October 19th, 2021
Since 2019, Cecil Hills PS have been invited to perform at the Western Liverpool Performing Arts Festival held at Club Marconi in Bossley Park. Sharing music in the community is such a rewarding experience for our students. It boosts confidence and self-esteem. Every year, the band has played to a packed auditorium of parents, family […]
October 19th, 2021
In 2018, A request was made for School Bands Australia to provide Australian Bands for a cross-cultural event to be held at the Sydney Opera House. The ‘Student Art Show’ was created by ‘Ucet Education Tours’ and ‘Sino-Australia Youth Communication’ as a celebration of multicultural art communication between students of China & Australia. Hundreds of […]
October 19th, 2021
Bandfest is an annual festival that celebrates the joy of learning and playing music in a band. Run over two weeks, it attracts entries from Primary and High Schools from across NSW. Held in a ‘state of the art’ theatre, Bandfest is an incredible performance opportunity that allows bands to play for members of the […]
October 2nd, 2021
School Bands Australia believes that music education does not need to be confined to classrooms and school hours. One of the fantastic opportunities we offer is our annual 3-day Band Camp that we host at The Collaroy Centre on the Northern Beaches. The Collaroy Centre sits on 10 Hectares of stunning bushland with views of […]
September 23rd, 2021
Cecil Hills PS did a virtual band performance of ‘Ode To Joy’. Well done to all of the students involved- we appreciate your hard work to create this video. Special thank you Mr Jason King for his unwavering support of music education at Cecil Hills PS. Thank you also to Ms Emma Tran for all […]
September 16th, 2021
Introducing the masterful Mr Brenden Millard- he is one of our knowledgeable music tutors and conductor. Sydney born and bred; Brenden started playing the clarinet from the age of 8. He comes from a family of musicians where music flowed down from his grandparents to his mum and then to his older brother and sisters […]
September 9th, 2021
Introducing the astonishing Ms Patricia- one of our very talented music tutors. Patricia is a guitarist and singer-songwriter, teaching acoustic & electric guitar, piano and ukulele. She comes from a musical background of classical piano and choral singing in her childhood, after which she gained further study on the guitar and songwriting. Patricia completed […]
August 19th, 2021
Miss Samantha Fownes (Miss Sam) is one of our friendly tutorial teachers and our Marketing and Social Media person. Sammie was first introduced to music at the age of 9 when she joined her primary school band program, learning the clarinet and piano. Although she was a late starter, she quickly caught up to her […]
August 7th, 2021
Yesterday was Primary Principals Day here in Australia. So we would like to take this opportunity to celebrate all of our incredible principals for their ongoing support of music in their schools! So thank you for trusting us to mentor, support and teach at your schools. -The School Bands Australia Team
