Step into a band. Find your sound. Build your confidence.

Wild At Heart’s Band Incubator brings together musicians with disability, mental or chronic illness, and neuro and gender diversity to create original music, develop skills, and connect through a shared band experience.

This is a hands-on, collaborative program where you’ll be placed in a band that matches your style, interests, and experience. Across the term, you’ll rehearse each week,, write songs together, and shape your band’s unique direction—working towards a live performance at a Wild At Heart showcase gig.

TERM 4 2026 is a 10-week program starting on 7 October and finishing on 16 December.

Who it’s for:

Musicians with disability of all skill levels who want to:

• Play in a band

• Build musical and creative skills

• Connect with others through making music

• Work towards a live performance

When & Where:

Wednesdays (weekly, 10-week commitment)

Each band session is 1.5 hours long and scheduled between 10:00am – 4:00pm

Location:

Sol Green Community Centre

Corner Coventry & Montague Street, South Melbourne

What to expect:

• working with a professional musician facilitator

• Weekly rehearsals in a supported, inclusive environment

• Collaborative songwriting and arranging

• Skill development in playing, listening, and working as a band

• A clear creative goal: perform live at the end of the term

Payment Details:

NDIS

If you have an eligible NDIS Plan you will need to use this to pay for your participation. Your Plan will be charged at NDIS Price Guide rates, or if self managed, at a negotiated rate, for the hours of support provided. We usually charge your Core budget under Community Participation support item codes, but can also charge your Capacity Building budget if there’s funding available.

Non NDIS

If you are not NDIS funded and have no other funded support, we have various levels of cash fees depending on your situation.

How to get involved

Contact us to have a chat about the program.

Step into a band. Find your sound. Build your confidence.

Wild At Heart’s Band Incubator brings together musicians with disability, mental or chronic illness, and neuro and gender diversity to create original music, develop skills, and connect through a shared band experience.

This is a hands-on, collaborative program where you’ll be placed in a band that matches your style, interests, and experience. Across the term, you’ll rehearse each week,, write songs together, and shape your band’s unique direction—working towards a live performance at a Wild At Heart showcase gig.

TERM 4 2026 is a 10-week program starting on 7 October and finishing on 16 December.

Who it’s for:

Musicians with disability of all skill levels who want to:

• Play in a band

• Build musical and creative skills

• Connect with others through making music

• Work towards a live performance

When & Where:

Wednesdays (weekly, 10-week commitment)

Each band session is 1.5 hours long and scheduled between 10:00am – 4:00pm

Location:

Sol Green Community Centre

Corner Coventry & Montague Street, South Melbourne

What to expect:

• working with a professional musician facilitator

• Weekly rehearsals in a supported, inclusive environment

• Collaborative songwriting and arranging

• Skill development in playing, listening, and working as a band

• A clear creative goal: perform live at the end of the term

Payment Details:

NDIS

If you have an eligible NDIS Plan you will need to use this to pay for your participation. Your Plan will be charged at NDIS Price Guide rates, or if self managed, at a negotiated rate, for the hours of support provided. We usually charge your Core budget under Community Participation support item codes, but can also charge your Capacity Building budget if there’s funding available.

Non NDIS

If you are not NDIS funded and have no other funded support, we have various levels of cash fees depending on your situation.

How to get involved

Contact us to have a chat about the program.

Step into a band. Find your sound. Build your confidence.

Wild At Heart’s Band Incubator brings together musicians with disability, mental or chronic illness, and neuro and gender diversity to create original music, develop skills, and connect through a shared band experience.

This is a hands-on, collaborative program where you’ll be placed in a band that matches your style, interests, and experience. Across the term, you’ll rehearse each week,, write songs together, and shape your band’s unique direction—working towards a live performance at a Wild At Heart showcase gig.

TERM 4 2026 is a 10-week program starting on 7 October and finishing on 16 December.

Who it’s for:

Musicians with disability of all skill levels who want to:

• Play in a band

• Build musical and creative skills

• Connect with others through making music

• Work towards a live performance

When & Where:

Wednesdays (weekly, 10-week commitment)

Each band session is 1.5 hours long and scheduled between 10:00am – 4:00pm

Location:

Sol Green Community Centre

Corner Coventry & Montague Street, South Melbourne

What to expect:

• working with a professional musician facilitator

• Weekly rehearsals in a supported, inclusive environment

• Collaborative songwriting and arranging

• Skill development in playing, listening, and working as a band

• A clear creative goal: perform live at the end of the term

Payment Details:

NDIS

If you have an eligible NDIS Plan you will need to use this to pay for your participation. Your Plan will be charged at NDIS Price Guide rates, or if self managed, at a negotiated rate, for the hours of support provided. We usually charge your Core budget under Community Participation support item codes, but can also charge your Capacity Building budget if there’s funding available.

Non NDIS

If you are not NDIS funded and have no other funded support, we have various levels of cash fees depending on your situation.

How to get involved

Contact us to have a chat about the program.

Step into a band. Find your sound. Build your confidence.

Wild At Heart’s Band Incubator brings together musicians with disability, mental or chronic illness, and neuro and gender diversity to create original music, develop skills, and connect through a shared band experience.

This is a hands-on, collaborative program where you’ll be placed in a band that matches your style, interests, and experience. Across the term, you’ll rehearse each week,, write songs together, and shape your band’s unique direction—working towards a live performance at a Wild At Heart showcase gig.

TERM 4 2026 is a 10-week program starting on 7 October and finishing on 16 December.

Who it’s for:

Musicians with disability of all skill levels who want to:

• Play in a band

• Build musical and creative skills

• Connect with others through making music

• Work towards a live performance

When & Where:

Wednesdays (weekly, 10-week commitment)

Each band session is 1.5 hours long and scheduled between 10:00am – 4:00pm

Location:

Sol Green Community Centre

Corner Coventry & Montague Street, South Melbourne

What to expect:

• working with a professional musician facilitator

• Weekly rehearsals in a supported, inclusive environment

• Collaborative songwriting and arranging

• Skill development in playing, listening, and working as a band

• A clear creative goal: perform live at the end of the term

Payment Details:

NDIS

If you have an eligible NDIS Plan you will need to use this to pay for your participation. Your Plan will be charged at NDIS Price Guide rates, or if self managed, at a negotiated rate, for the hours of support provided. We usually charge your Core budget under Community Participation support item codes, but can also charge your Capacity Building budget if there’s funding available.

Non NDIS

If you are not NDIS funded and have no other funded support, we have various levels of cash fees depending on your situation.

How to get involved

Contact us to have a chat about the program.

OPEN UP YOUR SONGWRITING
a practical guide to open and alternate tunings

Open and alternate guitar tunings are used across countless genres — from rock, blues and folk to indie, pop, metal, ambient and experimental music. By changing the notes of your open strings, you can unlock rich, resonant sounds, new chord shapes and completely different ways of approaching the guitar.

Championed by artists including Robert Johnson, Keith Richards, Joni Mitchell, Duane Allman and Neil Young, open tunings unlock rich, resonant chords and new approaches to songwriting. Because some chords can be played with a single finger or simpler shapes and fewer finger movements, they can also make guitar more accessible for players with limited hand strength, mobility or dexterity.

Who it’s for:

Guitarists of all abilities and musical styles who want to explore new sounds and songwriting approaches, as well as guitarists who may find traditional chord shapes or complex finger movements difficult.

When & Where:

THURS 24TH SEPTEMBER from 6:30pm-8:00pm

ONLINE SESSION

Payment Details:

NDIS

If you have an eligible NDIS Plan you will need to use this to pay for your participation. Your Plan will be charged at NDIS Price Guide rates, or if self managed, at a negotiated rate, for the hours of support provided. We usually charge your Core budget under Community Participation support item codes, but can also charge your Capacity Building budget if there’s funding available.

Non NDIS

If you are not NDIS funded and have no other funded support, we have various levels of cash fees depending on your situation.

How to get involved

Contact us to have a chat about the program.

Come along to the next Band Incubator showcase gig on Monday 21st September, from 5:30-8PM at Mamma Chen’s in Footscray!

FREE ENTRY

Wild at Hearts’s brand new BAND INCUBATOR program empowers people with disabilities, neurodivergence, mental & chronic illness to create music in a supportive band setting. Build confidence, musical skills, community and create music with peers.

This gig will be showcasing all the songs people have made in Term 3!

Open to all skill levels; Bands are formed based on current skill levels and what instrument/s participants are interested in playing. Led by an experienced musician (Band Mentor), bands work at their own pace, with flexible approaches to participation, access and support, creating space for every artist to grow and contribute.

ACCESSIBILITY NOTES:

• This event will unfortunately not be Auslan interpreted

• This event will be LIVE-STREAMED via the Wild at Heart Facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/wildatheartcommunityarts

• The entrance of Mamma Chen’s is on Albert St, with ramp access for mobility aids

• There is a video pinned to @mammachens on instagram regarding accessible path from Footscray station & other features in the venue

• 1 accessibility parking spot out the back of the venue, on Raleigh St

• Plenty of regular parking nearby

• Accessible bathroom on site

• Free earplugs & ear-defenders to borrow

• Variety of seating available in the bandroom (stools, chairs and benches)

• Strictly no use of strobe lighting

• PLEASE DO NOT COME IF YOU ARE SICK, and monitor your health before attending

Step into a band. Find your sound. Build your confidence.

Wild At Heart’s Band Incubator brings together musicians with disability, mental or chronic illness, and neuro and gender diversity to create original music, develop skills, and connect through a shared band experience.

This is a hands-on, collaborative program where you’ll be placed in a band that matches your style, interests, and experience. Across the term, you’ll rehearse each week,, write songs together, and shape your band’s unique direction—working towards a live performance at a Wild At Heart showcase gig.

TERM 3 2026 is a 10-week program starting on the 15 July and finishing on the 16 September, with the showcase event on the evening of Mon 21 Sept.

Who it’s for:

Musicians with disability of all skill levels who want to:

• Play in a band

• Build musical and creative skills

• Connect with others through making music

• Work towards a live performance

When & Where:

Wednesdays (weekly, 10-week commitment)

Each band session is 1.5 hours long and scheduled between 10:00am – 4:00pm

Location:

Sol Green Community Centre

Corner Coventry & Montague Street, South Melbourne

What to expect:

• working with a professional musician facilitator

• Weekly rehearsals in a supported, inclusive environment

• Collaborative songwriting and arranging

• Skill development in playing, listening, and working as a band

• A clear creative goal: perform live at the end of the term

Payment Details:

NDIS

If you have an eligible NDIS Plan you will need to use this to pay for your participation. Your Plan will be charged at NDIS Price Guide rates, or if self managed, at a negotiated rate, for the hours of support provided. We usually charge your Core budget under Community Participation support item codes, but can also charge your Capacity Building budget if there’s funding available.

Non NDIS

If you are not NDIS funded and have no other funded support, we have various levels of cash fees depending on your situation.

How to get involved

Contact us to have a chat about the program.

Step into a band. Find your sound. Build your confidence.

Wild At Heart’s Band Incubator brings together musicians with disability, mental or chronic illness, and neuro and gender diversity to create original music, develop skills, and connect through a shared band experience.

This is a hands-on, collaborative program where you’ll be placed in a band that matches your style, interests, and experience. Across the term, you’ll rehearse each week,, write songs together, and shape your band’s unique direction—working towards a live performance at a Wild At Heart showcase gig.

TERM 3 2026 is a 10-week program starting on the 15 July and finishing on the 16 September, with the showcase event on the evening of Mon 21 Sept.

Who it’s for:

Musicians with disability of all skill levels who want to:

• Play in a band

• Build musical and creative skills

• Connect with others through making music

• Work towards a live performance

When & Where:

Wednesdays (weekly, 10-week commitment)

Each band session is 1.5 hours long and scheduled between 10:00am – 4:00pm

Location:

Sol Green Community Centre

Corner Coventry & Montague Street, South Melbourne

What to expect:

• working with a professional musician facilitator

• Weekly rehearsals in a supported, inclusive environment

• Collaborative songwriting and arranging

• Skill development in playing, listening, and working as a band

• A clear creative goal: perform live at the end of the term

Payment Details:

NDIS

If you have an eligible NDIS Plan you will need to use this to pay for your participation. Your Plan will be charged at NDIS Price Guide rates, or if self managed, at a negotiated rate, for the hours of support provided. We usually charge your Core budget under Community Participation support item codes, but can also charge your Capacity Building budget if there’s funding available.

Non NDIS

If you are not NDIS funded and have no other funded support, we have various levels of cash fees depending on your situation.

How to get involved

Contact us to have a chat about the program.

Social Band Jam

Discover what WAH is all about in a relaxed, and low-pressure environment.

Led by an experienced band mentor, participants will explore their musical ability with 4-5 other peers via jam sessions and learning how to play as a group in a supportive and inclusive setting.

This session is designed to build confidence, develop musical skills, connect with others, and emphasise the enjoyment in creating music, without any commitment or performance expectations.

• Sat 20 June 1-3PM

• Bakehouse Studios 

• LIMITED SPACES AVAILABLE 

BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL:

Please register your interest via email info@wildatheart.org.au

Payment Details:

NDIS

If you have an eligible NDIS Plan you will need to use this to pay for your participation. Your Plan will be charged at NDIS Price Guide rates, or if self managed, at a negotiated rate, for the hours of support provided. We usually charge your Core budget under Community Participation support item codes, but can also charge your Capacity Building budget if there’s funding available.

Non NDIS

If you are not NDIS funded and have no other funded support, chat with us about cash fee options.

Step into a band. Find your sound. Build your confidence.

Wild At Heart’s Band Incubator brings together musicians with disability, mental or chronic illness, and neuro and gender diversity to create original music, develop skills, and connect through a shared band experience.

This is a hands-on, collaborative program where you’ll be placed in a band that matches your style, interests, and experience. Across the term, you’ll rehearse each week,, write songs together, and shape your band’s unique direction—working towards a live performance at a Wild At Heart showcase gig.

TERM 3 2026 is a 10-week program starting on the 15 July and finishing on the 16 September, with the showcase event on the evening of Mon 21 Sept.

Who it’s for:

Musicians with disability of all skill levels who want to:

• Play in a band

• Build musical and creative skills

• Connect with others through making music

• Work towards a live performance

When & Where:

Wednesdays (weekly, 10-week commitment)

Each band session is 1.5 hours long and scheduled between 10:00am – 4:00pm

Location:

Sol Green Community Centre

Corner Coventry & Montague Street, South Melbourne

What to expect:

• working with a professional musician facilitator

• Weekly rehearsals in a supported, inclusive environment

• Collaborative songwriting and arranging

• Skill development in playing, listening, and working as a band

• A clear creative goal: perform live at the end of the term

Payment Details:

NDIS

If you have an eligible NDIS Plan you will need to use this to pay for your participation. Your Plan will be charged at NDIS Price Guide rates, or if self managed, at a negotiated rate, for the hours of support provided. We usually charge your Core budget under Community Participation support item codes, but can also charge your Capacity Building budget if there’s funding available.

Non NDIS

If you are not NDIS funded and have no other funded support, we have various levels of cash fees depending on your situation.

How to get involved

Contact us to have a chat about the program.

Introducing Screaming Vegetable Men!

Melbourne’s best (and only) cover band specialising in Pink Floyd’s debut masterpiece, 1967’s 'The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn’.

Come along for an evening celebrating one of psych and prog rock’s most foundational works, and one of the most influential albums of all time.

Joined on the lineup by local shred lord Ziggy Battle, who blends doom metal and garage punk to write catchy epic riffs. Also joining the festivities is Smooth Brains, one of the local scenes most exciting up and coming psych infused garage rock bands.

If you wanna hear epic shreds and mind expanding songwriting, then come to The Catfish Fitzroy on the 28th of August!

Buy a ticket here.

Step into a band. Find your sound. Build your confidence.

Wild At Heart’s Band Incubator brings together musicians with disability, mental or chronic illness, and neuro and gender diversity to create original music, develop skills, and connect through a shared band experience.

This is a hands-on, collaborative program where you’ll be placed in a band that matches your style, interests, and experience. Across the term, you’ll rehearse each week,, write songs together, and shape your band’s unique direction—working towards a live performance at a Wild At Heart showcase gig.

TERM 3 2026 is a 10-week program starting on the 15 July and finishing on the 16 September, with the showcase event on the evening of Mon 21 Sept.

Who it’s for:

Musicians with disability of all skill levels who want to:

• Play in a band

• Build musical and creative skills

• Connect with others through making music

• Work towards a live performance

When & Where:

Wednesdays (weekly, 10-week commitment)

Each band session is 1.5 hours long and scheduled between 10:00am – 4:00pm

Location:

Sol Green Community Centre

Corner Coventry & Montague Street, South Melbourne

What to expect:

• working with a professional musician facilitator

• Weekly rehearsals in a supported, inclusive environment

• Collaborative songwriting and arranging

• Skill development in playing, listening, and working as a band

• A clear creative goal: perform live at the end of the term

Payment Details:

NDIS

If you have an eligible NDIS Plan you will need to use this to pay for your participation. Your Plan will be charged at NDIS Price Guide rates, or if self managed, at a negotiated rate, for the hours of support provided. We usually charge your Core budget under Community Participation support item codes, but can also charge your Capacity Building budget if there’s funding available.

Non NDIS

If you are not NDIS funded and have no other funded support, we have various levels of cash fees depending on your situation.

How to get involved

Contact us to have a chat about the program.

Step into a band. Find your sound. Build your confidence.

Wild At Heart’s Band Incubator brings together musicians with disability, mental or chronic illness, and neuro and gender diversity to create original music, develop skills, and connect through a shared band experience.

This is a hands-on, collaborative program where you’ll be placed in a band that matches your style, interests, and experience. Across the term, you’ll rehearse each week,, write songs together, and shape your band’s unique direction—working towards a live performance at a Wild At Heart showcase gig.

TERM 3 2026 is a 10-week program starting on the 15 July and finishing on the 16 September, with the showcase event on the evening of Mon 21 Sept.

Who it’s for:

Musicians with disability of all skill levels who want to:

• Play in a band

• Build musical and creative skills

• Connect with others through making music

• Work towards a live performance

When & Where:

Wednesdays (weekly, 10-week commitment)

Each band session is 1.5 hours long and scheduled between 10:00am – 4:00pm

Location:

Sol Green Community Centre

Corner Coventry & Montague Street, South Melbourne

What to expect:

• working with a professional musician facilitator

• Weekly rehearsals in a supported, inclusive environment

• Collaborative songwriting and arranging

• Skill development in playing, listening, and working as a band

• A clear creative goal: perform live at the end of the term

Payment Details:

NDIS

If you have an eligible NDIS Plan you will need to use this to pay for your participation. Your Plan will be charged at NDIS Price Guide rates, or if self managed, at a negotiated rate, for the hours of support provided. We usually charge your Core budget under Community Participation support item codes, but can also charge your Capacity Building budget if there’s funding available.

Non NDIS

If you are not NDIS funded and have no other funded support, we have various levels of cash fees depending on your situation.

How to get involved

Contact us to have a chat about the program.

Step into a band. Find your sound. Build your confidence.

Wild At Heart’s Band Incubator brings together musicians with disability, mental or chronic illness, and neuro and gender diversity to create original music, develop skills, and connect through a shared band experience.

This is a hands-on, collaborative program where you’ll be placed in a band that matches your style, interests, and experience. Across the term, you’ll rehearse each week,, write songs together, and shape your band’s unique direction—working towards a live performance at a Wild At Heart showcase gig.

TERM 3 2026 is a 10-week program starting on the 15 July and finishing on the 16 September, with the showcase event on the evening of Mon 21 Sept.

Who it’s for:

Musicians with disability of all skill levels who want to:

• Play in a band

• Build musical and creative skills

• Connect with others through making music

• Work towards a live performance

When & Where:

Wednesdays (weekly, 10-week commitment)

Each band session is 1.5 hours long and scheduled between 10:00am – 4:00pm

Location:

Sol Green Community Centre

Corner Coventry & Montague Street, South Melbourne

What to expect:

• working with a professional musician facilitator

• Weekly rehearsals in a supported, inclusive environment

• Collaborative songwriting and arranging

• Skill development in playing, listening, and working as a band

• A clear creative goal: perform live at the end of the term

Payment Details:

NDIS

If you have an eligible NDIS Plan you will need to use this to pay for your participation. Your Plan will be charged at NDIS Price Guide rates, or if self managed, at a negotiated rate, for the hours of support provided. We usually charge your Core budget under Community Participation support item codes, but can also charge your Capacity Building budget if there’s funding available.

Non NDIS

If you are not NDIS funded and have no other funded support, we have various levels of cash fees depending on your situation.

How to get involved

Contact us to have a chat about the program.

Step into a band. Find your sound. Build your confidence.

Wild At Heart’s Band Incubator brings together musicians with disability, mental or chronic illness, and neuro and gender diversity to create original music, develop skills, and connect through a shared band experience.

This is a hands-on, collaborative program where you’ll be placed in a band that matches your style, interests, and experience. Across the term, you’ll rehearse each week,, write songs together, and shape your band’s unique direction—working towards a live performance at a Wild At Heart showcase gig.

TERM 3 2026 is a 10-week program starting on the 15 July and finishing on the 16 September, with the showcase event on the evening of Mon 21 Sept.

Who it’s for:

Musicians with disability of all skill levels who want to:

• Play in a band

• Build musical and creative skills

• Connect with others through making music

• Work towards a live performance

When & Where:

Wednesdays (weekly, 10-week commitment)

Each band session is 1.5 hours long and scheduled between 10:00am – 4:00pm

Location:

Sol Green Community Centre

Corner Coventry & Montague Street, South Melbourne

What to expect:

• working with a professional musician facilitator

• Weekly rehearsals in a supported, inclusive environment

• Collaborative songwriting and arranging

• Skill development in playing, listening, and working as a band

• A clear creative goal: perform live at the end of the term

Payment Details:

NDIS

If you have an eligible NDIS Plan you will need to use this to pay for your participation. Your Plan will be charged at NDIS Price Guide rates, or if self managed, at a negotiated rate, for the hours of support provided. We usually charge your Core budget under Community Participation support item codes, but can also charge your Capacity Building budget if there’s funding available.

Non NDIS

If you are not NDIS funded and have no other funded support, we have various levels of cash fees depending on your situation.

How to get involved

Contact us to have a chat about the program.

Open Band Jam

Discover what WAH is all about in a relaxed, and low-pressure environment.

Led by an experienced band mentor, participants will explore their musical ability with 4-5 other peers via jam sessions and learning how to play as a group in a supportive and inclusive setting.

This session is designed to build confidence, develop musical skills, connect with others, and emphasise the enjoyment in creating music, without any commitment or performance expectations.

• Sat 20 June 1-3PM

• Bakehouse Studios 

• LIMITED SPACES AVAILABLE 

BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL:

Please register your interest via email info@wildatheart.org.au

Payment Details:

NDIS

If you have an eligible NDIS Plan you will need to use this to pay for your participation. Your Plan will be charged at NDIS Price Guide rates, or if self managed, at a negotiated rate, for the hours of support provided. We usually charge your Core budget under Community Participation support item codes, but can also charge your Capacity Building budget if there’s funding available.

Non NDIS

If you are not NDIS funded and have no other funded support, chat with us about cash fee options.