Let your child experience empowering education.
2 Dream Music Arts & Wellbeing is a unique music program for Victorian Primary Schools.
Our programs are focused, fun and help build your child’s self-confidence and empowerment. Deepening your child’s well-being is at the heart of what we do, it’s not ‘just music’.
We are passionate about using our music based programs to help build the next generation of Australian children that are positive, resilient, and compassionate towards self and others.
We’ve been providing highly successful and student-centered programs in Catholic, Government, and Private Schools for over 17 years.
In our programs we teach music, arts and wellbeing in a way that can positively impact and empower your child at school and at home.
We know that music, arts and wellbeing can help regulate and understand emotions, develop neural pathways, teach discipline and grow self-confidence!
Our Schools
our story, Our vision
Established in 1998, 2 Dream Music Arts & Wellbeing was created to bring the benefits of music, arts and wellbeing to every young Australian. We believe that our style of education can transform lives.
We exist to solve the following social issues:
Despite the enormous benefits of music on a child’s life, music tuition in schools is declining: Learning music provides ‘cognitive foundations for effective learning’ (Collins, ABC, 2020) and increased social and emotional well-being. However, ‘the number of schools and students in Australia with no instrumental music tuition has continued to increase’ (AARE, 2019).
Many talented musicians experience financial vulnerability: the Australian music industry has significantly contracted over the last 10 years and pre COVID-19 was ‘already facing questions on how it can ensure artists are paid enough money to live on, or how to make careers in music-making or on the business side of the industry more sustainable’ (Strong, RMIT, 2020).
2 Dream Music Arts & Wellbeing (2DMAW) helps bridge this gap. We employ wonderfully talented musicians, artists and wellbeing facilitators who are trained and mentored to deliver a positive, high-quality programs for primary school students.
Michelle
Since she was a child, music has been in every fibre of her being. She has a Distinction for Operatic Singing from the Trinity College of London and specializes in Improvisation. Michelle has years of practical experience and has studied extensively in Music, Singing, Dance, Art, Drama, Yoga, IEFT, Therapeutic Massage and Mindfulness. She has a Graduate Diploma in Counselling and Human Services, and is qualified in IEFT and Therapeutic massage. Her focus and passion is to assist herself and others in developing more self-awareness and empowerment by providing techniques and tools for stress release and well being with music and arts as the foundation.
Michelle and Jason
Michelle and Jason are Musical Directors, Professional Musicians, Singers, and Music Teachers. They have toured and played with for over 20 years with artists such as Vanessa Amarosi, Ian Moss, Dale Ryder, Kate Ceberano, and the Voice Artists.
Testimonials
“Jason and Michelle are very highly regarded and sought after in the Australian and International Music Performance Industry. Their vision to promote Music and Wellbeing in Australian Education through their programs is highly commendable. To have 2DMW is a great opportunity for any Australian Primary School to embrace! Jason, Michelle and their wonderful teaching staff are always very professional, attentive and responsive to the needs and requirements of the students and staff.”
— Peter Luscombe, TV Rockwiz Drummer Paul Kelly Drummer and Drum teacher (Rockwiz)
“2 DREAM MUSIC & WELLBEING lessons have flourished in this school. An exciting and supportive atmosphere is created for the students as they participate in 2DMW Concerts. The parents, staff and students thoroughly enjoy watching the progression and skills of each child. The 2DMW Concerts are fantastic and full of excitement bringing a sense of pleasure and achievement to all involve.”
- Jason McBean, Principal of Laurimar Primary School, Doreen (1000 Students)
“2 Dream Music and Wellbeing Programs are a unique and wonderful asset and extension to the curriculum in our school. The response to the programs from oiur students is excellent and the variety of programs cater for all students. The level of confidence, skill and resilience reached by our young students is fantastic.”
- Rob Rostolis, Principal of Diamond Creek East Primary School (600 students)
“It is one of the highlights of the year to watch my children perform in the 2DMW Concerts and we always come with family or grandparents. All my children are very different personalities and one is on the spectrum. We have watched all of them grow with 2DMW from Prep for 5 years and witnessed the transformation of their abilities and confidence. We are consistently amazed at the positive attitude, confidence, discipline and great standard my children have achieve from learning music with 2DMW Teachers. Thankyou for this wonderful gift. ”