Kirsty Morphett - Holistic Music

I offer music lessons with a holistic approach - embracing mind, body, heart and soul.

My philosophy stems from the transformational power that music has, to help us develop and grow not only in music, but on personal levels as well.

With a Holistic approach, we listen to what music asks of us, and the opportunities for growth it brings:

• To learn to trust and accept ourselves more
• To become more confident
• To learn to live more in-the-moment
• To connect to and trust our emotions
• To express our feelings, our essence, and our stories
• To learn to let go into the joy of music - and life!
• To connect with ourselves and others more deeply
• To become more passionate and alive

Along with this holistic approach to music, I offer tuition in singing, piano, and the many creative applications of music. This includes learning music theory, in service to improvisation, songwriting, arranging and composition.

Lessons are available in-person in north-eastern Melbourne (Diamond Creek), or online via Zoom.

Please read below for more about my background.

I am a musician, teacher and music facilitator from Melbourne, Australia, passionate about the power of music to transform individuals, and the collective.

I have been learning, practicing, playing, performing, writing, and creating music for a total of over 35 years and teaching privately and in schools for nearly 20 years. In that time, I have been through a journey through the challenges and glories of playing and practicing music, and witnessed many others do the same.

I am an active musician, currently performing in Melbourne with Balkan/European folk ensemble Anja & Zlatna, Latin folk duo Alas de Luz, and my own solo project Kirsty Louise. Past projects have spanned styles from vocal a cappella trio Myriad, to orchestral folk/rock (Lamplight, The Forgotten Ghost) to soul/funk/groove (North City) and stylistically diverse solo project Kotet.

My professional study has included a Bachelor of Music, as well as postgraduate study in Community and Cultural Development (VCA) and professional development with Kalani Das (USA - Developmental Community Music), Orff Schulwerk Level 1, as well as Bobby McFerrin and Rhiannon (Circlesongs - Omega Institute). Through this breadth of experience, I have facilitated group vocal and musical improvisation workshops and classes since 2015.

Over time, an evolution has occurred in my teaching approach as I realised that it needed to include both the inner relationship with self, as well as the external relationship with others and the environment. This led me to create my teaching work Holistic Music, to truly reflect all the dimensions of the music journey.

Music is powerful, and Music Is Life. I hope to show this through my work, and I invite any music lovers into my world, to create a new culture and new relationship to this magical and profound sound-language we have created.