Community Projects
Working with Grow the Music, anyone can discover their potential to make music.
We’ve been delivering workshops & projects across communities for over a decade.
Through our music development workshops, performances, events & projects music becomes a powerful tool to impact the wellbeing of the whole community.
500+
instruments donated
50+
Community Concerts
700+
Songs Recorded
3000+
People engaged in workshops
Current Projects
Turning Points, Gumbaynggirr Country
Where:
Turning Points, Gumbaynggirr Country
When:
2022 - Current
Impact:
The Turning Points program empowers individuals to express their stories, build connections, and achieve personal growth through the transformative power of music and cultural collaboration.
Volunteer Positions?
No
All One Under the Sun, Gumbaynggirr Country
Where:
All One Under the Sun, Gumbaynggirr Country
When:
2021-2024
Impact:
AOUTS includes a project anthem and film clip, alongside cultural awareness activities, anti-racism training and other arts-based activities.
Volunteer Positions?
No
Get Involved on one of our projects!
We’re looking for volunteers for our recording studio in Coffs Harbour NSW, and for our regional & remote community projects across Australia.
Past Projects
Gunbalanya, Arnhem Land (2021)
Outcomes:
Whole Community Concert, 11 track EP of local bands.
Duration:
3 weeks
Impact:
Increased school attendance and employment outcomes for local music leaders.
Maningrida, Arnhem Land
Outcomes:
2 x Programs and 1 x Community Concert
Duration:
6 weeks
Impact:
Manage recording studio setup included ordering and shipping all studio equipment. GTM filmmaker made documentaries for Morning Star ceremony & Babbaba Women’s Centre.
Kaltukatjara (Docker River), Central Desert
Outcomes:
37 original tracks recorded and mixed and a Community Concert for local bands. Unearthed Docker River Band.
Duration:
3 weeks
Impact:
52 individuals attended adult music workshops over 2 weeks, producing a collection of orginal music.
Our Supporters
"Grow the Music are, in my opinion, the most amazing trainers I have worked with and the outcomes they achieve are brilliant. They take young people way beyond where they ever expected to go. Anyone who engages Grow the Music will see the magic they weave."
Dianne Jacobus
Youth Community Development Officer, STARTTS NSW
