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The objective of this
part of the campaign is to increase the provision of music education in
schools
The campaign
recognises that school music educators and school communities are in the
front line of music participation. Music making often starts with children
in school, but can extend beyond the school gate and into the community.
The campaign will seek to empower teachers, principals and parent groups
in developing a leading role for music learning within the school,
strengthening the school’s profile through music, and participating in the
community with music.
An advocacy kit is available to help
teachers, principals and parent groups start, or improve, their
music-making activities in school.
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FLAME AWARD 2005 WINNERS
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The National Review of School Music Education
Music. Play for Life' campaign was
pivotal in getting lots of public submissions into the Review,
helping to ensure that the issue made the all-important blip on the
political radar.
So what do we do now?
Well, we need to play our part in
keeping up the pressure...We need Federal and State government
agencies to understand the depth of our concern and the height of
our hopes!!!
If you are one of the thousands of
Australians who wrote to the Review, pick up your pen or your
keyboard again. This time, write to your local paper or ring your
local radio station and offer your perspective on the issue, as a
parent, grandparent, music educator or simply as someone who cares
about all Australian school children being offered an
opportunity to explore their potential.
Keep it short, simple and
positive. Keep up the pressure.
Download the Review team's report
here
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FLAME AWARD 2005 WINNERS
Virginia State School, a 300
student primary school in outer suburban Brisbane, has won the
inaugural FLAME Award for the most inspiring and engaging school
music program.
“Virginia is a wonderful
example of an inclusive and balanced program which is strongly
entrenched in the school,” said Dick Letts, member of the FLAME
Award national judging panel. “Parents and teachers are involved
as learning role models for the children; there are creative
initiatives like the Musical Madness Mornings where the children
dip into all sorts of musical styles. They’ve even managed to
get themselves a recording set-up so that children can learn
recording and audio technology. All this in a State primary
school. Terrific!”
Virginia impressed the
judges with the depth and diversity of the musical activities at
the school, the ways in which parents and staff were encouraged
to learn music with the children and the school’s commitment to
sharing its skills and creativity through tours to communities
in regional Queensland. Virginia manages all this with limited
funds and no dedicated music block or hall. All the children
in years 5, 6 and 7 do singing classes every week – that’s all
the boys, too. More than half the upper school is involved in
the 65-piece concert band, which also has eight parents and two
teachers in it. The school has a 12-strong flute ensemble, a
French horn trio, a clarinet ensemble of 13, a brass ensemble of
26 and a 9 piece percussion ensemble. There is also a stage band
of 25 which acts as an extension program for the children who
show extra promise.
Congratulations to
Virginia State School and to all the State and Territory
winners:
ACT
Canberra Girls’ Grammar School
SA Marryatville High School
TAS Launceston Church Grammar School
VIC Blackburn High School
NSW Dulwich Hill Public School
NT Moil Primary School
WA All Saints’ College Junior School
Read more about all
the winners (PDF 1.4Mb)
The inaugural Awards
attracted entries from over 250 schools around Australia
representing a cross-section of State and independent, primary
and high schools.
“It was a tall
order to come up with entry criteria which created a level
playing field for government schools and private schools; junior
schools and secondary schools; big city schools and small
country schools,” says Dr Letts. “Performance standards weren’t
a big part of what we were looking for – though if they were
there, that was great. Participation and engagement were the
critical things. We wanted to uncover creative ways in which
schools were exposing as many students as possible to a broad
range of music-making opportunities, helping to set them up for
a lifelong love of making music.”
Profiles on all
the winning schools will be up on the site soon.
Congratulations to all State and
Territory finalists, who will receive a special commendation
certificate from the judges:
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Hawker Primary School |
ACT |
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Canberra Girls Grammar School |
ACT |
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St Peter's Anglican College |
NSW |
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Tuntable Creek Public School |
NSW |
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The Armidale School |
NSW |
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Caringbah High School |
NSW |
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Kambala Girls School |
NSW |
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Caroline Chisholm College |
NSW |
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Dulwich Hill Public |
NSW |
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Loquat Valley Prep School |
NSW |
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SCEGGS Redlands |
NSW |
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MLC School |
NSW |
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MacIntyre High School |
NSW |
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Moil Primary School |
NT |
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Alice Springs Steiner School |
NT |
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MacGregor State School |
QLD |
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Virginia State School |
QLD |
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Toowong State School |
QLD |
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St Laurence's College |
QLD |
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Urangan State High School |
QLD |
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Toowoomba State High School |
QLD |
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Caloundra State High School |
QLD |
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Nuriootpa Primary School |
SA |
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Port Elliott Primary School |
SA |
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Lockleys North Primary School |
SA |
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Marryatville High School |
SA |
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Kilparrin Teaching & Assessment Unit |
SA |
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Mowbray Heights Primary school |
TAS |
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Ogilvie High School |
TAS |
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Launceston Church Gramar School (Junior) |
TAS |
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Mount Dandenong Primary School |
VIC |
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South Gippsland Secondary College |
VIC |
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Shepparton High School |
VIC |
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Presbyterian Ladies College |
VIC |
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Lysterfield Primary School |
VIC |
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Blackburn High School |
VIC |
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Ferny Creek Primary School |
VIC |
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Ballarat Specialist School |
VIC |
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Strathmore S College |
VIC |
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St Gregory the Great Catholic Primary School |
VIC |
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Capel Primary School |
WA |
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Cyril Jackson Senior Campus |
WA |
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Denmark High School |
WA |
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All Saints College Junior School |
WA |
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Mosman Park Primary School |
WA |
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