Fairfield IGNITE - Music in Schools
Project Summary
Through the Fairfield IGNITE Music in Schools program last year, more than 350 local primary school students have become music-makers! Fairfield City Council partnered with the Music Council of Australia and nine local schools to deliver music workshops, which saw students learning percussion, singing, dancing, playing instruments, and collaborating with their classmates to compose a song which they performed. IGNITE was brought to schools where children’s access to music instruction is limited due to lack of resources and opportunity.
IGNITE culminated in a Festival at Fairfield High School with the students performing for their peers, alongside professional musicians. In addition to learning about music, teachers have been amazed at the life skills that the children have developed, including team work, concentration, creative expression and self-confidence. A documentary of the Fairfield IGNITE program is currently being produced by Fairfield film collective, Rumble Pictures.
Photos
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Fairfield Primary School students at the IGNITE Festival! Photo: Sarit Vandergraff
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Students from Fairvale Primary School incorporated glockenspiels into their song
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Students with music experience were encouraged to try something new with the band - Bonnyrigg Primary School playing "This is Who I Am"
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The choir from Bonnyrigg Primary School
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