Find out about our co-curricular classes and meet the talented bunch of tutors teaching music, drama and rhythmic gymnastics at Amesbury!

Guitar, Ukulele & Singing (taught by Phil Hope)

Individual ($31/week) guitar, group guitar ($10/week) and group ukulele ($8/week) lessons are available. Phil has years of experience as a musician and songwriter and he aims to teach new students to have fun playing music. Phil also offers individual lessons in electric guitar. Find more information on Phil here.

Violin (Taught by Alex Vaastra)

Alex teaches individual violin ($31/week) and group violin ($10/week) lessons at all levels. A limited number of violins are available for hire for $20/term. Alex  studied performance violin at Otago University and established a successful career in Dunedin as a violin teacher and performer. In 2015, Alex moved to Wellington and studied primary teaching at Victoria University. Find out more about Alex here.

Keyboard & Singing (taught by Bryn van Vliet)

Keyboard lessons are available in groups ($10/week) and as an individual ($31/week). Bryn is a professional musician based in Wellington. His music lessons aim to be fun, engaging and informative. As an established performer on multiple instruments - primarily the saxophone, he hopes that his experience and love for music can be a springboard for students of any age to take music up and see how far they can take it.

Drums (taught by Thomas Friggens)

Group ($10/week) and individual ($31/week) drum lessons are available, taught by Thomas Friggens. Thomas is an experienced and well-regarded drummer, who has worked with Strike Percussion and as a recording artist. His styles range from funk, jazz and pop to latin, hip hop and rock. Thomas is looking forward to joining the team at Amesbury in Term 3, 2017. 

Speech & Drama, Communication Skills and Mime & Improvisations (taught by Maneesha Fonseka)

All drama classes are taught in a group situation and are $8/week. The different disciplines vary, and you can find more detail on the classes here. Maneesha has been a student of Drama & Speech since she was four years old. After successfully completing her teaching diploma with Trinity College, London Maneesha pursued her passion of being an educator of Speech & Drama. Maneesha is an eager drama enthusiast who is keen to impart her learning and knowledge to young artists and bring out the talents in them. Find out more about Maneesha here.

Rhythmic Gymnastics (taught by Ellie Ross)

Our popular rhythmic gymnastics classes are $8/week and are suitable for boys and girls. Ellie has come to New Zealand from the UK to teach rhythmic gymnastics at Elements Club in Wellington. Ellie has been involved in gymnastics from a very young age, competing nationally in artistic and rhythmic gymnastics in the UK. For the past 7 years, Ellie has been coaching and has experience training gymnasts of all ages and abilities.