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We're back!
And we’re back!! Here we have the junior ensemble playing a funky mallet ensemble piece.
Feb 23, 20211 min read

Congratulations Clark!
Check out this super awesome article written about one of our students. We are so glad to see he's loving our lessons, ensembles,...
Feb 13, 20211 min read

AMEB results!
Congratulations to all the students who finally received their AMEB results Well done to Ocean, Alex and Clark - you put in so much work...
Feb 9, 20211 min read


Williamstown Final Concert
What a fantastic final performance of the year! The junior and senior ensembles performing their drumline rep and Christmas carols...
Dec 19, 20201 min read


End of Year Gathering
Thank you everyone for attending our End of Year Gathering to send off this very strange year. Congratulations to the following students!...
Dec 15, 20201 min read


Plumpton Christmas Markets
The FYCPA junior and senior ensemble performed a wonderful set of Christmas carols and other tunes on two of the market's weekends. The...
Dec 8, 20201 min read


Drum line back together!
After 7 months, the FYCPA drum line is back together! Outdoor rehearsals for now, but luckily the weather is getting better every day.
Nov 2, 20201 min read


Anthony Stanislavski workshop
Thank you so much Anthony Stanislavski for your workshop on brushes! Such an overlooked skill. I am glad the students are getting more...
Oct 24, 20201 min read


Alex Gooding workshop
Thank you so much Alex Gooding for running an awesome workshop about drum kit fills. The students loved it!! Read Alex's bio below: Alex...
Oct 16, 20201 min read


Campbell Phillips workshop
Thank you so much Campbell Phillips from D2 for your amazing Drumline workshop today. The students loved it, and I know there will be a...
Oct 9, 20201 min read


VBL Championships results
Congratulations everyone! VBL results were announced today and we are very proud of everyone who entered. Here are the following places...
Sep 27, 20201 min read


Joy Bandy donation
Wow, thank you so much to Joy Bandy for this generous donation to the academy! Joy attended our performance at the Spotswood Fete last...
Sep 19, 20201 min read

Kaylie Melville interview
Join the academy & the Footscray-Yarraville City Band this Thursday as we interview percussion superstar Kaylie Melville. Kaylie has an...
Aug 18, 20201 min read


New vibraphone!
Thanks to the FYCB for it's amazing purchase of a Bergerault Performer Vibraphone. The second shipment finally arrived so we could put...
Jul 28, 20201 min read


Humans of SKY full interview
FULL HUMANS OF SKY INTERVIEW IS OUT! Back in February, our academy director did an interview with John Ng from Humans of SKY. The...
Jul 3, 20201 min read

Let's Rock!
As we can't rehearse in person, the junior ensemble have embraced the challenge of recording their own parts by themselves at home. Well...
May 16, 20201 min read


Humans of SKY interview - ISO edition
We were lucky enough to have John Ng from Humans of SKY interview our academy director on the impact that Covid-19 has had on her...
Apr 28, 20202 min read


Academy mention on ABC
Have a listen to this wonderful interview of Dr Jonathon Welch (Choir of Hard Knocks) on ABC Sunday Afternoons with Angela Catterns. They...
Apr 6, 20201 min read


Ensembles online
Our first junior ensemble online was a success!! I think I was more excited than the kids. - Katie We are proud to announce that we have...
Apr 3, 20201 min read


WE ARE GOING ONLINE!
Due to the recent Covid-19 restrictions - all private lessons will be moved to online as of MONDAY. This is of course an uncertain time...
Mar 20, 20201 min read
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