
Ashley Turner
Bass Teacher
Ash has a Bachelor of Music from the City College of New York and an Assoc. Dip. in Jazz Studies from Sydney Conservatorium. He has been awarded Australia Council of The Arts grants for the production of his own CD “Beautiful Open Spaces” and for study in New York, where he worked as a freelance bass player for 6 years.
Ash is an in demand Sydney bassist and has worked with many of Australia’s leading jazz artists including James Morrison, Vince Jones, Dale Barlow and Bob Barnard. He has also backed mainstream artists such as Marina Pryor, Dave Hobson and Monica Trapaga.
About Us

Term Dates
The Central Coast Conservatorium operates to NSW Department of Education School Gazetted Term dates
Term 1
Tuesday 28/1 to Thursday 9/4
(Saturday Strings concludes 4 April)
Term 2
Monday 27/4 to Saturday 4/7
(Saturday Strings concludes 27 June)
Term 3
Monday 20/7 to Saturday 26/9
(Saturday Strings concludes 19 September)
Term 4
Monday 12/10 to Saturday 19/12
(Saturday Strings concludes 12 December)
Mission Statement
We seek to inspire our Central Coast community to engage in and value music as an integral part of life through comprehensive music education and artistic endeavour.