I recently took time to reflect over the busy week and weekend of music. From having just seen our Year 4 students start the journey of learning an instrument through the College’s Music Immersion Program, to working with advanced students from the Queensland Youth Orchestra (QYO), it was again confirmed that – despite being at…
Category: Instrumental music
Learning an instrument is hard… but that’s why it’s so good!
Learning an instrument is hard work. When we learn an instrument, we can also learn a lot about our character. My school has adopted the VIA Character Strengths[1] from the positive education movement as a frame for educative interactions on academic, co-curricular, social and pastoral levels. Learning an instrument speaks to and allows us to…
Dr Cade Bonar 