Performance Classes
The performing arts program at the ExitLeft Performance Academy focuses on developing the voice, body and imagination, teaching students how to work as a team, develop communication skills and become creative on demand. Our students have a variety of performance opportunities throughout the year and can extend their skills through musical theatre extension programs and personalised lessons in voice, piano and guitar.
Toddler Tunes is a magical half hour of music and fun for parents and little ones from 0 to 4 years.
$12 per week
Tue to Fri 9:30 – 10am
Sat 9 – 9:30am
Kinder to Grade 2 is a great time to learn to sing and act. Students develop performance skills, learn to work together, build their confidence and make great friends.
$26 per week
Mon to Fri 4 – 5pm
Sat 10:30 – 11:30am
The upper primary years see our students develop life-long friends. Performance classes become the high point of the week where students can see their friends, have fun and do something they love.
$36 per week
Mon to Fri 4 – 6pm
Sat: 10:30am – 12:30pm
Our students come into their own between Grade Seven and Ten. The studio is place that feels like home, giving the students room to build their skills in interpretation and storytelling.
$36 per week
Tue, Wed, Thu 5 – 7pm
The students come out of class saying they had lots of fun, but are they actually learning anything?
Our performing arts programs teach confidence by stealth! We use a play-based learning environment where the students often don’t even notice they are learning techniques and skills. Our play-based focus develops creativity, confidence and communication skills. One of the biggest things parents and teachers notice is our students’ ability to jump in and create a confident performance on the spot.
Children learn best through watching each other and learning skills from more experienced performers. Staff model age-appropriate technique for students to follow. Our staff are all experienced singers, actors and musicians who can demonstrate the desired result at a professional level.
Our team handpicks material for each class with an understanding of what the students will need for their level of development. If the material is too easy students will come home saying the class is boring. If it’s too hard they will say they hate it. When the material is perfect, that’s when they come out of class buzzing!
Our values are
- Build confident creative communicators through performing arts education
- Provide a safe place where students feel part of the community and are able to let go, play and have fun
- Identify commercial potential and offer development pathways leading to a career in the industry
What is a class like?
We teach with laughter! Teaching good technique by stealth, we use humour and lighthearted fun to keep the students engaged. For example: Lying on the floor breathing is funny – but done each week breathing becomes more controlled, sound becomes more even, and projection skills are improved.
ALL OF OUR CLASSES FOLLOW A SIMILAR STRUCTURE
PHYSICAL WARM-UP
We always start with a warm-up to get the blood pumping and get the students out of school mode and ready to focus
TECHNIQUE EXERCISES
Exercises and games are used to develop healthy performance skills
LEARNING MATERIAL
Ideas used in the exercises are put into practice while rehearsing songs or scripts, improvising and playing music
WARM DOWN
Usually a game working on focus, confidence and improvisation
