Monica grew up in Brazil and started her music education at nine years old.

Monica has a special interest in traveling and have lived in different countries to further her cello studies and broad her cello pedagogy.

In Spain, Monica obtained her Professional Title of Music with Specialisation in Cello at the Irun Music Conservatorium, under the tutelage of Inaki Etxepare.  It was Inaki who inspired her to become a cello teacher to the young generations.

Since then, Monica has dedicated her life to teaching and have taken continuous teacher training in the United Kingdom, United States, Brazil, Peru and Australia.

During her teaching career in Brazil, she was invited to teach at Music Festivals around the country and had an important role translating articles and adapting the pre-twinkle cello repertoire to portuguese.

In 2014, Monica attended the Suzuki Conference in Minneapolis (USA) and presented the research “Teaching Cello in Latin America and the Importance of the Suzuki Method in the Process”, alongside argentinian teacher trainer Patricia Pasmanter.

In Australia since 2017, Monica has completed Certificate 3 in Suzuki Cello and Suzuki Early Childhood Education, following her passion to teach young cellists. She is constantly invited to teach in Workshops, Music Camps and Suzuki Festivals organised by the Suzuki Talent Education Association of Australia.

Monica is always looking for ways to make learning cello incredibly fun and loves creating printables for cello students. She is the author of a Cello Workbook and a Scales For Beginners book. You can find more about her creative resources here.

Monica runs a private cello studio in Sydney Northern Beaches and plays at the North Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Northern Beaches Orchestra.