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Leveraging your greater community and networks

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Leveraging your greater community and networks

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Dani dipped into her performing arts network asking for resources and loan instruments. This ranged from the school and local communities to organisations such as The Mens Shed to help build and fund new marimba. Others included the Timber and Woodwork show, Rotary for material donations and building of Marimba.

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Get to know as many people as possible in and outside of your school.

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Music teaching can be lonely - having connections with other music teachers is also important. Email and swap ideas/instruments etc. Build networks in your area! Felicity built networks with the music teachers in her area and offered help to others where she could.

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Put your hand up to help in and outside of your department. Can make you feel fresh!

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Asking families for help. Felicity did this by asking parents/grandparents to search house for random instruments after the music building had burnt down. She decked out room on donations and spent any left over from the budget on specific buys such as a nice kit.

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Dani leant in on her skills developed in previous roles to build a music program, including her community arts background, community building projects, producing concerts and festivals' management, writing proposals and grant applications. For example, she applied for and received grants to build marimbas.

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Hiring out instruments to the students for a low price to pay off the instrument but also giving students a chance to practice at home e.g. $5 a week

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Use your connections to find performance opportunities. Dani used her festival experience to provide performance opportunities for her students performing at Port Fairy and Queenscliff festivals. As a paired back version, Dani took students busking for a day at the festival rather than performing as part of the festival to reduce the demands on the school.

If you have performed at one festival, it's an enticement for other festivals to let you perform!

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No desks - just music!

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Suggested resources, authors, and opportunities

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Suggested resources, authors, and opportunities

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Jon Madin

Andy Rigby

Walt Hampton

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Dani has achieved a lot through the connections she has made e.g. She met Jon Madin at a camp who helped her learn to make Marimba.

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In need of Marimbas, Katie reached out to the community asking for donations. For $45 they could buy a bar and have their name written on it in gold.

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Get someone who you think is a great music teacher and work with them!

If you hear something you like from another teacher go and watch them. Mick loved what Gondwana choirs were doing and attended a rehearsal.

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Mick has developed his skills in a variety of areas and has learnt to write and record his own music which has been helpful throughout his teaching career.

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Get involved with community or Council. 

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Get involved with community or Council. 

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Whatever is going on in your community, express it in your lessons or music e.g. local creek, refugees.

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Mick has had a lot of opportunities come his way as he developed ideas. One thing has led to another. For example, he learnt to record music as a secondary teacher which led him to record a song that was played at the MCG and expanded to a project with the MSO and a performance at Parliament House.

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You can’t do much on your own. You need to network. Find out what your good at - arranging, organisation, ect. - do that! Find others who can fill in your gaps.

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Mick writes music with students as young as preps.

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Invite teachers/parents/leadership into your classroom and to performances and show off what you do. Katie did this with a principal and had them participate as a student.

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People need to see music. Get it to be a good musical performance. There are lots of ways to do this - performances, expressing topical themes in lessons, writing a school song. Anything that makes the school look good and impresses parents and community will attract support from leadership e.g. article in the newspaper

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The one person you need to look after is yourself.

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The one person you need to look after is yourself.

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Don’t do things at the expense of your own self. Try to make music at the scheduled times.

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Create a 5 year plan and budget of what you can achieve in terms of putting together a plan for equipment, performances, excursions, incursions etc. that can be presented to Principals and Business Manager to support requests for future funding.

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Music performances are often the only time parents, teachers and Principals get to see the students think.

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Develop good relationship with leadership. 

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Develop good relationship with leadership. 

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Be positive and inviting.

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Tap into whats going on in the other classrooms e.g. a particular sport. Make an effort to connect in with what they are doing. This is about not doing more but pick up on options that are already there.

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50 Ways to Get Support for What You Do - ANBOC 2024

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Find material that's appropriate for the students 

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Find material that's appropriate for the students 

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This sets them up to succeed. Marimba is that for Dani.

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If someone gives a compliment in regards to your program suggest that they mention it to someone you want to impress ‘ oh you should mention that to the principal'.

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Connecting music and literacy. Run a PD with other teachers in how they can use music in their classroom.

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When Felicity did this, the teachers realised how clever the kids are and developed an appreciation for the skill.

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Music in Me Program mentors teachers who need help or to upskill music. Has helped teachers network e.g. a WhatsApp group with people met through this programs.

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Music in Me allows children to access quality music education in classrooms across Australia.

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Incursion/excursions to enrich experiences 

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Incursion/excursions to enrich experiences 

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Hook into your local venues. They usually have an education officer.

Australian Opera, music viva offers discounts for Low SES.

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Link with a local high school or feeder school

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Link with a local high school or feeder school

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For example, having an ensemble from a high school come to performa at the primary school.

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Utilise parents groups and hubs within the school to advocate for your program.

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Busking. Students pay $2 for a busk licence, bring their own equipment, find own spot to perform, and use a bucket for money. Parents invited. Students not performing are encouraged to bring silver coins to donate. Dancing, gymnastics, ball games, music ect.

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To support schools during COVID-19 and beyond, Musica Viva In Schools offers a full suite of live online performances and teaching resources tailored to Australian primary classrooms everywhere.

The unique offering allows schools to connect with their communities easily and securely. Whether at home or in the classroom, everyone can share in the excitement of a live, interactive music performance, accompanied by curriculum-aligned lesson plans and fun music activities.

'I've been awestruck by how quickly artists, educators and Musica Viva have worked together to meet the challenges of COVID-19,' says Michael Sollis, Artistic Director, Education. 'Together, we have developed online performances that are part Play School, part talk-back radio and part-workshop, where every student has a front-row interactive experience.'

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Together Sing is a culminating week-long event during Mental Health Week. Participating schools and community groups sing a song specifically composed for the occasion. Digital downloads including lyrics, audio files, scores and other support material are available for all registered participants free of charge.

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The Salvation Army URL has changed to salvationarmy.org.au

Find out more

What is Just Brass

A music program to develop young leaders

Just Brass provides free brass music lessons to children from disadvantaged schools

Just Brass is run by The Salvation Army in partnership with schools and communities

Be a part of changing a child's life

The program builds children's confidence, self esteem and abilities to thrive in school

Academic performances improve with the benefit of music

You can help a child, who has few opportunities, to feel important, improve in their studies and become a leader

Get Involved

Many disadvantaged children do not have the opportunity to learn music in school even though it has been established that music education has the potential to improve a child's academic performance and general well-being in school.

Just Brass has identified this need and has developed a program which aims to transform young lives through music.

The program is persistent in its support and builds partnerships across the community to ensure all involved achieve, at school and beyond.

Students receive free weekly individual and or group music tuition in their schools. The students are bused after school to The Salvation Army venue in their area, where they have ensemble rehearsals on a weekly basis.

"Teaching the performing arts in Primary Schools significantly boosts the results disadvantaged students achieve in academic subjects."
Australian Council for Educational Research

As well as enjoying music the students gain confidence, teamwork and leadership skills, a sense of achievement and experience educational benefits as well. Some of the educational outcomes include;

improvement in reading,

more focus,

happier and more contented

a general increase in academic results.

The dedication given to the children over the long-term increases the children's sense of self-worth. The program can offer disadvantaged students, with no other means of learning music, a new pathway to achievement.

Get Involved

Through the support of donors we can help local communities by:

Investing in young lives

Giving children free music lessons

Caring for students

Showing the children that they have great value

Giving them purpose

Just Brass provides:

Connection between schools and the community

A proven framework

A mechanism for funding

Music teachers

Volunteers

The results speak for themselves:

17 locations across Australia, 2 in New Zealand, 1 in United Kingdom

Operating since 2010

Principals remark on improvements in school outcomes

Parents see benefits and growth in their children

Naplan Results reflect improvement

Students are happier and more connected to school

Support a child

Guy Sebastian mentors at Armadale

This ABC TV documentary showcases the success of Just Brass and a music program in Armadale. "Don't Stop The Music" was filmed with the goal-to show that music has the power to turn schools around, improving brain-power, and hearts and minds. Series mentors Guy Sebastian, James Morrison, Micheál McCarthy and Michelle Wilde, encouraged the children to step up and practice, inspiring them with stories of their musical journey, and work-shopping songs with them.

See more at ABC

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The Salvation Army URL has changed to salvationarmy.org.au Find out more A music program to develop young leaders Just Brass provides free brass music lessons to children from disadvantaged schools Just Brass is run by The Salvation Army in partnership with schools and communities The program builds children's confidence, self

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The Song Room - Creative Kids, Brighter Kids.

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The Song Room proudly launched its Deadly Arts programs in Perth with the support of LotteryWest.

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The MSO brings together wonderful artists, stunning repertoire and an impressive array of guest conductors to inspire students and support the work of teachers in the classroom.

MSO For Schools includes concerts for students of all ages and abilities, learning resources for generalist and specialist music teachers to use in the classroom, opportunities for advanced students to extend themselves, and pathways for schools that have never engaged with the MSO before.

Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor, our tickets remain at the amazing price of $9 continuing to make MSO For Schools accessible for all.

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MSO for Schools | Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

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MSO's music education programs for schools and teachers are designed to inspire and educate students from kinder to VCE.

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Education and outreach | Opera Australia

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Help spread opera to schools and communities. Find out how your donation could help a child find their voice.

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Events - The Victorian Orff Schulwerk Association

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The Victorian Orff Schulwerk Association (VOSA) and the Australian Society for Music Education Victoria (ASME Vic) present a two day mini conference for Primary teachers.

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ASME | Australian Society for Music Education

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Home - ASME | Australian Society for Music Education

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The Australian Society for Music Education (ASME) is encouraging and advancing music education at all levels. Advancing Music Education.

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Find government information about early childhood, primary and secondary school, and further education.

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Tate Street Primary School.                                        Home of the Marimba Taters.     

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Tate Street Primary School.                                        Home of the Marimba Taters.     

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Tate Street Primary School | 1B Tate Street, Geelong East VIC, Australia

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Situated on expansive grounds in Geelong East, Tate Street Primary School delivers a student-centred and research informed curriculum, aspiring to meet the needs of every student.

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We offer primary and secondary schools across Victoria, and beyond, a broad program of live performances, workshops, tours and online resources. Our schools' programs also support teachers and educators in developing the skills and confidence needed to implement the arts in the classroom.

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We offer primary and secondary schools across Victoria, and beyond, a broad program of live performances, workshops, tours and online resources. Our schools' programs also support teachers and educators in developing the skills and confidence needed to implement the arts in the classroom.