Multi-generational
Children, teenagers and adults learning side by side.
Wayfarers Australia began in Steiner and Waldorf school communities, where children and adults could sing together in the same choir. Recent productions have included performers from 7 to 92 years of age, and that multi-generational culture remains central to our rehearsals, performances and touring life.
Judy's work has long paid particular attention to teenagers whose voices are changing. In a multi-generational choir, young singers can be supported through that transition and encouraged to keep singing through adolescence and into adulthood.
Learning
Helping every voice grow.
Rehearsals are designed to support singers with different ages, backgrounds and levels of experience. Simpler rounds and part-songs help everyone listen, blend and build confidence before the group moves into more complex repertoire.
Instruments are part of that learning. Recorders provide an accessible entry point to instrumental musicianship, while piano, guitar, percussion and other instruments help singers understand rhythm, harmony, phrasing and ensemble discipline.
In practice, children, teenagers and adults learn the same musical language in the same room: listening, watching, singing, moving and helping one another find confidence.
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