music is medicine
For the fifth consecutive year, Brunswick Secondary College students were invited to participate in the Live Music is Good for You festival!
This week-long festival is organised annually by the Music Therapy Department at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and sponsored by Barbara Haynes OAM. Seven of our talented students presented solo and ensemble performances concluding with a rousing rendition of "Tequila" - complete with audience participation!
As well as performing, our students enjoyed watching those from other schools perform on a wide range of instruments. Music Therapists at the hospital also presented students with a hands-on workshop about the positive effects music has on a brain.
Congratulations to all those who attended - a job very well done!
Harvey Carroll
Year 10
The Live Music is Good for You festival was a great experience - this was the third year in a row that I have participated. It was great to meet other students from other schools during the workshop who had different music experiences. I give it a 10/10 - I would go again!
Damian Christakis
Year 11
I thoroughly enjoyed performing at the hospital event. It was a great experience to perform in public and in front of a large audience. It was also fantastic to listen and take part in the group class where we learned about Music Therapy.
Julian Gillies-Lekakis
Year 10
What an enriching and joyful experience. I learned so much about the benefits of music and how it helps your general wellbeing. I loved It!
Leslie Gould
Year 11
I thoroughly enjoyed myself and being here for the fourth time it was quite a splendid experience! It’s always a good time to go out and play music for people - it is such a blast.
Zac Joan
Year 10
I had a brilliant time (for the third year running) playing all my favourite sax songs and listening to all the other people and bands play! It was so much fun; I hope I have the chance to go next year too.
Jeremy Maffescioni
Year 12
I already knew that people with speech problems are, on occasion, still able to sing. What I didn’t know (and learned at the workshop) is that this is due to the fact that singing is processed in the brain in a completely different way to how speech is processed - as if it is a completely different function to talking altogether!
Gabriel Taburet
Year 11
The Live Music is Good For You Festival was an excellent opportunity to perform and provided an excellent learning experience about the influence of music on brain functions.