G & D Ashenden

Deb and I welcome all our studio regulars, and some new clients, back to the studio for 2026.

We wish everyone the very best for the year, and look forward to making music, and exploring all the great benefits this provides.

There is a small increase in fees in line with the CPI increase over the past year, and the new fee schedule is available on the fees page.

Any available lesson times will be posted on the availability page. Please feel free to make enquiries at any time.

Geoff & Deb

Deb and I welcome all our studio regulars, and some new clients, back to the studio for 2025. This is now our 25th year in Gordon Park. But of course neither of us has aged a day……yeah, right! I’m working on the premise that the more hair I lose, the more wisdom I acquire. I will soon be up there with Yoda!

We wish everyone the very best for the year, and look forward to making music, and therefore the world, a better place, a little bit at a time.

The new fee schedule is available on the fees page, and any available lesson times will be posted on the availability page. Please feel free to make enquiries at any time.

Geoff & Deb

Deb and I wish you and yours a peaceful, safe and Happy Christmas & New Year, and hope that you find time to recharge and come back to us next year all bright eyed and bushy tailed, ready for more music making.

To those who are moving on to other things next year, (there’ve been a few successful auditions for Tertiary courses), congratulations, and our best wishes for success in the future. Our door is always open to those who want to check back in and report on progress, seek advice, or just have a friendly cuppa!

The studio will be closed from the 21st December to the 21st January.

We’ve foregone any increase in studio fees for the past 2 years to help soften the blow of the cost of living increases we’ve all been subject to. There will however be a small increase from Jan 1st 2025 in line with recent CPI increases. This amounts to at most, the cost of a cup of coffee per lesson, less in most cases. We hope you understand our need to keep up with inflation.

Our very best wishes to you all for the Holiday Season.

Geoff & Deb

Welcome back to another year of music making. Deb and I hope you’ve all had a chance to recharge and refresh after a difficult 2023. We know a lot of people are struggling under the burden of cost of living pressures, rent and mortgage stresses, and all the other myriad things that life throws at us. For this reason we have decided to forego the increase of fees in line with the CPI, and absorb that for this year. So there will be no increase in fees for 2024. 

We hope you enjoy getting back to making music and look forward to welcoming you back to the studio. With every good wish for the year,

Geoff & Deb

Deb and I wish you and yours a peaceful, safe and Happy Christmas, and hope that you find time to recharge and come back to us next year all bright eyed and bushy tailed, ready for more music making.

The studio will be closed from the 16th December to the 16th January, perhaps a week longer.

Our very best wishes to you all for the Holiday Season.

Geoff & Deb

Welcome back to a new year of music making in 2023.  We hope that you’ve all navigated the Christmas and New Year festivities safely and well, and that the coming year proves to be less burdensome for all than the past few years have been.

There are no major changes to studio operations this year.  From Jan 1^st however, there will be a modest increase in fees, though it will be less than the CPI increase of the past 12 months.  All the details are on the Fees page of this site.

For potential new clients please peruse these pages and make contact about any available times.  We welcome both regularly scheduled clients, and ad hoc one off lessons for those in need of a quick brush up in preparation for audition or performance.

Please continue reading the previous posts regarding the studio policy and our Covid Safe Plan.

We wish you all a successful and rewarding year ahead.

Geoff & Deb

From the start of Term 4 2022 it will no longer be required that clients be vaccinated with a Covid-19 vaccine, though it remains our preference that they be vaccinated. Unvaccinated clients will however be required to wear a mask on entering the studio. Other safety protocols regarding the use of the hand sanitizer provided on entering and leaving the studio remain in place. Please do not enter the studio if you are unwell in any way.

We thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Welcome back to a new year of music making in 2022.  We hope you’ve all navigated the Christmas and New Year festivities safely and well, and that the coming year proves to be less burdensome for all than the past year or two have been.

There are no major changes to studio operations this year.  Given the economic climate, we decided last year that we would keep the lesson fees unchanged with no CPI increase since 1st January 2019.  From Jan 1^st 2022 there will be a modest increase in line with the CPI over the past 3 years.  All the details are on the Fees page of this site.

For potential new clients please peruse these pages and make contact about any available times.  We welcome both regularly scheduled clients and ad hoc one off lessons for those in need of a quick brush up in preparation for audition or performance.

Please continue reading the previous post regarding changes to the studio policy and our Covid Safe Plan.

Well what a ride we’ve all been on over the past year or so.  We hope you’ve managed to get through with health and grace, and that you manage to find some time to pause over the coming holiday season to find balance.

Deb and I have agreed that like many other businesses, in the interests of all our clients, from Monday December 13th 2021 it will be a requirement that all clients will need to be fully vaccinated with a Covid-19 vaccine to access the studio.  This is due to our own risk profile given our age cohort, and Deb’s compromised immunity due to her MS medication regime.  Though we are both fully vaccinated, we believe to not take this stance would pose an unacceptable risk to us and anyone else that comes through the door, particularly those in the older age cohort.

Given that children aged 5 – 11 will be eligible for vaccination in the New Year but may only have had the chance to get a first dose by the start of the school term, we will still be happy to see them, however we will be rigorous in safety protocols and ask that piano students wear a mask, (singers may be mask free but observe social distancing rules), I will mask up while teaching, and hand sanitising on entry to and exit from the studio will be monitored.  Protocols regarding our Covid-19 safety plan (see below) will continue with time requested between clients for surfaces to be sanitised before entry to the studio.

Alternatively, I am happy to offer an online lesson option to younger students yet to receive their first dose, or to older students and adults who are unvaccinated for other reasons.

The Qld Check In app allows you to link your vaccination certificate via either the MyGov portal or the Medicare app.  I imagine that by the start of the new term most of us will be so used to showing this on entry to many venues that it will be second nature by then.  We hope you will oblige us in showing this on entry to the studio if we ask to see it.

Deb and I wish you all the best for the holidays and look forward to another year of great music making in 2022.

Best wishes,

Geoff & Deb

Studio Covid-19 Safety Plan

Covid-19 vaccination is required to enter the studio

Please do not enter the studio if you have a fever or symptoms of respiratory infection (cough, sore throat, shortness of breath)

If you have returned from overseas, travelled from or through a designated Covid-19 hotspot, or been in close contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19: (coronavirus) in the last 14 days, please make sure that you are compliant with State and/or Federal Government requirements for quarantine and testing.

Please allow time between clients before entering the studio for necessary surfaces to be disinfected.  On entering and exiting the studio please use the hand sanitizer provided on the bookcase next to the door, or BYO if preferred.

If you need to use the toilet please wash your hands thoroughly in the laundry with the liquid soap provided and dry your hands with the paper towels only.  Please place used paper towels into the bin provided.

It is preferred that only the student be in the studio, however if a parent or other party wish to enter please be conscious of social distancing rules.

Singers please bring a second copy of your music if I don’t have it in my library.  Be prepared to sing either from memory or “a cappella” if you are unable to provide this.   Safe distancing for singers requires that you keep to your side of the piano!

Pianists please refrain from touching your face, or wiping your nose or eyes for the duration of the lesson.  If you need to blow your nose or cough please re-sanitize your hands.

Please advise us if you feel unwell at any time during the lesson.  We respectfully reserve the right to refuse entry to the studio or continuation of a lesson if a client appears unwell, or refuses to confirm vaccination status.

We appreciate your cooperation.

Well what a year it’s been since my last New Year Post. We hope you’ve managed to get through with health and grace, and that the coming year proves to be less dramatic. Oh for a dull life!

There are no major changes to studio operations this year. Given the economic climate, we have decided to maintain the lesson fees as per last year with no CPI increase since 1st January 2019.

For potential new clients please peruse these pages and make contact about any available times. We welcome both regularly scheduled clients and ad hoc one off lessons for those in need of a quick brush up in preparation for audition or performance.

We do have a Covid-19 safety plan that is copied below to allay any concerns. We also offer on-line lessons via Zoom or Skype to those clients who may be out of town, interstate, overseas, or just plain cautious.

Deb and I wish you all the best for the coming year and look forward to another year of great music making.

Best wishes,

Geoff & Deb

Studio Covid-19 Safety Plan

Please do not enter the studio if you have:

• Fever or symptoms of respiratory infection (cough, sore throat, shortness of breath)

• Returned from overseas in the last 14 days, or travelled from or through a designated Covid-19 hotspot in the last 14 days

• Been in close contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19: (coronavirus) in the last 14 days

Please allow time between clients before entering the studio for necessary surfaces to be disinfected.  On entering and exiting the studio please use the hand sanitizer provided on the bookcase next to the door, or BYO if preferred.

If you need to use the toilet please wash your hands thoroughly in the laundry with the liquid soap provided and dry your hands with the paper towels only.  Please place used paper towels into the bin provided.

It is preferred that only the student be in the studio, however if a parent or other party wish to enter please be conscious of social distancing rules.

Singers please bring a second copy of your music if I don’t have it in my library.  Be prepared to sing either from memory or “a cappella” if you are unable to provide this.   Safe distancing for singers requires that you keep to your side of the piano!

Pianists please refrain from touching your face, or wiping your nose or eyes for the duration of the lesson.  If you need to blow your nose or cough please re-sanitize your hands.

Please advise us if you feel unwell at any time during the lesson.  We respectfully reserve the right to refuse entry to the studio, or continuation of a lesson if a client appears unwell.