At the Buttery, your journey is a whole lot more than just music lessons.
With us, you can:
Kick off your music adventures as young as 5
Gain confidence and skills in music, join bands, write songs, attend music workshops
As you hit your teen years you receive epic gigging opportunities, professional recording opportunities, and real experience in the music industry.
Plus you’re part of an amazing community of musicians!
Choose your adventure:
drum lessons
guitar lessons
piano lessons
singing lessons
little rockers
band
program
The Buttery acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which we live, the Jagera and Turrbal people.
We pay our respects to elders past, present and emerging.
What We Provide:
Music Lessons:
The Buttery Music School specialises in teaching 1 on 1 and small group music lessons to kids and adults aged 5 years to 1000 years old. If you are over 1000, you are too old. Currently we provide lessons in drums, guitar, singing, piano and bass guitar plus a band program and an early childhood music program. Everything is taught by one of our eight Buttery music teachers. All of our music teachers have extensive experience as professional musicians, and have become part of the Buttery family because of their warmth, passion, and ability to inspire.
Band Program:
Our band program helps kids and adults form bands, write songs, record albums, and start gigging alongside one of our amazing Buttery music teachers. Wherever you want to take your musical journey, we are there. This band program is a lot more than just a practice, it is the real deal. You are a musician in a band! Not only do we guide you on this journey and provide you endless gigging and recording opportunities, we teach you subtle arts such as the etiquette of being a musician, how to create and jam alongside others, how to handle tricky band dynamics, and how to deal with the ups and downs of being in a band. Not only this, you have band members who can become like family!
early childhood music program:
For the kids aged 5 to 8 years old we have a special early childhood music program called Little Rockers, where we learn the basics of rhythm and melody through a variety of thrilling adventures including trashcan percussion, ukulele, keyboard and singing. The core focus of this program is to instil a love of music, and a confidence in students’ abilities to adventure in music. We also focus on their ability to connect with and listen to others through music.
Music Incursion programs for schools and organisations:
Our music incursions and songwriting workshops are all about connecting, creating, and having a blast! Whether you're looking for a fun-filled day with friends, colleagues, or classmates, or a deep dive into the music industry, we have a session for everyone. These workshops cater to a wide range of groups—from primary school kids to adults, and from beginners to aspiring musicians.
community:
One of the number one reasons The Buttery exists is to create an awesome community of legends who feel awesome in who they are, and celebrate everyone else around them. We tend to find that people who don’t ‘fit in’ to school or society often find a home in The Buttery, and we are so honoured to provide that space. We also often work with people who are looking to music as a way to gain self confidence, creativity and happiness in daily life.
The Buttery Music School is proudly a queer, female-owned organisation. At the heart of The Buttery lies inclusivity and raising up people of all minorities, such as the LGBTQIA+ community, and First Nations people.
The Buttery’s Core Values:
We are here to…
Foster a warm and exciting community for people of all walks of life - the misfits, the confused, the adventurous, the scared and the excited. This is a place for you to feel safe, warm, and inspired.
Help people discover their spark and to be the funkiest version of themself
Take people on a journey in music to calm, release, express, and destress
Inspire a new wave of musicians who value making music with feeling
Teach people the ethos and skills to be able to live a life as a musician
Image by Jax Oliver Studio
Image by Jax Oliver Studio
Image by Cecilia Martin
How It All Began:
The Buttery Music School is a queer, female-owned organisation, founded by drummer Jaymee Watkin, in 2014.
Jaymee is a seasoned drummer with over a decade of experience touring, writing, and recording. Between tours, she discovered her talent for fostering confidence and community through music by mentoring young musicians in her Brisbane-based shipping container music studio. As a proud member of the queer community, Jaymee and the gang have cultivated an inclusive environment at The Buttery Music School, which has since grown into a community with 10 inspiring music mentors and 130 students. At The Buttery, students aged 5 years to 500 years old learn music, join bands, and embark on their journeys of writing, recording, and performing.
Jaymee, Will, Tash, Tim, Chelle, Mik, Damien, Josh and Aaron are now more inspired and excited than ever, in their element, growing The Buttery - a place that breathes music, creativity, confidence and comfort into as many lives as possible.
“An unbelievably good music school.
My son has been learning to play guitar with Tim for the last few years and loves it so much.
We have watched Bobby learn a new skill, challenge himself but also gain so much self confidence.
This year he even started their band programme and so had the opportunity to meet other kids and learn how to play with other instruments.
He performed on stage for the first time this year and the whole community that Buttery created made it such a safe and special space for these kids. We were such proud parents.
Thank you so much Jaymee, Tim and Sanjay. You guys are amazing!”