By GEORGIA WESTGARTH
MORE than 1000 primary school children were captivated by the Royal Australian Navy Band on Wednesday 20 May.
Cranbourne East Primary School Year 6 teacher Nye Williams said the band had every child engaged in the performance.
“They were able to get the kids up and dancing – not many people can entertain a thousand kids for 45 minutes and not have them un-captivated for a minute,” Mr Williams said.
It was the first time the band had performed at the school and Mr Williams said the showmanship was refined.
“You don’t see a lot of kid’s performances like that,” he said.
The whole school event had children practicing their conducting skills and learning about instruments.
“They played traditional navy songs but did it in a very kid friendly way and spoke about the instruments, what sounds they make and different sections of the band,” Mr Williams said.
