Coburg North, Melbourne
Meet the musicians behind your lessons
At Coburg Hill School of Music, learning is personal. Jessie Monk and Aidan Ryan are working musicians and experienced teachers who create a warm, rigorous space for you to build skill, confidence and connection with your musical voice.
A holistic, practical approach
We work one-to-one with students of all ages and experience levels: from a first lesson through to refined performance, songwriting, production and musicianship. Technical skill-building sits alongside creativity, curiosity and a deeper awareness of how you learn.
Personalised
Lessons shaped around your experience, goals and way of learning.
Embodied craft
Technique, attention and ease brought together in practical musical work.
Creative confidence
Room to develop musicianship, expression and an authentic artistic voice.
Your teachers
Meet Jessie and Aidan
Voice coach, singer & recording artist
Jessie Monk
Jessie is a Melbourne-based voice coach, singer and recording artist with more than ten years’ teaching experience. A Victorian College of the Arts Music Theatre graduate, she draws on Alexander Technique, brain-based voice work and somatic practice to help voice users find freedom, resonance, ease and authentic expression.
Her teaching supports singers, actors, dancers, public speakers and space holders, from first explorations to professional practice.
Guitarist, composer, producer & teacher
Aidan Ryan
Aidan is a Melbourne-based guitarist, composer, producer and teacher specialising in jazz, improvisation and foundational guitar practice. He studied Interactive Composition and Jazz and Improvisation at the Victorian College of the Arts and also holds a Diploma in Sound Engineering.
His teaching brings together guitar technique, improvisation, music theory, songwriting, Ableton Live and music production — practical foundations for musicians making their own work.
Ready to begin?
Tell us what you would like to explore. We’ll help you find the right lesson and guide you through the next steps.