Count Us In!

Phew!! With Aiden's birthday party and Halloween out of the way I can now focus some of my time on blogging. Sorry about the lapse but there were parties to plan.

On Thursday, October 23, at 11:30 am all the kids in Aiden's school along with over 350,000 other children from 1,700 schools across Australia participated in the second annual simultaneous sing-along "Music ... Count Us In" event. It is aimed at highlighting the need to boost music education in schools. From tiny rural schools to big city schools, ‘Music. Count Us In’ gave principals, teachers, parents and students a focal point for discussions about the value of music in schools - and an opportunity to collectively, loudly, celebrate it and make the call for more.

All the students sang the song, called 'Sing', a joyous, upbeat song composed by four Victorian high school students in a songwriting workshop led by John Foreman (MD, Australian Idol).

The Halls Gap kids walked down to the Venus Pool bridge and sang there. There were a number of tourist who stopped to listen and enjoy the singing. The kids did a wonderful job.