Music

Music Recruitment Night

Our Music Recruitment Night will be held on Monday 24th February at 6pm in the McGuire Campus Hall. 

All Year 7 students, and any other students who may be interested, finally have the opportunity to do what so many successful students have done before them, Be Part of the Band!

We know that for many students and parents/guardians, this will be your first exposure to music education and I wanted to take a brief minute to share some information with you.

This is a time when you and your child can explore the different instruments and get help choosing the instrument that will give them the best chance of success.  If you are unable to attend, you can contact me for further information at school.

Music education is more than just playing an instrument. It is immersing your child in a culture of successful students and teachers who care about education. It challenges each child to use the creative side of their brain while, at the same time, learning a foreign language…MUSIC.

All of the current data clearly states that students involved in music education academically out-perform their non-musical counterparts. More importantly, studies are showing that music students are less likely to engage in risky behaviors such as drugs and alcohol.

Every destination starts with a decision to embark on a journey.  Now is the time to start your child in music and the Greater Shepparton Secondary College is the place to do it. We can’t promise that every child will be a musical prodigy, but we can promise they will learn, laugh, and grow along the way.

If you would like to investigate the benefits of learning an instrument, you can watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0JKCYZ8hng or look up the 2018 ABC series “Don’t Stop the Music” featuring Guy Sebastian.

Should you have any questions about band or your child’s participation, please feel free to contact me at school on 5820 9900 or email gallacher.lachlan.r@edumail.vic.gov.au.

Lachlan Gallacher

Director of Music