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Music looks like play and music looks like fun.

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I like music because it makes me feel happy.

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When my students come in, I want them to feel like they can pick up an instrument and have fun and play and experiment.

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Music makes me feel joyful because I can play different songs.

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Through the Music Innovation Fund,

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We received just over $2000 to buy a class set of Djembe drums.

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With the drums we learn to get the right beats.

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I have a big focus on well-being and brain development.

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I find that children who struggle to regulate in a normal classroom are really successful during our percussion drumming sessions.

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It gives them a chance to use the engage their whole bodies and their brain.

0:55
Music makes me feel happy because it helps me concentrate.

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A music education program will supplement any school curriculum because it engages your whole brain.

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So you would only be doing yourself a favour for your whole school by taking the opportunity to apply to the Music Innovation Fund.

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Music makes me feel happy and calm because any music you can listen to is really calming.

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Koolunga Primary School We are a small rural school.

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We value music.

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We have music lessons every week and we've also over time employed a music teacher to come in and teach music lessons to the children.

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I like music because it makes me happy and calm.

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I play ukulele and drums at home.

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I personally like the beat of like beat from drums and stuff.

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Through the music Innovation Fund, our school has been able to purchase ukuleles for every single student in the school.

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Now every child has, you know, the same instrument and sometimes in schools you have maybe one or two instruments that are similar, but not every child with the same instrument.

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So that's been, been great for the children to all have a ukulele.

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They all take them home and practice as well.

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So then they're not only doing music at school, but it's also transferring to home, learning and practice at home.

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When I play ukulele, I'm happy because I get to play whatever music I want and strum whatever I want.

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I like the ukulele because it makes me feel happy and it makes me feel like I'm being myself.

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There's lots of enjoyment, lots of lots of giggles, lots of laughter, lots of fun.

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They love just learning different rhythms and patterns.

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They've really enjoyed the ukuleles and I've actually had to learn the ukulele myself to keep ahead of the children.

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It's a new instrument that I've had to learn so it's been a really great experience.

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Every student should play music because it's fun.

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At Mary Bywaters, music is a huge part of our routine.

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We, we sing in where the children are playing, we sing during their lunchtime.

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We they're singing as well.

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We sing songs that are helping them with their self regulation.

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The Music Innovation Fund provided the opportunity for us to restock our musical instruments.

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We were able to purchase scarves for every child and that was really beneficial because it, you know, we didn't have resources for every child.

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So we bought lots of fashion instruments like small hand drums, bells. Taking part in the professional development.

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All the staff here at Mary by Waters have just gained so much in their confidence.

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They just, you know, we, we, we have a go and we laugh together and it's been amazing.

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You should definitely apply for the Innovation Fund.

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Music is something that, it's a pathway into a child's world.

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It brings creativity and just movements and love of learning.

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It's really been a change, a game changer to us.

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At Stansbury Primary School, music learning is so important.

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Music makes me feel very like it's just like good and it's calming, but it's also like fun and exciting at the same time.

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Through the innovation fund, we were able to purchase four xylophones, one big bass one which we use all the time, underpinning all our verses and our songs, and then three small xylophones.

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On the xylophones, I like doing ostinatos well, I've learnt the beat.

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Like Ti ti ta ta.

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Our favourite instrument is the xylophone because it's really fun to do the high notes and the low notes.

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Being a regional school, music is used not only in our music lessons.

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Only just had a open morning and we did the dance with our families.

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The families love seeing the music and they've noticed that the children are being more engaged in music, it's a real community feel.

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Everyone should learn music because it's fun and it can teach you how to make your own songs and that really fun stuff to do.