Tuyl performs with in the duo D.Love, with Dan Pati, at venues such as the Wickham Park Hotel, Battlesticks, Shoal Bay Country Club and the Maryville Tavern. 

She also works for the University of Newcastle's community program choir Brain Waves. The choir is for people affected by stroke.

Tuyls' role in the choir sees her assist conductor and choir founder Bernadette Matthias, and said the job was immensely rewarding. 

"Just seeing how happy it makes the singers every week, and how much they get out of the choir," she said. 

"The kicks they get out of learning a song. When they break the back of a new song and they are ready to perform it, they get really pumped.

"You can see how much they look forward to it every week.

“There is science behind it too, all the endorphins and dopamine that gets released."

The choir has about 25 members, the youngest is just 23.  

 "They have also formed friendships in the choir. They have a sense of belonging and community," Tuyl said.

"They have formed friendships now outside of the choir."

The choir performs every year during Stroke Awareness Week, as well as two concerts a year at The Newcastle Conservatorium of Music.

They also perform easy listening songs with a positive message at nursing homes. 

Tuyl was raised in a musical family. Her mother, Helen, is a music teacher. Her sisters Lara and Annie, play guitar and flute. The three perform together as Dolce. 

"We all sing and I didn't realise growing up that is what made us so close," she said. "We have been playing together for years."

The 27-year-old has a Bachelor of Arts degree in music and drama and will soon commence post graduate studies in music therapy. 

"I was about to start a masters in education, but then I realised it wasn't for me," she said.

"I realised there were other ways to connect with people and share my love of music.”

Tuyle said she was drawn to studying music therapy because it would allow her to share her talents while helping people at the same time. 

"Music therapy is about using music as a means of helping people emotionally, spiritually and mentally," she said. 

"It can even be used in palliative care to distract people from their thoughts and take them to another place. 

"I am keen to learn the techniques to maximise the therapies and interventions."