WAYFINDING MUSIC

Multi-instrumental music-making that builds real skill, confidence, and artistry.

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What Makes WAYFINDING Different?

In our unique multi-instrumental studio, students gain comprehensive musical skills, and learn the way real professionals do.

Small Group Music Lessons

Small Group (3-6 student) mini-rehearsals under the close guidance of an experienced teacher.

Multi-instrumental Music Making

Students build skills across drums, guitar & bass, and piano, through active music making, composition, and improvisation.

Shared Studio Environment

A unique and specially designed learning space that enables collaboration, jamming, and musical discovery.

We offer an approach to music education that students don’t often get to experience.

Our unique approach not only helps students build strong musical skills, but also empowers them to practice independently, take ownership of, and love learning music.

WHO IS THIS FOR?

Wayfinding supports a wide range of students and their families.

Kids & Teens (Ages 8–17)

Tailored group lessons designed specifically for younger learners and teenagers.

All Skill Levels

From complete beginners touching an instrument for the first time, through to advanced students.

Explorers

Students wanting to try new instruments or try something different to traditional lessons and school band.

The Committed

Students who already play and want to get genuinely better, in a band environment with other musicians pushing them forward.

All Styles of Music

We cater to and celebrate the stylistic interests of all students.

Parents Who Value Longevity

Those looking for music lessons their child will thrive in long-term.

WHAT TO EXPECT IN OUR SESSIONS

Our lesson schedule follows the NSW public school term.

Explore the info below to learn more about our format.

Group Lessons

Our groups are social, collaborative, and representative of the real musical activities that modern bands engage in.

Our groups run with 3–6 students. We aim to keep ages reasonably close where possible (8–10, 11–13, 14–17), with some flexibility based on experience, student preferences, and instrument availability.

Some age overlap is often helpful. Younger students benefit from playing alongside experienced peers, while older students grow through taking a stronger role in the group.

Structure

Our teachers design the space, tasks, and provide instructional guidance with feedback in real-time throughout our sessions. The lessons are carefully structured, but in a way that allows creativity and self-direction to flourish. Teachers move through the room supporting different students and groups as they work.

The 45-minute format gives students time to experiment and regulate their own practice while working both individually and with others. In this environment students feel supported rather than controlled, and peer-to-peer learning can naturally emerge.

The Studio Space

Our studio space hosts 2 electronic drum kits with sticks, auxillary percussion instruments, 3 electric guitars and amplifiers, 1 electric bass guitar and amplifier, one full size digital piano and one smaller electronic keyboard, bluetooth speakers, other useful learning materials and equipment. Students do not need to bring their own instruments, but are encouraged to bring their own if it is their preference.

Please note that at this stage we can’t cater for instrument types other than those already in our core range (eg. wind instruments, acoustic drums) due to restrictions on noise.

Multi-instrumental

Students spend meaningful time on the instruments they are most drawn to, and are able to explore other instruments and musical roles in the room.

This helps them build broader musical skills, stay engaged, and work out what they want to pursue more seriously in class and at home. It also makes music easier to take ownership of, because they are not boxed in too early and can build a wider feel for how music works across instruments. Learning on other instruments also strengthens rhythm, listening, timing, coordination, and harmonic awareness, which often feeds back into a student’s skill on their main instrument.

Musical interests often change as students grow, and staying open to that can be part of building a lasting relationship with music.

Every Wayfinding journey starts here.

Whether your child is picking up an instrument for the first time or already plays, our 4-Week Discovery Program is where all new students begin.

4-WEEK INSTRUMENT DISCOVERY COURSE

Our 4-week Discovery Program is where every new student begins. Each week focuses on a different instrument — your child will learn what it’s capable of, get hands-on with it, and find out if it excites them. Sessions are tailored to their experience level, so whether they’ve never touched an instrument or already play, they’ll learn something new each week.

Over the four weeks your child will:

Gain foundational skills on piano, guitar, bass guitar, and drums
Receive 4 x 45 minute lessons tailored to their age and level of experience
Achieve some quick wins across instruments
Experience the possibilities of our shared music space
Find an instrument they enjoy, with the option to continue in our term program

Discovery is designed for students who are curious about music but unsure where to start, as well as for those with more experience who want an alternative to traditional lessons.

Low Risk

No instrument hire, purchase or long-term commitment needed. Just come and experience learning at Wayfinding Music.

Informed Choice

Four weeks of real playing gives your child the confidence to pick an instrument they care about and tells you if Wayfinding is right for them.

Bonus: $100 instrument credit!

Enroll in our Term Program after completing Discovery and receive $100 towards an instrument purchase so your child can easily practice at home.

PRICING

Term Enrollment

$60 per 45-minute session

Billed monthly through the school term.

$120 enrollment deposit required
Held on account and refunded upon final withdrawal, provided notice requirements are met.

Casual Lesson

$65 per 45-minute session

Billed monthly through the school term.

For continuity and progress, term enrollment is recommended.

FAQs

Does my child need to bring their own instruments?

No, your child can sign up without owning any instruments. Our studio space offers electric drums, acoustic and electric guitars, piano, keyboard, and a range of auxiliary percussion instruments, so students can begin learning immediately.

As your child’s interests develop, we help them choose instruments, set up an effective home practice space, and foster enjoyable home practice routines. Many high-quality beginner instruments are available secondhand at low cost.

Do you offer private lessons?

We do not offer private lessons. However, our large space allows students to practice individually or with other students if they so desire, alongside the guidance of our teaching staff. They may also utilise our headphones to assist with this.

A key component of our program is that students learn from and with each other, as well as from teachers. This makes the process fun, and real, inspiring, and affords them frequent low friction opportunities to start bands and creative projects together.

Does my child need private lessons as well?

No. Though students are welcome to seek private lessons in addition, if they desire.

However we have designed Wayfinding as an effective alternative to private models. We have thoughtfully structured our program and learning environment so that students go home knowing what and how they can practice, are motivated to learn more, and have constant low friction opportunities to engage in joint creative and performance activities with other students. We also document and track progress, and keep close communication with parents about how we can best help your children grow in music.

Multi-instrumental? Will I have to buy a bunch of instruments?

In short – no – but committed students should at minimum have one that they enjoy playing available and within easy access at home.

Students who want to keep improving will want to practice at home. If this means they want to practice two instruments, or three… then families can decide what they can accommodate. The skills do transfer across instruments, so no music practice is wasted time. Student motivation and autonomy is far greater with multiple instruments to choose from.

Thankfully quality instruments in our range can be purchased for low cost new, and at even lower cost in the secondhand market. You could buy three entry level instruments in our range for half that of a student saxophone or trumpet!

We recommend starting with our 4-week discovery course, and if your child doesn’t yet know which instruments interest them most, giving them as much time as they need to decide. Once they pick something, put the $100 credit towards an instrument purchase.

We are very happy to to provide advice with picking a quality instrument, setting up effective home practice spaces and practice routines. Just send us an email or chat with us in person / via phone.

Where can I read more about the Wayfinding approach to music education?

Our 45 minute sessions run as a guided mini-rehearsal in a multi instrument studio. Students choose a goal for the day, or we help them find one, then work individually, in pairs, and in small groups across drums, guitar, bass, piano, vocals, production, and composition stations.

Staff guide in the moment by playing alongside students, demonstrating, providing challenges, guiding attention, and ensuring active music making occurs. We provide live accompaniment and demonstration when useful, adjust instrumentation and roles, and provide individualized tasks so that students are always making new musical discoveries.

This process channels play into robust skill development. Learning here is efficient, effective, and feels natural. Often students do not even notice how much they are learning in our sessions because they are so focused and having so much fun.

Alongside instrumental skills, students learn how to plan, monitor, and adjust their own practice. They build self regulation and agency, and they learn to collaborate with others. They learn how to search for solutions to problems they encounter, and why those problems matter in real musical situations. Under these conditions, practicing rarely feels pointless.

Over time and with the intentional guidance of our staff, complex coordination builds because it becomes necessary for what the student is trying to do. This is consistent with the Constraints Led Approach, where learning is accelerated by representative tasks and an environment that contains the right information to enable action.

Meet our teacher

Monty has been teaching music to children and adults for 10 years and currently teachers more than 30 weekly students. He has extensive performance and education experience spanning jazz, improvisation, rock, electronic, and other modern music styles.

After placing fourth in NSW in HSC Music 1 with a result of 99, he completed two years of study at Sydney Conservatorium of music in Improvisation and Jazz Music. Learning and education soon grabbed his interest and he went on to complete a Bachelor’s degree Majoring in Psychology and Music (Distinction average).

Wayfinding Music is closely tied to Monty’s music and psychology background. He is passionate about the exciting new approaches to skill development of the Contraints-Led approach and Ecological Dynamics which are leading the charge in education and skill development research. He is constantly developing, implementing, and adjusting evidence-based practices in his own playing and teaching work.

In his leisure time Monty enjoys surfing and playing saxophone, guitar, and drums with his friends on the Northern Beaches.