Getting Involved
If you would like to get involved as a tutor, running a workshop, as a student, as an exhibitor, as part of a Festival, or as a performing artist, please contact us through the contact us page.
Trust Members
Grum Frith (Community Liasion & Events Facilitator)
Our Tutors
Mattie Watts: Dance Tutor
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Hello! My name is Mattie Watts and I love teaching dance lessons to kids. Dancing to me is a way to express myself, make friends, get active, and is my happy place. I am highly energetic and love to spread my enthusiasm for dancing. |
Bob Ibbetson: Rock Guitar Tuition
Bob has many years of playing experience in Rock & Blues guitar that he would like to share with you & help make you that guitarist you always wanted to be.
Learn to play Guitar in your local area with him. He is available to teach evenings & weekends. His courses are individually designed to help you achieve your goal, whether you want to be a lead guitarist or just be able to play Rhythm guitar. Guitar tuition for all abilities, beginners to intermediate players wanting to improve their technique. |
Lisa Tui Jonathan
Bright on Vibes. Singer-songwriter, choir director and singing teacher, Lisa Tui has taught and facilitated singing for 17 years. Her passion is assisting in the creative endeavours of others as well as pursuing her own writing and performing by studying music pedagogy at Otago University, completing training in Adult Education and throwing herself into learning situations to keep her honest. Along with completing her performing arts training at NASDA, Lisa’s vocal studies have included Voicecraft International Complete and her work has been filmed in the NZ Documentary ‘Singing with Conviction’. Music theatre productions, Jazz and Folk Festivals, bands and recordings have all been part of her background as a vocalist and songwriter with 5 independent releases in 2017. www.lisatui.com.
Jillie Toogood – Jabulani.
Jillie has been leading groups for over twelve years and has been involved in weekly improvisation playshops, performance choirs and choirs just for fun. She has also taken a support role in a singing program offered at the Christchurch Women’s Prison.
As a member of the English based, Natural Voice Network, she believes that it is everybody’s birthright to sing. Her love of improvisation has been her long-time passion and she loves to share this ‘playtime’ with others.
Rosalind Kelly: Singing & Drama
Hanmer Sings Rosalind loves living in Hanmer Springs! She is passionate about all things music and in particular she loves building people’s confidence through music and drama. Rosalind teaches piano, singing and speech lessons and takes drama and musical theatre classes. She founded and runs both the local adults choir, Hanmer Sings and the children’s choir, Spark! Rosalind has directed, musical directed and choreographed three of the past four shows with Amuri Players, the local theatre group. She thrives on seeing her students enjoy themselves and shine as they push out of their comfort zones!
