About Tritones
Recognised for exceptional service by Kindermusik International,
Tritones has received
the 'Maestro' award (top
5% worldwide) for the past 3 years
running,
and in 2011, the
'Conductor's Circle Maestro award'
(top 1% worldwide).
Top program in SA, 2011, and
among the top 4 programs in Australia!
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Tritones music classes is a family business devoted to running
quality developmental music classes - Kindermusik® and Encore
on Keys® fun piano lessons for beginners.
Tritones runs classes 5 days a week at Prospect.
Saturday morning classes have been proving
a great option, particularly for working parents, especially
Dads.
'Mr Geoff' runs most
of Tritones' classses, both at Prospect (Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri)
& Aberfoyle Park (Wednesdays).
Deborah Johnson also teaches
for Tritones, running our Blackwood classes (Tuesdays) and our
Prospect classes on (Saturdays).
Kristen, Geoff's wife, (sometimes referred to as 'Mrs Geoff'!)
is very involved behind the scenes, attending to enquiries,
parent communication, marketing and numerous other support functions.
("Behind every good man....is an exceptional woman").
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Music has always been a big part of Geoff's life. Whether singing,
playing, arranging, conducting, teaching, recording or producing,
Geoff's motivation, enthusiasm & energy for music have always
been exceptional.
Following various roles within the state public service, Geoff
took an opportunity in 2001 to put music at the centre of his
working life, establishing 'Tritones', an Adelaide business
which teaches music classes for young children.
"I've been singing basically all of my life - in musicals,
choirs, vocal groups and our band, both live and in recording
studios, and I love impacting positively on development, particularly
with young children, so this is a work from my heart",
he says.
"When our own son was born, we wanted to give him the best
start we could, so we chose Kindermusik®, and are absolutely
thrilled with what it has fostered and continues to bring out
in him - musically, with language & concepts, singing, pitch
recognition, imagination, socially & emotionally and in
us together in our family."
"This is what I want to give to other families through
my teaching."
Geoff brings to his classes an enthusiasm for children's development
& connection with their parents, a genuine care for people
and a sense of fun, all delivered with patience & energy.
"A good start in music is a good start in life. It's not
only musical development, it's the development of the whole
child and improving learning capacity.
Both my experience and the extensive research shows that it
really works."
"Please talk to me if you're interested in your child's
development. I would love to help" he says.
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Benjamin, Kristen
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Deborah's background is in music, having trained at the Elder
Conservatorium in Adelaide, and graduating with an Honours Degree
in Music Performance.
She moved to Sydney in 1995 and spent 11 years performing with
Opera Australia, as well as appearing as a principal singer with
many of Sydney's smaller professional companies.
Deb completed her Kindermusik training in 2005, and operated 2
studios in Sydney's inner Western suburbs, until she moved back
to Adelaide in late 2006 to spend more time with family.
Since moving back to Adelaide, she has rejoined the State Opera
of South Australia, appearing in Madam Butterfly, A Masked Ball,
Nabucco, Turandot, The Tales of Hoffmann, and most recently was
an understudy in The Girl of the Golden West.
She has also undertaken further study, commencing a Bachelor of
Early Childhood Education at the Magill campus of UniSA.
Deb joins our Tritones teaching team, running weekly Kindermusik
classes at Blackwood, as well as our Saturday classes at Prospect.
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Deborah Johnson
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Geoff's wife Kristen is the person you will most likely speak
to on the phone, and performs numerous tasks for Tritones Music
Classes.
Kristen manages our marketing, attends to new enrolments, enquiries,
invoicing, bookkeeping, instrument sales & ordering, providing
resources, etc., the list just goes on and on!
"Behind every good man....is an exceptional woman"
is one of her favourite sayings!
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Benjamin, Kristen
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