Shaniqa is currently a first year university student pursuing her Bachelor of Music in Classical Performance at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), under the tutelage of Dr. Matt Styles, Head of Saxophone Studies at WAAPA. She plays the alto, tenor and soprano saxophones, clarinet, piano and sings. She has been playing the soprano saxophone for 11 years; the alto saxophone for 8 years; the tenor saxophone for 3 years; the piano for 8 years and has been singing for 10 years. She is currently a member of the West Australian Youth Jazz Orchestra (WAYJO) and has been for the past 3 years. She has participated in various Eisteddfods and performing arts competitions in the last few years and received first place for a saxophone Eisteddfod in 2016 and 2017. In 2015, she had the opportunity of having one-on-one lessons with Andy Scott, Tutor in Saxophone at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM); Rob Buckland, Senior Tutor in Saxophone and Deputy Head of School of Wind, Brass & Percussion at the Royal Northern College of Music. For the past 11 years, she has dedicated her time to the saxophone and music, and aspires to become an internationally recognised cross-genre saxophonist.
