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Group Sessions begin Monday 13 January ~ Come And Join The Fun!!!
Creative Mentorship for Neurodiverse Art Lovers
Monday to Friday group and one-on-one sessions in
Music | Theatre | Visual Arts
Honeybee Creative is the Gympie Region’s Premiere Disability Arts Organisation.
We host a daily programme of capacity building music and creative arts workshops for those with varying abilities.
Project based, inclusive and hands-on, we engage through music, visual arts, theatre, performance and storytelling achieving real world outcomes.
Our services include in-person and online one-on-one and group sessions.
Our online sessions are especially practical for people with mobility issues or who can’t make it out to the venue.
Our studio is within the beautiful grounds of the Honeybee Wellness Retreat in Kandanga. The venue is wheelchair accessible.
Our program is available to self managed and plan managed NDIS packages. There are lines applicable including Core Support.
Our fees are very reasonable. For example; You’ll find us coming in well below music tuition fees in any neuro-typical setting. Depending on needs; Our group sessions start at $35 p/h and one-on-one sessions start from $62 p/h.
The Group Sessions
Monday
Music and Movement
- 10am – 12pm
- Music Creation and Yoga Stretches with Harry & Lisa on Zoom.
- Start your week with an “Ahhhh” from the comfort of your own loungeroom
Tuesday
Art Day!
- 10am – 12pm
- Work with Rachel & Steph to develop your heart’s creations
- Most mediums and All skill levels catered for.
- Passion for making required.
Wednesday
Music Creation
- 10am – 12pm
- Song writing & Recording.
- Musicianship, Instruments, Percussion, Singing.
- Facilitated By Stephan Beattie; This is the day where all of HBC’s original music is crafted.
Thursday
Theatrical Thursday
- 10am – 12pm
- Theatre, Dance and Movement with Live Music facilitated by Kerry-Dee McDonald.
- Where the magic happens; this is the crucible where all of HBC’s live performances and video projects are developed.
Friday
Musicianship Friday
- 10am – 12pm
- Zoom conference with HBC founder James Warner.
- Musicianship & Singing.
Contact Us For One-On-One Session Availability
Honeybee Music Creation Wednesday 2024 Album “Day And Night” Is Now Available For Streaming and Purchase On Bandcamp.
This record was created out of Honeybee Creative’s music creation / song writing workshops in 2024. Settled into our Kandanga studio, we were able to focus on our creative impulses with little distraction, enabling us to complete more songs than in any previous year. Add to that five video projects and it has been our biggest year to date. This is a musically diverse album reflecting the crew’s open-minded willingness to explore and experiment and thanks (again) to the sublime, absurdly wonderful poetry of Rachael Sait and the dedication of Andrew Browne, Sarah Allen, Michael Cullenand introducing Caleb Wynter on guitar; we have another adventurous, silly, beautiful record from the HBC crew.
Video Projects 2024
“Koala Disco Banger”, “Cows In First Class”, “On the Blue Bus”, “Day And Night” and “the Clouds In The Sky” have been developed as projects with the Honeybee Creative “Music Creation Wednesday” & “Theatrical Thursday” sessions 2024.
Koala Disco Banger
Cows In First Class
On The Blue Bus
Day And Night
The Clouds In The Sky
Honeybee Creative Studio
Our Studio is situated just outside Kandanga in the Mary Valley within the Honeybee Wellness Retreat in a converted farm shed. This is where we make and produce all of our music, video, design, photography and some of our visual art projects.
We conduct our one-on-one and group music creation sessions, compose, perform, mix and master everything right here.
This space is available to hire for rehearsal and recording outside of our session times. Contact us for details.
Honeybee Creative Online
Monday to Friday group and one-on-one sessions via Zoom video conferencing 5 days a week.
Starting with our legendary Music & Movement Monday ~ A guided yoga session hosted by physiotherapist and instructor Lisa Horton set to live music
A beautiful way to start your week.
Honeybee Music & Movement Monday
~ Every Week 10:30-11:30am ~ Join us on Zoom from the comfort of your own home. Hosted by physiotherapist and yoga instructor Lisa Mondo for people with mobility issues. Start your week with an Ahhh
Honeybee Blog
Carolyn Mort ~ Mountains ~ 2024 Album
Carolyn has released album number three this year. Her lyrical output has been immense with 14 songs in the bag. Carolyn says: “As we travel the journey of life, these are some of the mountains we may have to climb : addiction, homelessness, deaths of loved ones, mental health traumas but my songs may help…
AR ~ 1am ~ 2024 EP
Alexander Reidy [AR] has released a new EP for 2024 “1am” “AR is a 19yr old lyricist and hip hop artist. Aside from it being the hands-down best way of dealing with autism and ADHD, he writes music as a means of expressing love, pain, confusion and a way of finding beauty in bad situations.…
Nathan Roy Photography Portfolio ~ 2024
Honeybee Creative photographer and Mary Valley local Nathan Roy was first inspired by his grandfather’s photography practice and is lucky to come from an artistic family who have broadly encouraged him to follow his muse. This work comprises his output for 2024. Nathan spent some time around the Sunshine Coast taking photos over the past…
“Day And Night”
Honeybee Creative’s 2024 Album Is Here! This record was created out of Honeybee Creative’s music creation / song writing workshops in 2024. Settled into our Kandanga studio, we were able to focus on our creative impulses with little distraction, enabling us to complete more songs than in any previous year. Add to that five video…
Michael Cullen ~ Trolley Guy
Michael Cullen has released a new EP for 2024 “Trolley Guy”, the title track from which is based on a poem about homelessness Amongst providing lead and backing vocals for (disability arts organisaton) Honeybee Creative’s “Day And Night” album, Michael continued his adventures in the HBC studio engaged in an experimental collaboration with music facilitator…
Honeybee Creative End Of Year Celebration ~ 2024
We’ll be celebrating and showcasing all of our achievements for 2024 : 10am-12pm Thursday 12 December at Honeybee Wellness Retreat‘s The Hive in Kandanga and you are welcome to join us. We’ll be launching our new album “Day And Night” which we’ve made 5 filmclips for + new work from all of our song writers…
Honeybee Creative Testimonials
“Music has always been a part of Melanie’s life. Since joining Honeybee Creative 3 years ago her talents have been developed much further, and hidden talents have been brought forward”.
Shayne Towers (Melanie’s mum)
“What started out as a fill in during uncertain times has basically become her mantra and I’m very grateful to those who have put it into place”.
Sue Allen (Sarah’s mum)
APRA Art Music Awards Winner 2022
For excellence in music education
APRA Judges Report
“A thoroughly deserved winner who has championed the creative development of people with disabilities in the Gympie, QLD region and beyond. Moving to working online during (Covid) lockdowns, Honeybee Creative hosted their song writing and music creation sessions successfully through online mediums. The facilitation work by the faculty to take the creative thoughts, desires and actions of neurologically diverse people and lay it out in a form that everyone can understand is commendable. It is great to have this type of program operating within a regional area and the project outcomes demonstrate why art and music is so valuable for the community”.
