Emily-Rose Sarkova

Emily-Rose is a versatile musician who trained as a classical pianist and now finds musical expression in many forms of music. She plays piano, accordion, bandoneon, sings and composes for many projects based in Sydney, Australia, including her band Emily-Rose and the Wild Things, Canadian/Australian duo Shark & Fox, songwriter duo Little Clouds, chamber folk group The Good Behaviours and improvising piano and wind duo Szinata.

An Art Music Award finalist for best Jazz work and ARIA nominated in world music group Chaika, Emily-Rose has also played with groups such as the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Aria award winning Monsieur Camembert, Rhythm Hunters, Tangalo and highly successful Marais Project. Emily-Rose’s repertoire ranges from Classical concertos and Bach Partitas to traditional Bulgarian songs, jazz standards and argentine tangos. Emily-Rose is a graduate from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music with a Bachelor in Piano Performance. She has also spent a year of study on scholarship in Germany at the Freiburg Hochschule fur Musik.

Emily-Rose has over 17 years of teaching experience. She has run her own private music tuition from the age of 15 and has taught a wide range of students from 4 years of age up to adults and from beginner level to concert pianist standard. She has run specialised workshops in tango music for all ages, as well as being invited to tutor at music camps in both music and dance capacity and ran a dedicated tango music and dance school in Sydney for 3 years, as well as the largest Argentine Tango Festival in Australia.

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Emily-Rose has over 17 years of teaching experience. She has run her own private music tuition from the age of 15 and has taught a wide range of students from 4 years of age up to adults and from beginner level to concert pianist standard. She has run specialised workshops in tango music for all ages, as well as being invited to tutor at music camps in both music and dance capacity and ran a dedicated tango music and dance school in Sydney for 3 years, as well as the largest Argentine Tango Festival in Australia.

She is comfortable teaching a wide variety of styles, but believes in no one method. She believes each individual student needs to have lessons tailored to suit their needs. Emily-Rose’s classroom works on the basis of developing a sound and strong technique alongside a vivid imagination, so that student’s creative minds are able to express themselves freely. Many of Emily-Rose’s students have gone on to study music at university level, won awards in eisteddfods and gained high marks in exams for both AMEB and Saint Cecilia, however exams are not compulsory and are there only for those who wish to take them. Her classroom is open to those wanting to study a range of things: classical piano technique, jazz harmony, songwriting skills, piano accordion, composition and arrangement. She also has a wealth of knowledge and experience in the professional music world which can help guide aspiring musicians through the modern day world of making music, booking gigs, organising tours and self promotion.