Community Partnerships

Years of Branching Out 

I am also involved in a music teaching position as a standard Music Teacher teaching Voice and beginner piano with a range of ages including assisting people with disability.

I have just started a Young childrens group ages 3-5 which I am playfully  describing as a Mary Poppins type position. It is a Tiny Tots group to explore Childrens Creativity through Arts/ craft, Song, Movement dance and storytelling. It's aim is fun, expression and experiencing. For more information on this program visit http://www.eynesburyonline.com.au/

Just Like this finger painting of a River Red Gum painted in 2011- the last few years have been years of slowly branching out, playing with how I could integrate my skill set into the community. It has been a journey of discovery of what works and what doesn't and of where I can adapt to serve existing models and needs.

I have been active in holding the occasional workshop exploring Environmental themes through the arts and Creative Arts Therapy. It is a niche area for me and a pet passion. We are developing some programs to present to schools.I have also presented workshops relating to Sound Music and Health.

I have also been active in Partnership with the Festival For healthy Living a wonderful innovative community outreach program au-spiced by the Royal Children's Hospital. The focus of this work is to promote enhanced engagement in school and with peers through Arts Practice, working to connect and develop community capacity, voice and opportunity. One could say it is working for preventative mental health - engaging with a positive focus. We have been working with the Sisters and Brothers Project and have had a focus dealing with Race based discrimination. 

See http://sistersandbrothersproject.org/
See http://www.rch.org.au/fhl/

" Imagine students actively engaged in teams - with their teachers and performing & visual artists - to explore arts techniques including dance, drama, music, movement, role play, circus, mask-making, mosaic, multimedia, painting, puppetry and poetry!Imagine these teams using these techniques to explore mental health issues in highly creative, problem-solving, solution focused, health promoting ways and having fun at the same time!" Royal Childrens Hospital Melbourne.