A large part of Rose's musical work includes facilitating and working on community music and theatre projects.

"Extremely" at Nati Frinj Festival / NATIMUK, VIC / 2011

Rose has just finished a community project which was part of the Natimuk Frinj Festival in the Wimmera, regional Victoria, where she worked for a month with nursing home residents and local primary school kids devising a show about 'extremities'.  She collaborated with visual artist Mars Drum who conducted art workshops with participants to create a theatre set and facilitated live painting during the final performance.  Rose recorded stories from nursing home residents and also wrote and recorded songs with the school kids which were used in the performance for the Frinj.

In 2010, Rose instigated and facilitated a large scale project in Hobart called mUSe. This was a collaboration between The Choir of High Hopes, HUG (Hobart Ukulele Group) and dancers from MADE (Mature Artists Dance Experience).

Rose spent two months helping choir members and ukulele players compose their own songs which they then performed in a theatrical context at the Rosny Barn. Dancers from MADE added their own choreography.

This project was funded by the Australia Council's Community Partnerships fund and was also supported by the Hobart City Council. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
AWAKENINGS DISABILITY FESTIVAL / HORSHAM, VIC / 2009

In 2009, Rose did a recording project at Awakenings Disability Festival in Horsham, regional Victoria, where she used a local radio station studio to record festival's participants thoughts and ideas about music.  Rose edited these recordings into a five minute piece entitled "Wake up to the Music" which was then played on the local radio station during the festival.  (Listen to the piece below.)

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This was a month long recording project at Milparinka, an adult training unit for people with intellectual disabilities.  Rose set up a recording studio and worked with individuals to create twelve sound pieces including a radio play, spoken word, songs, experimental soundscapes. The pieces were intended for radio and were played on ABC Radio National, RRR and 3CR. This project was funded by Arts Victoria - Community Patnerships.  Listen and read more at : www.myspace.com/radioelectricrecordingproject

"Cheer Me Up" is one of these pieces. (Listen below)

Rose has worked at Gawith Villa and Milparinka disability services in Melbourne doing music with adults with intellectual disabilities.  She has worked with groups as well as with individuals conducting a range of musical activities including songwriting, singing, guitar lessons, percussion and various recording projects.