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In his latest Teacher video Greg Whitby speaks to Brad Carroll, from St Mary MacKillop Primary in Penrith South, New South Wales, about the school's Stage 2 Strings program.
Starting in Year 3, every student gets the opportunity to play a violin, viola, double bass or cello.
Carroll says, aside from students learning music skills, there are other benefits. ‘The way that Creative Arts is and using these string instruments … it's building confidence in the kids.
‘I think everybody can do [a program like] this, you just need a classroom practitioner and you need someone who is passionate. … Back in 2013, I'd never touched any of those stringed instruments – so the professional learning for me, it started straight away.'
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