Music: Play for Life presents

2011 THEME

'Creative and engaging ways of delivering music education'

The 23 Finalist schools for 2011 Flame Awards are:

St Christopher's Primary School, NSW

A primary school embracing technology in so many ways, from composition to creating their own video hits segments.

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Guardian Angels Primary School, QLD

A recording studio was used to compose music for weekly school news, parents co-learn at their child's music lesson, 10 generalist staff involved in school instrumental ensembles.

Henbury School, NT

An amazing special needs and music therapy program which uses research to inform its practice.

Harrison School, ACT

A research-based music program = Music for Happiness … happy students perform better in all areas, studying quality music to inspire high achievement, teachers teach other teachers to lead music groups, lunchtime music clubs, Glee Club.

Ernabella Anangu School,  NT

A new indigenous school music program based on communication; features song-writing, music from many cultures, use of computers & student-initiated content; 100% involvement in choir with lots of time allocation as well.

Girraween Primary School, NT

Early years music features innovative visual aids & games, across the Primary years music features in other subject areas, music hut for play-time, music games and technology used to teach notation and theory.

Merri Creek Primary School, VIC

Compositions from Year 1, with a biennial CD burned of student works. Creativity and composition leads to performances of their own works and discussion of each other's compositions.

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St Andrew’s Catholic College, QLD

This school has  a webpage for music activities, emails to parents re. music news, connections with indigenous owners of the school land, parents fundraise to bring renowned guests/composers/performers to the school, lots of music IT - which is available to students at lunchtime, strong community connections.

MLC Burwood, NSW

All girls are involved in annual Opera House concerts, guest composers and performance workshops, outreach to other schools, use of technology to enhance learning.

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Killara Primary School, VIC

Jam sessions with parents, composition from Year 1, student-run music events at lunchtime, cross-arts activities, Ultranet for sharing musical opinions.

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Footscray City Primary School, VIC

Steiner / mainstream school with music as a fundamental element, massive variety of ensembles, innovation and engagement are core school-wide values.

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North Lake Senior Campus, WA

3 campuses use the internet to create a virtual music classroom, Moodle allows online tutorials at home and uploading videos of student performances, also collaborative online performances, video tutorials allow refugees and ESL to re-play lessons slowly as needed.

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Cowper Public School, NSW

A tiny school with amazing engagement, cows and chickens are an innovative feature of music performance and composition, 'Opera with the Cows' brings 1000 audience to the town and students sing with professional opera singers, award-winning choir.

Boggabilla Central, NSW

A low socio-economic school re-writing musical resources to bypass low literacy and confidence levels … inspiring achievements in 12 months, use 2-note power chords on guitar and compose music specifically to match student skills, wrote a new school song based on schools' social values program.

Boneo Primary School, VIC

Glee Club, boomwhackers, djembes, ukuleles, instrumental lessons @$10, Music Matters PLN (Professional Learning Network) to unite isolated teachers, sharing music lessons online with other countries - the world is our classroom.

The Patch Primary School, VIC

Music is integral to school & community, music features in many cross-arts activities, musical activity feeds off cultural community, Orff and Musical Futures methodologies, class sets of marimbe/ukulel/recorder/djembe, Music spreads to other KLA, creative music grant - composition results are shown on website, song-writing.

Ferny Grove State High School, QLD

Composition, community involvement, YouTube presence, 24 ensembles, aim to create a sense of belonging which promotes student creativity and experimentation.

Croxton School, VIC

This special needs school employs a music therapist, creativity within a structured environment, song-writing project, DRUMBEATS, emphasis on learning social skills & self-esteem through music, use visual cues and repetition to maintain student focus.

Smith's Hill High School, NSW

Boys only guitar + vocal group, offers single semester elective subjects which are cross age (year 8-10), 3 day music camp, overnight busking ensemble trip to Sydney, variety of large ensembles.

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St Aidan's Anglican Girls' School, QLD

Year K, 1, 2, 3, 8 have 20 mins of music EVERY day (Kodaly-based), community choir, staff outreach to refugee school.

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Spring Gully Primary School VIC

Assisted by 20 years of composer-in-residence - original song-writing is integral to learning and sharing at this school ... 'Big Book' style songbooks are created, to share with other classes.

Parkhurst State Primary, QLD

Technology is used to engage middle years (digital composition & podcasts), integrates music with other subject areas, students create multimedia projects which are music-rich, invite other schools to use their facilities.

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Resurrection Primary School, VIC

A Song Room school, great work by Song Room staff, including training up non-specalist staff; school radio station; plans to take on ukulele ensemble across school.

Read more about all the Flame Award winners and finalists, past and present, at the More Music Toolkit website. Case studies of these inspiring music programs have been built around six key areas:
Community, Curriculum, Professional Development, Resources, Staff and Student.

2011

$15,000 PRIZE POOL

The FLAME Awards reward and recognise Australia’s inspiring school music programs. The Awards are run by Music: Play for Life, the national campaign to encourage more music-making in schools and communities. The Australian Society for Music Education, a partner organisation in Music: Play for Life, helps set the entry criteria and manages the shortlisting of finalists in the Awards. The prize pool is generously supported by philanthropists, Robert and Elizabeth Albert.

In 2011, the FLAME Awards are open to primary and secondary schools. Judges are looking for schools that deliver music education in creative and engaging ways.

WHO CAN ENTER?

Government and non-government PRIMARY and SECONDARY schools may ENTER. At the judges’ discretion, awards may be provided to schools in each State and Territory, or an overall National Winner or winners will be selected.

ENTRY

Entries are now closed!

Music: Play for Life is an initiative of the Music Council of Australia, in partnership with the Australian Music Association and the Australian Society for Music Education.