A Little About us!

At Catherine Reilly Music School, we offer a diverse range of music programs led by an experienced multi-instrumentalist, singer, and accompanist. With over 25 years of private teaching experience, Catherine has worked with hundreds of students, guiding them through individual and group lessons in piano, voice, guitar, ukulele, and orchestral instruments. As a Former conductor of the Hawke’s Bay Community Orchestra, Music Director in Sydney and New Zealand schools, Catherine brings expertise in classical, contemporary, modern, and jazz styles. We provide tailored lessons, exam preparation, and live performance opportunities, creating a vibrant musical community for all ages and skill levels.

Catherines Accomplishments

  • Multi-Instrumentalist, Singer, Accompanist.

  • Singing Workshops and Voice Coaching.

  • Australian Jazz School - Jazz Course 2024.

  • Conductor of the Hawke's Bay Community Orchestra, NZSO Workshop 2023.

  • Bay Cities Symphonic Band on flute, percussion & Napier Civic Choir 2022, 2023.

  • Music Programs in Central Hawke's Bay schools 2011 - 2015 Band, Orchestra, Choir Conductor & Teacher.

  • Group Lessons for keyboard, guitar, ukulele, recorder, voice.

  • Music Director in Sydney schools 2008 - 2011 Beauty Point (conductor), Malabar (Conductor & teaching all band members)

  • Narraweena - Band, conducting and teaching all instruments, Guitar and Piano Groups.

  • Northern Beaches Symphonic Wind Ensemble on flute, Opera House, recording.

  • Sydney school band awards Gold and Silvers.

  • High AMEB exam results most students and self on a variety of instruments, voice, theory Jerry Nowak Conducting School 2008.

  • 25yrs private teaching hundreds of students.