing, arranging, song-writing, recording, playing the guitar and worship-leading at the Street City Church. She is a hard-working, versatile musician who regularly performs with her soft-rock band 'Euphony' as well as with a variety of jazz bands, vocal groups and string groups, and is thoroughly enjoying teaching piano, singing and theory for Goodtime Music Academy.