YOUTH PROGRAMME
Positive, Creative, Energy
IN-HOUSE PROGRAMME
New Zealand is increasingly seeing our youth struggle with mental health.
Our Youth Programme has been created by passionate creatives who want to give youth struggling with anxiety, depression and bullying the opportunity to express through music.
We provide a safe environment full of creativity and enjoyment allowing your children to discover themselves and to make friends along the way.
Everyone is welcome to pick up a guitar, bang on a drum, sing to their hearts content, listen or observe and just make crazy music.
There is a charge of $100 per term (10 sessions) and we meet every Tuesday from 7pm at Eliette's Music Academy in Albany and Wednesday from 7pm at Eliette’s Music Academy, Grafton.
We also bring our programme in school to High Schools and Colleges around the Auckland Region.
We are a Charitable Trust and Scholarships are available when needed and on request.
Join us today on this exciting musical journey!
Albany: 6 Tarndale Grove, Rosedale
Tuesday 7pm - 7:45pm
Grafton: Level 2/ 181 Khyber Pass Road, Grafton
Wednesday 7pm - 7:45pm
IN-SCHOOL PROGRAMME
Similar to our "In-house" programmes, we simply make music and create - using the workshop themes above.
Workshops are designed to accomodate musical and non-musical members it's about coming together and making music as a collective.
This is why the sessions are often acoustic as this gives the opportunity for anyone to pick up a tambourine, shaker, triangle or percussion instrument without feeling overwhelmed or under skilled.
Our "Learn an instrument" weeks will give students the opportunity to learn simple progressions and explore a musical instrument.
We will have a minimum of 2 mentors who attend each week at school which means there is always plenty of support to go around for everyone.
Happy Harmonies Choir
WEEKLY CHOIR FOR HOSPITALS
Happy Harmonies is a programme made available to health centres, hospitals, hospices, refuges and rehabilitation centres wanting to bring the joy of music to their communities. A place to connect, express and heal.
We are well aware of the emotional and physical toll that it takes on patients and family members who watch on during these challenging times.
Happy Harmonies was created from personal experiences after long lengths of time in hospitals. Eliette’s dad battled Stage 4 Cancer when she was 9 and then she spent 3 months in hospital at the age of 16 with Gillian Bare Syndrome. She also spent 2 months in hospital with premature twins.
Having sung in choirs most her life she thought, what if we could offer patients, families and staff the opportunity once a week to come together and make music. “I know I would’ve loved an escape like this and it beats sitting in a noisey cafe to kill time or watch TV”
What we do:
1 hour gatherings where we workshop songs with basic harmonies and have a sing together. People can come casually or regularly, the programme will always be easy to follow and join in with.
Think "Sing-A-Long" choir.
“The Green Room makes me feel like I can be myself, it helps me combat my depression and anxiety and I feel much happier when I am there. Green Room gives me something to look forward to each week and its great to hang out with other people my age who are also passionate about music even if some weeks we just chat. The mentors are really cool and are fun to hang out with as well” - Charlie, Student
We came together and produced a cover of Sabrina Starke's beautiful song - Next Man. For you to get a better feel for who we are and what we're about. We hope you enjoy