Rob Arathoon

  • Composition at WAAPA - 2011
  • Advanced Instrumental & Pedagogy Studies - Brazil 2004 / 2007/ 2008
  • Jazz at WAAPA 1998-2001
  • As noted below: Mutli-instrumental Performance
  • Composition & Arranging
  • WAAPA + advanced studies overseas

Thank you for your interest. Please check out my 'testimonials' from current and former students.

My teaching covers:

  • Guitar including Electric, Classical, Acoustic, Nylon String

  • Bass including Electric, Fretless & Double Bass

  • Drums

  • Piano / Keyboard

  • Improvisation, advanced harmonic & theoretical concepts

  • Composition, orchestration & arranging concepts

My experience covers:

  • Performing and teaching professionally for 20+ years locally and overseas

  • All styles of music: Jazz, Classical, Blues, Rock, Funk, Brazilian & Latin, Fusion, Contemporary, World Music...etc

  • Have taught in private schools and privately for 20+ years whilst working extensively in music locally and overseas, as performer, composer & session musician.

  • Lessons are at my own fully-equipped studio.

  • I have both my current WWC (Working with Children Card) and Police Clearances.

  • All ages, stages and levels, beginner to advanced. Including kids, teens and adults, hobbyists, working musicians, homeschool families, FIFO workers.

Formal studies include:

  • Jazz at WAAPA 1998-2001
  • Advanced Performance, Arranging & Composition Studies - BRAZIL in 2004, 2007 & 2008
  • Composition at WAAPA 2011

My career has taken me to US, Canada, Brazil, Peru, Chile, Nicaragua, NZ, Singapore, Hong Kong, Spain, UK, India.

Carine - Hamersley - Warwick - Duncraig - Kingsley - Karrinyup - North Beach - Trigg - Scarborough - Gwelup - Sorrento - Hillarys - Padbury - Marmion - Greenwood - Balcatta- Whitfords - Perth

Details last updated: October 6, 2026