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The Keenan Strings is McKinnon's Intermediate level string orchestra, and is currently conducted by Ms Amelia In.
The Keenan Strings is McKinnon's Intermediate level string orchestra, and is currently conducted by Ms Amelia In.
This ensemble currently includes approximately 50 students and rehearses after school on Mondays at East Campus.
This ensemble currently includes approximately 50 students and rehearses after school on Mondays at East Campus.
During this rehearsal students continue to develop their ensemble skills. This includes playing longer musical selections with the potential to develop a greater range of musical expression, developing more independence within the group and widening students' understanding of music from different cultures through high quality repertoire.
During this rehearsal students continue to develop their ensemble skills. This includes playing longer musical selections with the potential to develop a greater range of musical expression, developing more independence within the group and widening students' understanding of music from different cultures through high quality repertoire.
Performance activities they may expect to engage in include concerts in the school hall, McKinnon's annual Winter Concert held at Robert Blackwood Hall, and events such as the Victorian School Music Festival.
The band is named in honour of Ms Pam Keenan, a former Head of Music at McKinnon who worked to build the instrumental program and particularly the string program at McKinnon until her retirement in 2006.
Keenan Strings received a Bronze Award at Victorian Schools' Music Festival 2024, under the direction of Ms Georgina Mead
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