VET Music students NICOLE ROACHE, MARKETING MANAGER
In addition to the vast array of co-curricular opportunities for music The Geelong College offers a number of music subjects to VCE level, including VCE Music Performance, VCE Music Investigation and VET Music Industry (Performance). Over the past two years our Year 12 music students have missed many opportunities to perform due to COVID-19, so we thought we’d introduce a few of them to you and show you what they can do! Maggie Gilby
Elizabeth Kefaloukos
What music subject/s are you studying? This year I am studying VET Music Industry.
What music subject/s are you studying? I am currently studying Music Performance.
What is your main instrument? Do you play others? My primary instrument is voice, but I love to play around on the piano too!
What is your main instrument? Do you play others? My main instrument is the piano, but I also learn the bassoon and the pipe organ here at College. I also play the Irish tin whistle and trombone and have enjoyed teaching myself the drums, bass guitar, trumpet and a few others!
What style of music do you most enjoy and why? I adore various genres of music, but I would have to say that Jazz is one of my favourites. I love the soul and emotion that Jazz enables you to express, as well as the warm feeling it creates. Why did you choose to study a VCE Music subject? I chose to study music because it is one of my grandest passions. The music department fosters so much talent and I couldn’t resist being a part of that. Music also creates an escape for me, and I needed to make sure I had that outlet within my studies. What are you hoping to do in the future? (With music and outside of music.) I am hoping to move to Melbourne to study Communications at RMIT. I never want to stop music, so I hope to gig around Melbourne, seek musical opportunities and maybe even reunite with the TGC music teachers for a performance or two… What is the best thing about doing music as a subject? The absolute best thing about doing music is the accepting and effervescent buzz that is created when playing as a band or solo. Experimenting with a new style, or attempting a new instrument is never something to be embarrassed by, rather something to be appreciated and encouraged.
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VET Music student, Maggie Gilby.
What style of music do you most enjoy and why? My favourite style is classical music. I love how music, which was composed quite a long time ago, transcends age and is still so relevant today. I believe classical music contains themes inherent within the human conditionsuch as love, death, grief, joy and this is something I enjoy exploring within myself too, as I try and communicate a story through my playing. Why did you choose to study a VCE Music subject? I have always planned to study VCE Music, since coming to College in Year 7 and immediately finding a home within the Music Department. I feel that the AMEB exams I have completed including previous study in Music Theory really complemented the subject and motivated me to continue my studies within a classroom environment which was a very different experience. What are you hoping to do in the future? (With music and outside of music.) I hope to continue my musical studies into tertiary education, which hopefully will provide some opportunities to perform in the future. I also have a passion for Law and social justice – particularly issues surrounding human rights, so I am keen to see how these two interests might converge at some point. What is the best thing about doing music as a subject? I think the best thing about learning music, is the structure of the course and the wonderful mentors we meet, who encourage us to develop Scan the and discover ourselves as musicians and QR Code to hear individuals. Through my performance Elizabeth subject, I have learned a lot about the perform elements of music, and how they inform and influence an interpretation. I think this growth has allowed me to gain fresh insight into my own pieces and fuelled my passion for performance!
