Voices of the Future – Castlemaine sings!
Recording at Olivet
This project is about every single student having the opportunity to hear themselves singing on their own radio station.
Voices of the Future is an exciting new project reaching out across the airwaves and cyberspace, taking the voices of young Castlemaine students out into the big wide world. Arabella Davison first broadcast Voices of the Future in mid August on her WMAfm program Mother’s Little Helper.
Arabella Davison with teacher Diana Brooks, recording at the Castlemaine Steiner School
‘I was so thrilled, I was crying in the studio,’ Arabella said recently.
‘It’s not about a perfect performance, or brilliant editing, or even the greatest music students. This project is about every single student having the opportunity to hear themselves singing on their own radio station.
‘For families and teachers to celebrate an everyday achievement, for kids to get a big kick out of doing what they do on a normal day at school. Our community radio station is here to reflect the diversity of Castlemaine, and the young people are such an important part of that.
‘I hope this project will inspire kids and teachers to sing sing SING!! even more, and for young people to start looking towards WMA fm and how they want to be a part of our community radio’s future.’
Castlemaine North School sings, November 2010
Click the mic to hear P-5-6 Castlemaine North PS, (November 2010, edited by Arabella Davison):
Recording at Olivet
Click the mic to hear Olivet Christian College (September 2010, edited by Arabella Davison):
Year 9 student Jamie introduces her song to WMA listeners
Click the mic to hear Castlemaine Secondary College Year 9 (August 2010, edited by Scott Sanders and Arabella Davison):
Recording Class 6 at the Castlemaine Steiner School
Click the mic to hear Castlemaine Steiner School Class 6 (August 2010, edited by Arabella Davison and Alice Steele):
Click the mic to hear P-4 Campbell’s Creek PS (August 2010, edited by Arabella Davison and Alice Steele):
Recording at Winters Flat PS
Click the mic to hear Winters Flat PS (September 2010, edited by Arabella Davison):
Voices of the Future is broadcast each week, featuring a different school group, on Mother’s Little Helper, between 2pm-4pm on WMA fm 107.5fm. Arabella hopes to visit each school at least once a term. Now listed online at CI, these segments can be shared at any time with friends or family, anywhere.
Year 9 singers at Castlemaine Secondary College run through their paces
Celebrating song at Winters Flat PS
Voices of the Future is posted on CI with the kind permission of WMA fm.
Mother’s Little Helper, with Arabella, Wednesdays 2-4pm, 107.5FM Local news, handy hints, survival mechanisms, some bad 80s music and some great songs from Voices of the Future. Dance around the kitchen, sing your little heart out, get through those midweek blues.
