Wendy's Music Schools

Wendy's Music Schools 40 years music education experience. Online music lessons, courses & personal coaching for teachers. Making music gives me a connection with my heart and soul.

Music is pure joy. It would be a great privilege to show you how simple it can be to learn to make music or build a music school through my coaching or courses. Surrounding myself with music energises, strengthens, inspires and calms me. Music is a close friend, always there uplifting me and enabling me to connect with family, friends and other like minded people. As a young teacher I saw many p

eople wanting to make music but being frustrated getting started and ultimately giving up their dream. I have dedicated many years to creating a simple way to learn to make music. Wendy’s Music was born from my desire to enable everyone to experience the pure joy that making music can bring to their life. Music can change lives.

Oh dear!
22/11/2025

Oh dear!

Metronome marking is 126, and you raced at 145

22/10/2025

Trust me, when you’re 70-80 years old, you’re going to either regret that you didn’t or be grateful that you did do everything in your power to nourish your brain when you were in your younger years of life. Studies have revealed that playing a musical instrument (learning and practicing) builds more new neural connections (neuroplasticity) in the brain than almost any other activity on the planet.

Playing an instrument engages nearly every part of the brain at once, including auditory (sound), motor (movement), and visual (reading music) areas. This simultaneous activation strengthens neural pathways and the connections between them.

The process of translating written music (visual) into precise finger movements (motor) and hearing the correct sound (auditory) forces the brain to integrate information from different sense. This improves cognitive flexibility and the ability to multitask.

Unlike skills that are learned and then automated (like tying your shoelaces), playing music involves a continuous process of learning new techniques, memorizing passages and improvising. This constant challenge of mastering new skills maintains and strengthens neuroplasticity throughout life.

Additionally, long-term musical training can lead to both structural and functional changes in the brain. For example, studies show musicians often have larger gray matter volumes in areas related to motor, auditory, and visuospatial processing, as well as a larger corpus callosum.

Also, the act of learning new music helps create new synapses (connections between neurons), while repetitive practice strengthens existing ones. This is a key mechanism of neuroplasticity that allows information to be processed more efficiently.

Playing also requires complex cognitive control, including planning, attention and working memory. The brain strengthens the neural networks associated with these functions, which can lead to better focus and organization in other areas of life.

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Correct- it builds determination, strategy, perseverance and resilience and gives joy and satisfaction!
20/10/2025

Correct- it builds determination, strategy, perseverance and resilience and gives joy and satisfaction!

17/10/2025

Our young people need more music, not less.

23/09/2025

I’ll never forget any of them.

Agreed!
20/08/2025

Agreed!

Singer-songwriter Laufey on the gift of classical music. ❤️

True!
11/08/2025

True!

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30 Headrick Street, Manunda
Cairns City, QLD
4870

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The Story of Wendy’s Music School

Making music gives me a connection with my heart and soul. Music is pure joy. Surrounding myself with music energises, strengthens, inspires and calms me. Music is a close friend, always there uplifting me and enabling me to connect with family, friends and other like minded people.

Wendy’s Music was born from my desire to enable everyone to experience the pure joy that making music can bring to their life. Music can change lives. As a young teacher I saw many people wanting to make music but being frustrated getting started and ultimately giving up their dream. I have dedicated many years to creating a simple way to learn to make music.

Wendy’s Music School consists of many teachers using my Teaching Resources to help students from as young as three years of age through to teens and adults get started making music and develop their skills to whatever level they wish to achieve.

My teachers are carefully selected for their communication skills and enthusiasm for teaching others not just their advanced musical skills because I know how important communication is to learning.