The first tentative thoughts that a career as a music teacher could be for Meaghan Brady came when she forged a strong connection to her ‘amazing’ music teacher during her high school days in Ireland.

Now, a specialist music teacher role at Sydney Catholic Schools is hitting all the right notes for the expat, who has taught at St Therese Catholic Primary School Mascot since January.

“I always knew it was music that I wanted to teach,” Ms Brady said.

“I really connected with my music teacher throughout secondary school. I wanted to be as amazing as she was and to be the same inspiration that she was to me.”

The 40-minute lessons Ms Brady delivers for students from Kindergarten to Year 6 allow her to get to know and to teach every student in the school while sharing her enduring love for music.

This and a key part in music-filled school events including masses and graduations, place her at the heart of the St Therese community.

“As a music teacher you always have the opportunity to truly engage with a school and its community,” she said.

“It doesn’t matter if I’m walking down the Kindy corridor or across the school and past Year 6 students, they all know me and I know them. 

“There’s a special connection. They want to talk to you about a band or a song that they really like, or a piano performance they heard on the weekend.”

“As a music teacher you always have the opportunity to truly engage with a school and its community,” – Meaghan Brady

Meaghan’s music lessons cover concepts such as beat, …