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OUR STORY

Making Music 4 Life is a community based music school founded by Janine Shearer on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. Our mission for the past 20 years has been to create a musical community that brings people together to make music for life!  You can see from this timeline below that we've been truly blessed to have infused our love of music with thousands of people across the lifespan. We hope our students will be inspired to continue to MAKE MUSIC 4 LIFE!

Making Music 4 Life Beginner Course

2011-2023

Ukulele 4 Fun Classes for Beginners, Intermediate & Advanced Players
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2018-2020

The Silver Strings
Ukulele Ensemble
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Plateau Pluckers

2013-2014

The Plateau Pluckers
Ukulele Ensemble &
The Northern Beaches Ukulele Gang
The Northern Beaches Ukulele Gang
The Northern Beaches Ukulele Gang
Janine Shearer Drumming 4 Wellness
Janine Shearer Corporate Drumming

2011-2014

Corporate Drumming Facilitation &
Drumming 4 Fun
Primary School Programs
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2011-2012

Drumming 4 Wellness Community Classes
& African Drumming Parties
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Janine Shearer Making Music 4 Fun Kindy

2009-2012

Making Music 4 Fun Preschool Classes
& Making Music 4 Fun Playgroups
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Janine Shearer Making Music 4 Fun

2005-2012

Making Music 4 Fun
Family Classes
& Making Music 4 Fun
Birthday Parties
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OUR TEAM

Our leadership team includes music educators with a lifetime immersed in music making, teaching and performance. We are strong advocates for music education across the lifespan and we are extremely passionate about teaching music to adults who may never have had the opportunity to learn an instrument before. We are extremely proud to have started more than a thousand people on their musical journey of self discovery learning the ukulele - the happiest instrument on the planet! 

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Founder & Musical Director

Janine Shearer

Janine's passionate teaching style is positively infectious and her larger than life personality will ensure your ukulele journey is fun all the way!​​​​

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Ensemble & Course Leader

Jenny Massingham

Jenny has a default TLC button when it comes to teaching music to adults. Luckily for us, she also has an absolute passion for singing and lending her cracking vocals to our performances!​​​​​​

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Ensemble Leader

Anne Keogh

A certified rock chick and the engine room of our ensembles as u-bass extraordinaire, Anne is one of the most humble yet talented teachers and multi-instrumentalists you will ever meet! ​​

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Course & Ensemble Leader

Janet Raine

Once described as "only having 2 speeds... stop and go fast", Janet infuses every session with truckloads of optimistic energy and enthusiasm! 

Making Music 4 Life
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Making Music 4 Life Uke Course
Uke Course 13
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