Music, performance and dance courses available in Byron Bay and Mullumbimby

If you dream of performing, writing your own songs or simply want a chance to release your creativity, find your perfect course in Byron Bay and Mullumbimby.

From mastering a new instrument and discovering new dance moves to honing a hilarious stand-up routine, learn from experienced tutors ready to support your creative spirit.

Find your creative outlet with Byron Community College.

Guitar Improvisation And Chord Extensions For The 12 Bar Blues

Time to unpack and explore the diverse styles and guitar tunings used in the world of the 12 bar Blues! The lessons will cover practical uses and applications for guitarists through both major and minor tonalities. You will cover basic scales such as Blues and Pentatonic where students participate in improvising sessions building on existing knowledge and following tutors examples, eventually incorporating improvisational elements of Jazz that feature extended chord substitutions.... [More]

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How Music Works - Music Theory You Can Use

Music theory is like gravity – it applies whether you understand it or not. Have you ever wondered: • How come some people can just join in and ‘jam’ on a song they don’t even know? • How do I know which chords to use? • What are chords anyway? How do they work and how are they built? • How do chords relate to scales, and vice versa? • How/why so many songs sound similar? (Hint: common chord progressions.) • What do all those numbers and symbols mean in some chord names, and how do... [More]

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Garageband for OSX

GarageBand is a software application for Macs that allows users to create their own music or podcasts. This course will show you how to play, record, and create great sounding songs: and you can share your hits worldwide with just a few clicks. It’s never been easier to make music like a pro, even if you’ve never played a note. Basic Mac skills and access to a Mac computer required (not iOS/iPad). You will need to be using operating system OSX Sierra. What to bring Please bring a... [More]

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Traktor For OSX

“Enter the world of Digital DJing and take control of the music that you love”.  This course aims to give you the confidence to categorise, edit and mix your music for a digital DJ performance. Learn how to deliver music with clarity, style, skills and technique so you can DJ at home, at your next private party or, with some dedicated practice, you could go onto perform on radio or a professional event. Basic Mac skills and access to a Mac computer required (not iOS/ipad). You will... [More]

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Guitar 3 - Breaking Through

In this course, we will be ‘breaking through’ and bridging the gap from confident intermediate player to competent musician. If you’re bored with your guitar playing, this course is for you! This course is designed for the intermediate player who wants to advance. To benefit fully from this course you will need to be able to play confidently both open position and barre chords. Among other things, we will explore new approaches to chords, and different chord ‘voicings’; we will... [More]

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Guitar For Beginners

If you’re one of the millions who bought a guitar, learned three chords (or less), got frustrated, and hasn’t picked up the guitar since, this class is for you! This is a fresh start, a chance to get over those 'beginner’s blues' and actually get to play stuff and enjoy it. So dust off your guitar, bring it along and join in. But be warned, you may well find you’ll acquire a lifelong addiction to playing your guitar. What to bring Your guitar Notebook and pen $10 to pay tutor for... [More]

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Guitar 2 - Unlocking Your Guitar

This course will suit you if you are a reasonably confident beginner rather than novices; can already play through some songs; or have already completed Karl’s Beginner’s course. What happens for a lot of us is we get to the stage of being able to play a few songs, but then get a bit stuck, and don’t know where to go next. What can easily happen then is that we get bored playing the same old things and not progressing. Karl has a bunch of cool things to show you that will enable... [More]

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Stand Up Comedy

Learn to become a stand up comedian in just 6 weeks! Great for wannabe comics or just people who want to be more popular! It’s no-longer Mandy, but it’s still Stand Up Comedy, with local comedian Greg Sullivan. There will be a performance night at the end of the course (class may contain adult content)! What to bring Writing materials Refreshments Feedback from Past Students Greg taught a course at the Woodford Planting Festival two years ago and his star pupil, palliative care... [More]

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Bellydance Bliss

Join us threading ancient arts of both bellydance and yoga to restore balance, bringing joy to the mind, body and soul. You will learn fundamental movements creating strength, flexibility and space for exploration within your body. Suitable for beginners and beyond. What to bring A bottle of water Any bellydancing attire you may already have Yoga mat for cool down if you have one Feedback from Past Students “Tatiana has structured the course extremely well for beginners.” Anne... [More]

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Spirit Bellydance - Intermediate -

For students who feel confident and have a sound knowledge of basic bellydance technique and are ready to take it up to the next level. In this course, layering are introduced and props to provide more of a challenge. What to bring A bottle of water Any bellydancing attire you may already have Yoga mat if you have one What students say “Tatiana is a wonderul teacher. It has been such a gift to learn from her. I feel very grateful. She has so much skill and expertise, a delight to... [More]

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