St Augustine's College Cairns Arts Department

Applications for our Senior Music Scholarship close tomorrow. Make sure you get your application in. Your sons have received this information in Teams.

Over the weekend, five of our junior musicians represented the College at the Qld Conservatorium of Music State Honours Ensemble Program - Cayden, Benjamin, Leon Victor and Leo. Students are selected for the Wind Ensemble or String Orchestra and rehearse from Friday afternoon through to Sunday morning with students from all around the region. The weekend culminates in a wonderful concert on the Sunday afternoon. Thanks must go to St Mary's for hosting SHEP again this year.

As part of the Australian Chamber Music Festival, Saints hosted the Orpheus Quintet for their recording yesterday with Nigel Pegrum (Pegasus Studios). The music was delightful and we're excited to hear the final mix.

🎶 One of the most powerful things about ensemble music-making is the sense of belonging it creates.

Students don't just learn music, they become part of something bigger than themselves.

Tag a fellow ensemble teacher, conductor, or music educator who helps create that sense of belonging every day. 👇

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More profoundly than almost anything else they study.

🎻 In a world that often celebrates instant results, music learning teaches something different.

It teaches patience. Persistence. Focus. The understanding that meaningful growth takes time.

Perhaps that's one of the greatest lessons music learning has to offer.

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Music learning doesn't just change what we can do, it can change the brain itself. 🧠

Research suggests that musical training is associated with structural and functional changes across multiple brain regions, highlighting music's powerful impact on human development.

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Congratulations to Tommy Deldot who received a 3rd place in the 12-14 year Brass section at the Cairns Eisteddfod.

Eisteddfod Results: Saints Big Band 2nd; CSC Wind Ensemble Highly Commended; Choir 3rd in Sacred Song combined with St Monica's