INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC

Lilydale Melba Festival and Street Fair

Congratulations to the following groups for their wonderful performances at the Lilydale Melba Festival and Street Fair Sunday December 8.

R00M2

Charlie Glenn, Brady Busst, and Reed Mollica

Allusion

Sigourney Crocker, Austin Connor, Keira Kellett, Brock Schubert and Chloe Stephen

ABC

Ari Cooper, Ben Seymour and Callum Eade

The Sour Patch Kids

Charlie Glenn, Jordan Handley and Chloe Stephen

LHS Xmas Band

Performing a 20-minute set on the main stage, each group presented themselves professionally and with superstar confidence, captivating the audience with their talent and charisma!  The energy was palpable as friends and family cheered them on, creating an atmosphere of encouragement and support.

Lilydale High is very proud of your representation of our school, and we hope to see you all perform at future community performances, continuing to showcase your incredible abilities and inspire others in our community.

Year 12 Valedictory Performance

Our graduating Year 12 Instrumental Music students entertained their guests with a fabulous showcase of music at Crown Palladium, highlighting their six years of music at LHS. 

Thank you for your dedication and all your contributions to Instrumental Music at LHS - Tristan Dent and Kai Raiteri (2024 Instrumental Music Students of the Year recipients), Ayla Harnett and Noah Vincent (2024 Performing Arts Captains), Max Caulfield, Josh Clark, Emmaline Greaves, Emily Geerling, Tom Carden, and Jett James.

Instrumental Music Student of the Year

Congratulations to the following students, at each year level, for their outstanding contributions to Instrumental Music this year!

Year 12 – Tristan Dent (trumpet) and Kai Raiteri (alto sax)

Year 11 – Kenzie Reid (voice)

Year 10 – Matt Whittaker (piano)

Year 9 – Isla Canning (flute and piano)

Year 8 – Ari Cooper (guitar)

Year 7 – Charlie Glenn (voice and guitar)

AMEB Exam Results

Ollie Bain in Year 8 recently received an A-Honours in his AMEB ‘Singing for Leisure’ exam. Well done, Ollie, for achieving such a fantastic result!

Farewell Lisa

Sadly, at the end of this year, we will be farewelling our brass teacher, Lisa Baird, who has accepted a full-time position at another school. Lisa has brought a sense of fun and joy to our department and we will miss her terribly. Thank you for all that you have done, Lisa. We wish you well! 

The selection process for a replacement brass teacher is currently underway.

Lilydale High’s Got Talent 2025 Term 1, Week 8

Yes, it’s that time of year again when we call on the amazing talents of all LHS students. Last year, audiences were wowed by a speed Rubik’s Cube solver, circus performances, a Wikispeed run, and stand-up comedy. We will never forget Jade McCullough winning the contest with her mind-blowing contortionism.

Ideas can include dance, magic, athletic abilities and tricks, lip syncing, air guitar/drums, beatboxing, cheerleading, impersonations, martial arts, slam poetry, juggling, hula hooping…anything really (save music for The Voice and Battle of the Bands).

Groups and soloists, WE WANT YOU! 

2025 New and Re-enrolments

Learning to play a musical instrument has so many benefits – whether it’s building your confidence, enhancing your memory or widening your social circle. Not only is it fun, playing an instrument can also relieve stress and because both sides of the brain are used, research has found that it can enhance verbal memory, spatial reasoning and literacy skills. 

Please use the following link or QR code to complete a new or re-enrolment for a place in the Instrumental Music Program for 2025 - 

https://forms.gle/8HeUZfNscpP1nsA3A

Instruments available include 

• Woodwind – clarinet, saxophone, flute, oboe and bassoon (no tuition fees)
• Brass – trumpet, trombone, French horn and tuba (no tuition fees)
• Tuned and un-tuned percussion (no tuition fees)
• Piano (private tuition with fees incurred)
• Guitar – acoustic, electric and bass (private tuition with fees incurred)
• Voice (private tuition with fees incurred)

Jacki Goode

Instrumental Music Coordinator