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Our annual music tour was launched in August and we packed up 47 instruments, 30 music stands, 59 folders, 53 talented musicians, six excellent conductors and hit the road for Beechworth. This included the Concert Band, Stage Band, Choir, Guitar Ensemble and String Ensemble. We played six shows at six primary schools over three days in the Beechworth area. The stage band caused a mosh-pit in two schools. Who would think jazz could get so crazy? Middle Indigo Primary gave us a spectacular conga line and a little preppy at Beechworth Primary told me she was about to cry because the music was so beautiful! We were treated to a performance by the Stanley Strummers (pictured). Stanley Primary School have 10 students in the whole school. They all play ukulele. They played and sang the Patsy Cline classic Walking After Midnight and it was about the sweetest thing you’ve ever heard. Performance is an essential part of learning music. This year has been packed with opportunities. Whether it be an ACC music workshop, concerts, recitals, Founder’s Day rock bands, the Year 10 event management project or the musical Little Shop of Horrors, students have stepped up to every challenge. Thank you to the extraordinary music staff who ignite the flame, parents who invest in lessons and to the students who enthusiastically turn up each week to early rehearsals. It is entirely worth it!

Ms Cindy Frost Director of Music

Music In Performance