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Neta Maughan AM (born August 1938) is an Australian piano teacher. Some of her most successful pupils are Michael Kieran Harvey, Bernadette Harvey-Balkus, Aaron McMillan, Simon Tedeschi and her daughter Tamara Anna Cislowska.
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Early life
Maughan was born on the north coast of New South Wales, and grew up in Sydney's western suburbs. She comes from a long line of pianists and piano teachers - five generations of her family have been either performers or educators or both.
Maughan started teaching music when she was 17 years old.
She enrolled in a diploma of music at the New South Wales Conservatorium of Music (now the Sydney Conservatorium of Music), however was forced to withdraw in her final year due to family needs. She later continued her studies and studied voice under Elizabeth Todd and piano under Alexander Sverjensky.
Career
Maughan taught piano, voice and music theory at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music for 40 years, and received the Australian Music Examinations Board award for excellence in teaching on at least 27 occasions. She also taught private students at her home, and was an Examiner for the AMEB for 43 years.
In 2010, Maughan was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia. Her citation read "For service to music education as a teacher of piano, voice and music theory, to professional organisations, and as a mentor of young performers".