Ovenden Band

The Ovenden Band is McKinnon's Intermediate level band, and is currently conducted by Mrs Laura Main. 

This band currently includes approximately 60 students and rehearses after school on Wednesdays 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. 

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 the late Mrs Nancy Ovenden, who established the instrumental program at McKinnon in the 1960s and went on to play a pivotal role in the provision of instrumental music programs in government secondary schools across the state.