Songwriting and Music
Develop your voice, craft original songs, and connect with a supportive songwriting community.
Wild At Heart’s Songwriting and Music Program provides safe, accessible workshop spaces for artists with visible and invisible disability, mental health and chronic illness, and neuro and gender diversity to create their own original songs and music. Whether you’re starting out or ready to explore more advanced techniques, the program offers a range of workshops to suit your interests and goals.
What you’ll be part of
WAH Workout – Monthly Online Songwriting Workshop
Join a 90-minute online workshop once a month on Thursday evenings, facilitated by some of Australia’s best songwriters. Build skills, explore new ideas, and develop your own songs from the comfort of home.
Songwriters Circle – In-Person Monthly Workshop
Share your work, receive feedback, and explore creative directions with peers and experienced songwriters in a supportive, collaborative environment.
Push your creative boundaries and deepen your songwriting knowledge with tailored guidance for artists ready to take their skills to the next level.
Accessible, Supportive Environment
All workshops are designed with accessibility at the centre, providing a safe and inclusive space to experiment, collaborate, and develop confidence as a songwriter.
Connection and Community
Meet other songwriters, share your ideas, and be part of a welcoming community that values artistic voice, collaboration, and inclusion.
Who it’s for
This program is for songwriters of all levels with disability who want to develop their skills, create original music, and connect with a community of like-minded artists.
When and where
Workshops are delivered online and in-person across Melbourne. For specific dates and details, please refer to our Events page.
Also see WAH’s Creative Mentoring page for details of our Individual mentoring and tuition program.
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.
How to get involved
Contact us to have a chat about the program. Then complete the Registration Form available at the bottom of this page and send it to us. We’ll be in touch to get things started with you.