Journey With Communities: Exploring Music Stories

Journey with communities: Exploring music stories of our neighbourhood Sandra Kirkwood Music Health Australia

Listen to the sounds you can hear in this place.

Importance of life stories
There used to be corroborees where people sang, danced and celebrated life events

Spiritual connections with places
There were special places, plants and animals.
A bunyip is said to have lived in waterholes covered by waterlillies.
Some stories were kept secret and others were shared with children. Two different schools.

Importance of people’s gatherings, language, music traditions and culture.
People gathered together at the Bunya Mountains to sing, dance and tell stories. They feasted on bunya nuts.

The sounds changed as people moved into the neighbourhood. They brought new songs and music with them.

“What a friend we have in Jesus”
Estey reed organ in Purga church and Ira Sankey’s Sacred Songs and Solos

“ Queensland Children’s Song” (George Sampson) Qld Teachers Manual of Music 1900

The Queensland Children’s Song E.W.H. Fowles, M.A., LL.B.George Sampson Final verse: This land is ours; we can till or spoil. God grant that from age to age, We cherish more, come peace or war, Our Queenly heritage.

“ Bunyip” (Herbert de Pinna) 1914-1918 Pantomime

Purga Aboriginal Mission Concert Party 1931-1932

“Bunyip” song
Sssh! now listen all you children
Hark! Before you go to bed
And I’ll tell you all about the bunyip
The Australian Bushman’s dread.
Creeping all around the tea trees,
Looking for a child like you,
If you try to shoot you’re bound to miss him
Cos he changed into a kangaroo…

CWA Song: “Forward, Ever Forward!” Meta Maclean
CHORUS:
Then forward! Ever forward
In the name of Sisterhood!
In Australia’s fame they have blazed their name,
Thro’ drought, and fire, and flood!
So stretch your hand to the women on the land from the Outback to the sea,
Till a mighty band, together we shall stand
In a chain of unity!

Nananala Kutuja (Harold Blair)

Pitjantjatjara chant and language Lyrics by Rev. R. Trudinger 1941-1942
Nananala Noodoodjah Nananala Noodoodjah
Goda Nyoon-doo nylna-ma. Goda Nyoon-doo nylna-ma.
Translation of lyrics (English)
With us always O God do Thou stay (repeated)
We, having sinned, must henceforth avoid evil,
So - do Thou, Oh God always with us stay.

Waltzing Matilda (Nunukul Yuggera, pipe band, Scottish & Irish dancers)2006

We did not know how to say goodbye to them as they passed on.

Music Museum & Genogram

Ethnomusicking
Improvising new musical material to tell life stories. Accessible to all.
Composing music for each individual in memory of their interests, musical tastes and personal achievements.
The music expresses feelings, values and beliefs so may be more cathartic than some other activities.
Facilitating positive ways of expressing grief and loss. Pass on wisdom and memories. Develop resilience.

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We told the Purga Music Story at community dinners and showed videos.
Meeting place for stakeholders
Display & perform music and tell stories. Keeping place
Music memory group reunions back in neighbourhood
Inter-generational sharing, respect elders
Active learning principles
Community education

Journey With Communities: Exploring Music Stories

by Music Health Australia on Oct 27, 2009

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