Supporters

Help us reach our $100,000 Goal!

Music Education plays a vital role in the community, boosting well-being, improving cognition and developing skills in literacy and numeracy. We need your help to continue offering the best in music education.

Your tax deductible donation today will have a huge impact on music education in the region.

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Support Our Scholarship Programs

Your scholarship donation helps young people achieve their dreams!

Scholarships are there for students who are showing ability, and who would benefit from intensive development, with a view to a musical career. The more intensive tuition and mentoring through a scholarship can maximise the chances or successful transition to a musical career.

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Meet Our Scholarship Holders

Scholarships Create Possibility!

Zadan came to the conservatorium after receiving a scholarship in 2023. At 15 years old he has completed his AMEB Grade 8 exams for piano. Zadan has joined composition and musicianship classes, attended numerous workshops including synthesiser, song writing and composition for video games. Zadan has joined a band playing the Keytar and recently attended a masterclass with Polish Chopin master Eva Poblocka. Hume Conservatorium has been thrilled to be able to support Zadan to further his potential through his access to Hume Con and all that we can offer.

Scholarships Create Leaders!

Austin received a Suttle Family Scholarship in 2023 to continue his guitar studies. Austin showed talent, dedication and determination. Austin has been an active member of the Rock Band Program at the Con for a number of years and has developed strong performance goals. In 2023 Austin has formed 2 distinct bands with other young people in the region. A country music band The Young Colts which recently performed at the opening of Gunning Connect and at the Southern Highlands Tulip Time Festival. The Young Colts are a testament to Austin’s passion and determination. Austin’s success has inspired other new bands to at the conservatorium in 2023! We can’t wait to see what Austin creates next!

Scholarships Support Dreams!

Isabella received the Blake Sheridan Scholarship for Voice in 2021. Isy was a dedicated student at The Con with ambition, motivation and natural talent. The Blake Sheridan Scholarship for Voice helped Isy maximise her potential and gave her opportunities to compose and promote her own work. She gained early entry to the Australian Institute of Music in 2023. She has already signed as a recording artist and was recently showcased at SXSW Sydney- and internationally recognised talent discovery event for the APAC region covering music, film, game development and tech. The Blake Sheridan Scholarship for Voice helped Isy achieve her dreams.

What are Scholarships and Bursaries?

Bursaries are essential for students who have a keen interest in music, but whose opportunities in life have been affected by hardship. Your bursary support enables them study and mitigates the impact of hardships out of their control. Hume Conservatorium is aware of some families who will not be able to study in 2024 without a bursary to help reduce fees. You can help today!
Scholarships support students who are demonstrating excellence or high potential in their studies. Students receiving scholarships have access to more intensive tuition as well as mentoring, musicianship and theory. Students will often take their music further into tertiary studies and the additional benefits of a scholarship can improve the ability of students to transition into musical careers.

Scholarships Have Impact

In 2023 Daniel received the Katz Family Scholarship. Daniel has been studying piano for 5 years and has shown great commitment and potential. In 2022 he played for the dignitaries including the NSW Minister of the Arts at the Opening of the Old Ceramics Hall. Daniel has been part of our musicianship and composition classes. Daniel has learnt music from a young age and has just been accepted into a selective High School for Year 7 in 2024.

Bursaries Change Lives

Riley’s* parents recently separated, and they are now living in a single parent home. Riley’s older brother is living with a disability and requires regular care. A recent cancer diagnosis has further contributed to the families financial hardship. The Hume Conservatorium bursary program has enabled Riley to continue music lessons despite her families financial hardships. This has maintained Riley’s passion for music as well as creating long lasting educational and social benefits. For students like Riley a bursary enables a young person access to music education and all the lifelong benefits that that brings.

*Names & images have been changed

Music has Lifelong Benefits

Research clearly demonstrates the considerable benefits of music learning including; improved cognitive development, language and literacy skills, academic achievement, self esteem, wellbeing and contributes to creating social cohesion and reducing isolation.*
Your financial contribution towards our scholarship and bursary fund is essential to the delivery of meaningful music education for students living in regional and low socio economic areas. Schoarships and Bursaries are essential for students who may excel and for students for whom the lifelong benefits of music will help change their lives.

*Collins, S., Dwyer, R., Date, A., Music Education – A Sound Investment (2020) Alberts/The Tony Foundation

2022 - 2023 Supporters

Hume Conservatorium want to take this opportunity to acknowledge and thank those who have supported scholarships and bursaries in recent years – both the conservatorium and our students are very grateful for this assistance

The Suttle Family
The Kats Family Foundation
The Blake Sheridan Scholarship for Voice
The Ros Murphy Scholarship for Piano
The Aldridge Concert Band Bursary

The Couch Woodwind Scholarship
The O’Brien-Marsh Family
The Goulburn Lions Club
The Warren Baldsing Memorial Jazz Scholarship
Department of Education

Volunteer

Hume Conservatorium is always looking for volunteers to help out with working bees, events and performances. If you would like to volunteer with us send us an email and we will be in touch.

In particular we are looking for volunteers to help with:-
Events (RSA if possible)
Library
Electrical testing and tagging
Working Bees

We acknowledge the traditional Custodians of this Land, where the Aboriginal People have performed age-old ceremonies of storytelling, music, dance and celebration. As a traditional meeting place, many first nations peoples came to this region. Underneath our buildings and roads this Land always will be traditional Aboriginal Land. in the same way, all music making genres and practices come from our musical elders, so we acknowledge those on whose skills and wisdom we draw.