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Our performing arts workshops, mentorship and performing opportunities across Brisbane are available to people of all abilities aged 16 and over. We offer singing, drumming, drama, magic and more. Through experienced tuition that is tailored to your needs and abilities in a friendly social environment, you’ll meet new people, learn skills that you can transfer to all areas of your life, and most of all, have fun!
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Group workshops and one-on-one sessions are available across Brisbane. We also offer specialised group sessions where we can come to you. For instance, delivered directly to your supported disability accommodation. These currently include singing, musical instruments, dance and even poetry.
All our workshops are tailored to the goals and needs of our participants. Let us know if you're interested in a particular art form that we don't offer (view contact details below). Whether it’s poetry, circus, a dance style, learning an instrument or more, Wesley Arts connects with arts organisations in South East Queensland, and can create a one-to-one or small group session for you to build the skills in your chosen art form.
Our workshops are offered under the NDIS as well as a range of other funding options.
Paid privately (per hour): $33.23
Funded: NDIS and bursaries are available.
Tuesdays 10am - 11:30am in Rocklea
Workshop: Singing
Location: 6 Pegg Road, Rocklea QLD 4106
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Paid privately (per hour): $33.23
Funded: NDIS and bursaries.
In these lively and joyful workshops, you’ll learn the core principles of technical singing and apply your newfound skills to sing harmoniously together as a group and share these skills in performance with your community.
Through vocal technical warmups, canons and rounds and a diverse repertoire of songs, you’ll not only develop your vocal quality, but also expand your range of musical influences.
Facilitator: Tim Jackman
Tim Jackman is an actor, lyricist, playwright, singer, voiceover artist and guitarist who has been performing for two decades with all ages. When not entertaining or on 612ABC Brisbane, he enjoys playing cricket with his boys.
Tuesdays 3pm - 4:30pm in Albany Creek
Workshop: Percussion
Location: Albany Creek Uniting Church Hall - 652 Albany Creek Road - Albany Creek
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Paid privately (per hour): $33.23
Funded: NDIS and bursaries.
From movement to drums to all sorts of instruments, our percussion workshop brings your body actively into the music-making process! Test your brain with activating warm-ups, learn rhythms on drums, percussive instruments, buckets and even your body.
Runs with school term.
Facilitator: Ruth Apelt
Ruth is a musician (singer/songwriter/guitarist) who has worked in community music, performance and wellbeing with diverse people for many years. Ruth has a Graduate Diploma in Experiential and Creative Arts Therapy (MIECAT).
Wednesdays 1pm - 2:30pm in Rocklea
Workshop: African drumming
Location: 6 Pegg Road, Rocklea QLD 4106
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Paid privately (per hour): $33.23
Funded: NDIS and bursaries.
Experience the joyful and relaxing rhythms of Africa, as you learn and layer the beats and rhythms of the djembe drum in a fun and social group environment. You’ll learn the basic beats and rhythms, and become practised at listening to and finding beats within layered compositions. Pronounced ‘jem-bay’, this hand-played instrument is perfect for beginners, yet has the capacity to endure many complex rhythms as the player becomes more skilled and confident.
Aspiring musicians and performers of all kinds will find something of benefit here – stamina, endurance and posture are all necessary skills developed through the art of drumming.
Facilitator: James Lees
James has been a drummer and percussionist for over 25 years, working with original and independent musicians in a very eclectic range of styles from folk to indie rock, experimental/ambient music to electronica, post-punk to new cabaret as well as performing/arranging projects with numerous singer-songwriters. Across these many projects, he has been involved with over 30 albums/singles/ep’s and has performed too many shows to count - locally, around Australia as well as across Europe and Canada. He also plays piano and composes music for a number of ongoing projects.
Wednesdays 2pm - 3:30pm in the Fortitude Valley
Workshop: Singing
Location: Wesley Arts - 136 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley
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Paid privately (per hour): $33.23
Funded: NDIS and bursaries.
In these lively and joyful workshops, you’ll learn the core principles of technical singing and apply your newfound skills to sing harmoniously together as a group and share these skills in performance with your community.
Through vocal technical warmups, canons and rounds and a diverse repertoire of songs, you’ll not only develop your vocal quality, but also expand your range of musical influences.
Facilitator:
Dave McGuire
(BMus, BSocWk, Cert 2 Auslan)
Dave combines his passion for social work, community engagement and musical skills when assisting people living with a disability and others in developing their musical interests and confidence.
Facilitator:
Leah Cotterell
(Doctor of Musical Arts, BMus, MMusRes)
Leah, a nationally recognised performer with 35 years of diverse experiences (from Queensland Arts Council to a Doctoral research on singing performance connections), brings incredible expertise to singing sessions.
Thursdays 3pm - 4:30pm at Albany Creek
Workshop: Drama
Location: Albany Creek Uniting Church Hall - 652 Albany Creek Road - Albany Creek
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Paid privately (per hour): $33.23
Funded: NDIS and bursaries.
These exciting and active workshops allow participants to delve into the world of clowning, melodrama and improvisation. With gentle feedback and support from your experienced workshop facilitator, you’ll learn everything from basic movement and breath control, to voice projection skills.
As part of the workshop series, you will devise a short work based on the skills you learn, with the opportunity to present the work at the end of the term if this is your goal.
Runs with school term.
Facilitator:
Paige McKay
Paige has been working professionally in the theatre industry since 2018, where she’s performed in various musicals including a regional Australian tour. She also works for the Starlight Children’s Foundation and enjoys working & teaching in creative spaces with likeminded people!
Wesley Arts offers a range of creative career pathways that include 1:1 career support mentorships, residencies, exhibition and performance opportunities and music/art-practice development. These programs are supported by the NDIS and are open to all ages over 15. In addition to our all-ages programs, we also have a dedicated school leaver career pathway (SLES) on offer specifically for young adults aged between 16 – 22. For more information, simply contact us.
Stellar Arts – Trial us for FREE. Welsey Mission Queensland
Drumming
Singing
Drama
Art
Yoga
Stellar Arts is available through NDIS finding.
We offer in person AND online workshopsAre you interested in learning a particular dance style? Creative writing? Song-writing? On top of our workshops, we also offer mentorship packages for beginners through to advanced so you can deep dive into learning your chosen performance artform one on one. To enquire, please contact us.
