MUSIC students from two north coast schools are finetuning their skills for performances in Butler this week.
Butler and Merriwa primary schools have collaborated with Music Active for a series of song writing workshops with year 5 and 6 students.
Butler music teacher Carly Jurgowiak said the students wrote lyrics and practised on instruments during music sessions to put together two concerts at Butler College.
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Music Active’s Andrew Thompson and Chris Gibbs run the program, which has involved about 200 children from the Butler school, as well as 50 of Merriwa teacher’s Rose Longmuir-Prior’s music students.
Mr Thompson said the program, run in partnership with community radio station RTRFM, brought songwriters into schools.
“Music Active is all about teaching school students the joy of music and leaving them excited about their creative potential,” he said.
“We work with students to help them to write and perform their own original songs.
The Year 5 concert is planned for Tuesday and the Year 6 show for Wednesday.