Vesna Rica, MM, is currently completing her DMA which focuses on Christian Worship in Australia from her vantage point as pianist and composer. After 23 years of teaching Music and English in secondary colleges, she now works as a freelance consultant with church leadership, facilitating seminars and workshops aiming to enhance worship experiences and encouraging communal participation through music. Vesna holds a Master of Music in Soul Gospel keyboard style. She received a Bachelor of Learning Management for secondary music, and a Bachelor of Music for keyboard performance. Vesna gave her first piano lesson at age 16, and continues to teach in private practice at her home in Brisbane, Queensland.