Carolyn Bristow (known to her students/families as Caz).
Carolyn's musical journey began with the piano which began age 5. Her mother noticed her musical leanings observing her picking up tunes by ear with no musical knowledge. Starting formal lessons she started work work through traditional ameb examinations. Other instruments, such as recorder and violin Carolyn also played for many years. She honed her skills with these instruments through AMEB exams.  Carolyn lead piano in the church she attended with her family from age 12.
Later she was accepted into a Bachelor of Music with her first instrument piano, in the mid 90's through FSSOM which has amalgamated with Adelaide Uni.  Upon completion Carolyn was offered her first instrumental teaching role in a school in 2000. She spent many years expanding her business working through any different companies and schools across Adelaide.
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Somewhere in the middle Carolyn studied to become an Early Childhood Music Educator and Kinder Music facilitator.  She played her Ukulele to sing with children, and taught music and movement for pre-schoolers both in her studio, and early childhood education and care settings.  Carolyn enjoyed Kinder Music but left it behind in 2020 in her studio when covid adjusted the world.  She worked in Early Learning as an educator until 2024 before focussing back on her home music studio and remedial massage.
 
Nowadays Carolyn continues to enjoy music education, and also being part of a quartet and a chamber orchestra where she expresses her creativity and joy. In addition to performing, Caz is dedicated to teaching both children and adults at Growing Melodies, sharing her love for music with others.

Outside music, Carolyn's interests are nature, people, sustainability, animals, gardening, home and family. Carolyn is also a Holistic Remedial Massage therapist holding Diploma Of Remedial Massage.
Wellbeing practice is important to Carolyn. She practices yoga, healthy eating and meditation to stay balanced in life. Carolyn loves her garden and continue to plant intentionally for both self sufficiency and attracting wildlife, birds and butterflies. This side to her is influenced by her parents who owns a plant nursery that has operated over two generations. Carolyn enjoys handwork and crafts which is also for wellbeing which was originally her Grandmother's influence and Steiner Ed which her daughter attended in the earlier years. 

Carolyn is known to her students as fun, caring, nurturing and a positively quirky.
Children enjoy coming to lessons and also seeing the Green tree frogs that reside in the studio.  There is plenty of space outside for parents to wait either in the open air, or inside the studio and also space for kids to play outside or inside while siblings wait.