Gisborne International Music Competition used their grant from Sunrise last year to host a three day creative music residency at Ilminster Intermediate School.
Students from several matauranga developed musical skills using percussion and ukulele, learnt to express their ideas creatively whilst working as a team and learnt the focus required to achieve a polished performance.
They did finale performances, which included improvisation, exploring issues around climate change and composing and performing original waiata and instrumental works, in front of the whole school.