Saturday 24 August, many talented students from schools all over Sunbury and the surrounding area performed at Sound System Studios in Sunbury for the youth ‘battle of the bands,’ including our very own VCE and VET music bands. An incredible experience through and through, being able to play and perform some classic songs and even hear some impressive originals for an enthusiastic, music loving audience.
The performance was fun, comfortable and full-blooded from all of our student musicians and as many already know, our VCE band (with the impromptu name -Six Flex-) came out on top, winning first place despite the exceptional competition. We played a range of songs from Alicia Keyes, to B.B King’s blues and topped our set off with Hotel California’s duelling guitars.
As the winners, we were granted the prize of an all-day recording session at the studio with their professional equipment and staff worth several hundred dollars. Altogether, an incredibly successful and enjoyable experience for all involved with proceeds going towards the Australian children’s music foundation. Thank you to Guitar tutor Shane Ryall, Piano and Voice Tutor Elaine Potter and Music class teacher Mrs Woodruff who have worked with the students to develop their skills.
Max Irwin, VCE Music student
A new study finds a high correlation between school students studying music and performing well at maths, science and English.
The study, published in the Journal of Educational Psychology, compared the results of all students who graduated high school between 2012 and 2015 in British Columbia.
The correlation between academic performance and music study was evident even when the researchers controlled for socioeconomic background, ethnicity, gender, and their prior performance in mathematics and English, suggesting that improved academic performance is an effect of music study.
The study's principal investigator from the University of British Columbia, Peter Gouzouasis, said that "The students who learned to play a musical instrument in elementary and continued playing in high school not only score significantly higher, but were about one academic year ahead of their non-music peers."
Students who studied at least one instrumental music course in the regular curriculum counted as students taking music. Qualifying music courses are courses that require previous instrumental music experience and include concert band, conservatory piano, orchestra, jazz band, concert choir and vocal jazz.
The researchers found the predictive relationships between music education and academic achievement were more pronounced for those who took instrumental music rather than vocal music. The findings suggest skills learned in instrumental music transfer very broadly to the students' learning in school.
"Learning to play a musical instrument and playing in an ensemble is very demanding," said the study's co-investigator Martin Guhn, an assistant professor in UBC's school of population and public health. "A student has to learn to read music notation, develop eye-hand-mind coordination, develop keen listening skills, develop team skills for playing in an ensemble and develop discipline to practice. All those learning experiences, and more, play a role in enhancing the learner's cognitive capacities, executive functions, motivation to learn in school, and self-efficacy."
The researchers hope that their findings are brought to the attention of students, parents, teachers and administrative decision-makers in education. "Music education — multiple years of high-quality instrumental learning and playing in a band or orchestra or singing in a choir at an advanced level — can be the very thing that improves all-around academic achievement and an ideal way to have students learn more holistically in schools." ABC News, June 25, 2019
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What a show! Click here to read our amazing results from the Royal Melbourne Show
School holiday time and been out and about, I could not help but notice in some retail shops and shopping centres that Christmas must be coming!
Year 7s will be receiving their final round of immunisations this week
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Congratulations to our Tech Girls who are the Victorian State Winners at the Girls Movement Foundation
We celebrated Salesian Missions Day with a footy colours day, raising funds to be donated to Don Bosco Technical School
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Our Year 7's are learning about Celebrating the Eucharist. Read here for more
A very exciting time in the Agriculture calendar is upon us, the Royal Melbourne Show
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What a day! We are all still on a high from our MADD day, click here to see more
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Our Languages department has been very busy! Click here to read more
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Band performances, Art competitions and more! See what we have been up to in the Arts
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Year 12 students Cate Agius and Eleanor Borg tell of their time volunteering in Cambodia
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Congratulations to all Agriculture students who represented the College at the recent Australian Sheep and Wool Show in Bendigo
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Our agricultural students really put on a show at Holbrook. Click here to read more
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Our first all House Charity Day was a great success! Click here to find out more
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Start spreading the news! Alexandra De Bono is doing an internship with The New York Times
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There is still time to get your tickets for the Twilight School's budgeting course, as well as the upcoming Kokadama making course
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The Art and English faculties are excited to announce a new competition for all our budding creative writers at Salesian.
Just a gentle reminder to families about our uniform expectations for students.Â
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Our Mother's Day breakfast is fast approaching, book your tickets now for 3 May.
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All parents are invited to sit under the stars and enjoy a free movie night on our College grounds
The booking system is now open for our Parent / Teacher / Student Interviews
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Catholic Education Week 2019 is from Tuesday 12 March to Sunday 17 March. Find out more
Friday 15 March is National Day Against Bullying. Read on to find out more about 'Bullying. No way!'
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Michelle Grover shares her experience as a competitor for the Youth of the Year Award
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Our Year 7s have been on their first camp this week and last; find out what they've been up to
A message from the Student Hub, as well as an update from the Wellbeing team
Information around data that is collected and how it is used
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Last Friday, the College gathered to celebrate the achievements of our graduating class of 2018.
Our 2019 College Play has been chosen...read more to find out what to expect!
At the end of last year, a number of our students travelled to Italy and Japan on cultural exchange programs
An update from our Principal, Mr Mark Brockhus, as we prepare to commence the 2019 school year.
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Our Christmas wishes of happiness and joy to our Salesian College Community.
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On Friday 16 November, we celebrated the year's success with our Annual Awards Ceremony
On Friday evening we farewelled our graduating class of 2018 at the Year 12 Graduation Dinner
Hear from our 2019 College Captains experience at the School Captains Conference this weekend.
Confirmation of important dates for the end of 2018 and the beginning of 2019
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Read about some of the great activities that took place during our recent Salesian College Book Week
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Last Tuesday evening we held our Year 12 Graduation Mass. Read more
And the winners are...! Find out the results for this year's Papworth Cup
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Congratulations and best wishes to our Year 12 Class of 2018. Read the final Principal's Address to the Year 12 students
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It's time for this year's Rupertswood Harvest; join us on Sunday 28 October
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Find out about current events and announcements for our local community
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Our Year 9s have been travelling to Melbourne to familiarise themselves with our city
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This fortnight we hear from two of our VCAL students on their recent Work Placement as well as a term wrap up from some younger students
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Cricket great, Darren Lehmann, visited last week as part of our Ashes Oval Redevelopment Project and our Father's Day Breakfast
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This fortnight they share an overview of the recent Winter Sleepout.
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Yesterday saw the official opening of the Ciantar Learning Commons (CLC), our new library space.
Our VET music students are performing this Wednesday evening in Sunbury.
It's time for this year's College Production. Next weekend, Friday 3 and Saturday 4 August our students will be performing Cinderella at the Clocktower Centre in Moonee Ponds.
Join our Parent Engagement Group to help plant 2000 new plants next Sunday 5 August.
Information about an important upcoming vaccination for Year 10 students.
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Our students (and their sheep) recently had great success at the Holbrook Sheep and Wool Fair
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We love to hear about the outstanding achievements of our students, both within and outside the school environment
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Remember that all enrolment applications for 2020 close Friday 17 August
