The Junior Stage Band is currently conducted by Mr Dmitry Serebrianik.
This ensemble currently includes approximately 50 students and rehearses before school on Thursdays at East Campus.
During this rehearsal students develop their ensemble skills in the context of jazz. This includes playing more complex musical selections than year 7/8 band with the potential to develop a greater range of musical expression, developing more independence and self-reliance within the group and widening students' understanding of music of the past and of different cultures through high quality repertoire.
Performance activities they may expect to engage in include concerts in the school hall, and McKinnon's annual Winter Concert held at Robert Blackwood Hall.