Like its famous forerunner, Upbeat Class extends the boundaries of traditional school music by placing greater emphasis on improvisation, creating and writing music.
An experienced author, composer and teacher, Jeffrey Leask has written scripts, songs and instrumental music for television, radio and theatre. He is the author of the very successful music program, Upbeat as well other books for children and large-scale language programs such as Soundz. Trained originally as a primary teacher, Jeffrey’s background in education includes secondary teaching, tertiary lecturing and special education. He travels throughout Australia, New Zealand and the United States giving workshops in Arts Education, Language Development and Curriculum Integration.
89 Dendy Street, Brighton
Victoria Australia, 3186
email: jeffleask@optusnet.com.au
phone: (03) 9592 8700
fax: (03) 9503 0583