NDIS Participants

At MOTOWN Music School, we’re all about building confidence, resilience and joy through music — in a calm, inclusive environment where every student is supported to shine.

Think of us as support workers who spend some time talking about and demonstrating music.

We have had successful interaction with NDIS Participants, emphasising quality of life and doing what’s fun. We offer a music performance based program. All students are encouraged to interact and perform at their best… and it works quite well!

We’ve had great success working with NDIS Participants, focusing on quality of life, fun, and personal growth. Our programs are performance-based, encouraging students to interact, express themselves, and achieve new goals. And yes—it works!

What We Offer

• What we do offer is:

  One to One Sessions with one student and one teacher.
  Music lessons and performance skills
  Social interaction outside a participant’s usual circle
  Personal development through creative expression
  A sense of purpose, routine, and achievement
  All in a safe, structured and encouraging setting

• We are not Music Therapists.
  We don’t offer Music Therapy and we’re not registered Allied Health or OT providers.

This is best described as Individual Skills Development, which is a recognised NDIS support under Core or Capacity Building – Increased Social and Community Participation.

This is about learning, participating, and connecting — not therapy.

NDIS Access and Billing

We accept Self-Managed and Plan-Managed NDIS Participants.

We can invoice under:

• Core Supports – Assistance with Social & Community Participation

• Capacity Building – Increased Social & Community Participation

Our Invoices Include:

• Business name and ABN

• Billing date and invoice number

• NDIS line item

• Hours/dates delivered

• Total cost

• GST

Official NDIS Description - This support item provides individual life skills development and training including public transport training and support, developing skills for community, social and recreational participation.

For example, this would be for one to one music lessons using Line item#: 09_009_0117_6_3. And this would be for one to one music lessons at our music studio in Bentleigh East, VIC 3165.

A Note on Recent NDIA Music Therapy Changes

The NDIA has recently updated its position on funding Music Therapy.
Here’s what you need to know:

• Music Therapy must now be delivered by a registered therapist and explicitly listed as reasonable and necessary in the participant’s plan.

• If it’s not, it won’t be funded as “Therapy” and must be claimed under Community Participation or similar categories.

• Our program does not fall under “Therapy”—so these changes don’t affect our delivery.