MINCHIN

Minchin is a Senior Ensemble (Year 6+) for Changing Voices who wish to develop their singing skills in a positive and encouraging environment.

Musicianship skills are preferable, but not always essential, as this choir is aimed at developing a singer’s skills in listening, memory, part-singing and music reading.

This is an auditioned ensemble. For more information about what to prepare for the audition, check out the ‘join us’ page.

Choristers in Minchin have the opportunity to:

• • Explore challenging and diverse repertoire, from Classical to Music Theatre to Contemporary and more.
  • Join combined rehearsals with other WA Young Voices ensembles.
  • Challenge and extend their skills as young musicians in a supportive environment.
  • Be mentored by more experienced choristers, gaining exposure to advanced choral and harmonic textures.

Musicianship is embedded into all rehearsals using a Kodaly based approach, building each singers’ ability to think in sound and improving their confidence reading music.

Members of Minchin have the opportunity to take part in ‘Education Workshops’ as part of their choral training. Workshops cover a variety of topics, such as:

• • Vocal Masterclasses
  • Languages
  • Composition and songwriting
  • Acting and stage movement
  • Goal setting
  • Pilates for singers
  • and more

Repertoire and workshops are designed to challenge and extend young musicians, whilst fostering and developing a long-term passion for and dedication to music.

This ensemble is proudly named after the incomparable Tim Minchin, composer/song-writer, actor, comedian, pianist, and director – one of Australia’s finest.

Join West Australian Young Voices – MINCHIN

2025 Season Dates:

2026 Season Dates:

Rehearsal Time & Structure:

Rehearsal Venue: Trinity College (East Perth)

Fees: For up-to-date fees information, please refer to https://wayoungvoices.com.au/fees-policies/

Please note, if a family has more than one child enrolled in WAYV, the second and subsequent siblings each qualify for a 15% discount on their fees.

Tim Chang – Conductor

BA (Hons) W.Aust, MTeach (Secondary) W.Aust

Tim Chang is a high school music teacher at Bob Hawke College, where he currently teaches Year 7 and Year 9 Classroom Music and works as a choral and band director. He was also the Musical Director for Bob Hawke College’s 2026 production of Fame JR.

Tim is passionate about promoting and encouraging singing in the classroom; to that end, he is studying for his Australian Kodály Certificate, and has become an experienced choral and a cappella arranger, writing multiple arrangements for both his students and his chorus, the Baden Street Singers.

In addition to his teaching work, Tim served as Chair of Barbershop Harmony Australia’s Western Region from 2024 to 2026. In this capacity, he played a key role in engaging Perth schools in barbershop singing. In 2024, school students participated in the Western Region Festival for the first time in more than a decade, and at the 2026 Festival, four schools, along with the West Australian Young Voices, entered the school quartet and chorus contests, encompassing 89 high school-aged singers and representing a significant revival of youth barbershop in Australia.