Instrumental Music Program

Instrumental Music at Yeronga is in full swing with group lessons and Senior String Orchestra and Senior Concert Band rehearsals commencing a few weeks ago. Beginner students have eagerly started practicing on their new instruments and it’s wonderful to see that many students have a great home practice routine in place. Beginner strings students will join the Junior String Orchestra this Monday the 26^th from 7:45am in the classroom music room and beginner band rehearsals will commence in term 2.

Upcoming performances:

Beginner Strings and Band evening- Tuesday March 26, 5:30pm- all year 3 strings students (Curiosity Center) and all year 4 band students (Music classroom).  

Winter Big Play- Thursday June 6, 6pm YSHS Cultural Center Hall

Big Sing- Thursday June 13, 4:30pm Outdoor Amphitheater

Alumni Profile

It is always very special for teachers to hear from past students and find out the direction their lives have taken. Heather (Huong) Mai, class of 2018, discovered her passion for violin when she joined the school strings program in year 3. She began private violin lessons in year 4 and in years 5 and 6 was the leader of the Yeronga Senior String Orchestra and Chamber Strings. After graduating primary school, she continued to play violin in the Brisbane State High School strings program and completed her AMusA with a distinction in 2022. She has now been appointed to the most prestigious role a musician at the school can have- Concertmaster of the Brisbane State High School Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra for 2024. Heather says she remembers her time learning violin in the Yeronga strings program with Mrs Eastgate very fondly as it first fostered her love for the violin and was where she learnt the fundamentals of music and how to lead an orchestra.

Congratulations Heather, we are so pleased and proud that all your hard work has lead to such success!

Kind regards,

Tamsyn Eastgate (strings) and Alex Grodecki (band)