WHO ARE WE?
Green Room Concept Studios is the music school that cares about what you want to learn and how you want to learn it. We offer lessons to all, whether young or old, beginner or advanced, studying VCE music, preparing for an audition or just wanting to come and have some fun. Our passionate, dedicated and professional teachers are ready to teach you.
We are based in Wonthaggi and service all of the Bass Coast and South Gippsland area with tuition in:
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Piano
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Voice
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Ukulele
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Guitar
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Drums
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Bass Guitar
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Bands
We offer examinations through the Australian Music Examinations Board (AMEB), the leading examination body for music in Australia. We will provide the resources and skills for you or your child to get the best results possible, and to enjoy the process.
Here at Green Room Concept Studios, we understand that everyone comes to music for different reasons. Some dream of playing their favourite tunes for their own enjoyment and to share with friends and family, while others desire as deep and thorough an understanding of their instrument and of music as they can possibly achieve.
Whatever your reason for taking up lessons, we want to make your musical goals a reality.
Esta Christensen
Voice and Guitar
Esta is an 18 year old musician from Phillip Island, recently graduated from Newhaven College. She has a great passion for all differing genres and styles of music, and her current obsessions are indie-pop and alt-rock. She has been playing as a professional live musician for 3 years now, playing in varying local venues and events. She has been taking guitar and voice lessons throughout her school and completed VCE music units at a grade 8 equivalent. She also has experience writing original music, and would love to encourage students with a passion for writing. Esta aims to approach all lessons with an open, fun-spirited mind-set to help encourage and guide student's love for music.
Rosa Green
Piano
Rosa is a 20-year-old pianist from Ryanston, currently studying science at The University of Melbourne after graduating from Newhaven College in 2022. She holds a Grade 7 AMEB Piano for Leisure certification and has studied music theory. While her first love is classical piano, Rosa enjoys exploring a variety of genres, including jazz and pop. Passionate about teaching, she loves sharing her musical knowledge and helping students develop their piano skills with confidence and creativity.
Jonah van Stekelenburg
Voice, Piano and Guitar
Jonah is 23 years old with over a decade and a half of experience in singing, piano and guitar. He has played parts in numerous local theatre shows as well as having many years under his belt playing and singing in bands, writing and recording his own music and producing music for others. He has played piano since he was a very young man learning to play both classical and pop piano, this lead to him finding interest in singing which he received lessons for at Newhaven College and further training during his education at JMC Academy. He has also played guitar for the last 10 years with experience on both acoustic and electric, lead and rhythm.
Max Jobe
Voice, Violin and Piano
Max is a 19 year old musician from Phillip Island, specialising in violin, voice and piano. Max Graduated from Newhaven College in 2023, where he studied VCE Music Performance and currently studies Music Theatre at Showfit. Max has been performing for 10 years and has performed in many ensembles and orchestras, including the Melbourne Youth Orchestra Summer School. Max aims to share his love for music through teaching that is attainable and fun for all.
Harvey Green
Piano
Harvey is a 17 year old pianist who has been playing for 9 years, completing AMEB piano grade 6 in 2023. Harvey has a love for many different genres of music, with has a special interest in film and game soundtracks. Harvey has a strong belief that anyone can learn to play piano, and it just takes the dedication that comes with loving the instrument.
LESSONS
What We Offer
TEACHERS
Nick White
Classical, Acoustic and Bass Guitar
Nick is a guitarist and music lover of all kinds from Phillip Island. Music has always been an important part of his life, beginning classical guitar lessons at three years old and learning through the Suzuki method. Nick graduated from Newhaven College in 2021 after being the College Music Captain of that year and achieving high results in VCE Music. Although classical guitar is his passion, he also loves playing acoustic, rhythm, electric and bass guitars, as well as saxophone too! Nick has experience playing a wide variety of styles as a solo musician, as well as in ensembles, bands, orchestras and jazz groups, leaving him a versatile and well-rounded musician. He has also participated in workshops with some of Australia’s best classical guitarists, such as Ken Murray and Slava Grigroyan. Nick is currently undertaking his final year of a Bachelor of Environmental Science at Deakin University, but loves sharing his musical experience and helping students discover the enjoyment and wellbeing that comes from learning an instrument.
Callum Lee Gow
Drums, Guitar and Bass Guitar
Callum is a multi-instrumentalist who recently moved to the Bass Coast from the Northern Suburbs of Melbourne. Primarily a drummer, he also teaches guitar, bass, and ukulele. He studied at a number of institutions, beginning with an Ad. Dip. of Sound Engineering, then completing a Bachelor of Music at Melbourne Polytechnic, where he received the HE Student of the Year award in 2022. Callum has since gone on to complete a Grad. Cert. in Film Scoring through Berklee, and is developing a career creating music for video games. He is currently performing with Culaccino and Kaz Garaz, though with a performance history that spans Latin Jazz to euphoric electronica, he's never stayed particularly loyal to any one genre!
Sam Robson
Acoustic & Electric Guitar
Sam is an 20 year old acoustic and electric guitarist from Inverloch. He specialises in guitar and ukulele teaching. He graduated from Newhaven College in 2022, while there he was the College's Music Captain and he completed his Certificate III in Music Industry. Sam has been playing guitar since the age of 8 and most enjoys playing a wide range of rock music. He has performed in many rock and metal bands and in the support band for Wonthaggi Theatrical Group's 2023 production of the "School of Rock Musical". Sam is very passionate in teaching music and strives to help students to thoroughly enjoy improving their musical abilities.
Shontelle O'Connor
Voice and Piano
Shontelle is a 21 year old from Wonthaggi. She specialises in voice and piano. Shontelle has completed her Certificate of Music and her Amusa diploma in Musical Theatre. Shontelle has a background in Musical Theatre and enjoys taking part in local theatre productions as well as performing in previous school productions at Newhaven College. Shontelle has undertaken singing lessons since the age of 4 and first gained an interest in piano at the age of 5 when her Nana would teach her. Shontelle thoroughly enjoys teaching music and loves when students are able to accomplish goals and share a love for music.
Helena Leonardos
Voice and Ukulele
With a passion for music and teaching, Helena is thrilled to be back at GRCS for another year. A dedicated voice and ukulele instructor, Helena holds an AMUSA Diploma in Musical Theatre and a certificate in the same field. Last year, she expanded her expertise with a year of study at the renowned Patrick School of the Arts and is now pursuing a Fine Arts degree in Musical Theatre at the Victorian College of the Arts. Helena is passionate about helping students discover their unique voices and musical talents - whether guiding them through the fundamentals of ukulele or coaching them to build confidence in their vocal performance, Helena believes that learning music should be both fun and empowering.
TEACHERS
TOM GREEN
Studio Director
Voice/Guitar/Ukulele
Tom is a professional vocalist from Wonthaggi. Tom is a versatile singer, showcasing an ability to sing across many genres from classical to pop. He is also a competent guitarist and pianist. Tom has had quite a success in the early years of his career, having successfully negotiated his 5th grade music theory, attaining his Associate Diploma of Music in Classical Voice (A.Mus.A), gaining lead roles in musicals, and singing on international television. Tom has been performing around the South Gippsland region and Melbourne for many years now, as well as working in Sydney with some of Australia's leading musical theatre producers, directors, musical directors and performers on new Australian theatre works. Toms’ first introduction to the musical theatre stage was in 2014 where he performed the title role of ‘Jesus of Nazareth’ in Wonthaggi Theatrical Group’s production of ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’. He was awarded ‘Most Outstanding Leading Male’ and also received the ‘Gladys Moncrieff Award’ for first-time performance in a featured role. Tom’s other musical theatre highlights include Chris (Miss Saigon), Bok (Wicked), Raoul (Phantom of the Opera) Other credits include appearing at the World Superbikes Grand Final on Phillip Island (internationally televised), Hisense Arena, The Hayes Theatre in Sydney and live on The Project (Channel 10). Tom is completing his Bachelor of Music degree at Monash University as well as preparing for his Licentiate Diploma in Musical Theatre. Tom has always had a dream and passion for music. As a kid, he always had a guitar in his hands and was always singing. He has come to realise that with some hard work and dedication, those dreams can become a reality. Tom would like to share his love for music and performance with the world and what better way than through teaching?! Tom believes that Green Room Concept Studios is so much more than a place where you just come to learn; it’s where you come to turn your dreams into reality.
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