About Me
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My background.......
briefly :
1954: Born and raised in Hawthorn (Melbourne);
1960-72: Educated at Hawthorn West Central (now Primary) Prep to 8, Melbourne High 9+;
1964: Started playing Baritone Horn with the Hawthorn Jnr. Band;
1968: First played with Hawthorn City Band;
1971: First senior contest with Hawthorn;
1973: Was "born again", started work in the Aust. Public Service & won national Open Baritone Horn title;
1974: Joined Gospel Theatre as M.D. and first picked up the guitar;
1977: Left Hawthorn Band;
1979: Met future wife (Libby), became engaged, won Y.F.C. National Talent Quest & supported Phil Keaggy;
1980: Married;
1986: Kelley born;
1989: Anthony born;
1991-98: Hawthorn Jnr. Band M.D.;
1993: Part-time Yr. 12 study @ Footscray City S.C. & Footscray TAFE;
1993-98: Rejoined Hawthorn Band snr. team;
1994-98: B.A. (Music) @ Deakin Uni. Burwood & Rusden;
1994-5-6: State Baritone Horn champion;
1998-2000: Sunshine City Band M.D.;
1999-2000: Grad. Dip. Ed. (Primary) @ R.M.I.T.;
1999-: Hyde Street Youth Band committee & WebMaster (see www.hydestreet.8m.net)
2001: Lalor Nth. & St. Augustine's Yarraville primary music specialist;
2001-03: Hyde St.Youth Band training band (reactivated July 2004);
2002-:Primary Music Specialist Teacher at Westgrove P.S., Werribee;
2003-04: Victorian Bands League Excecutive Council member;
2003-04: Christian Brothers College (C.B.C.) St. Kilda, Education Sub-Committee;
2004: Hyde Street Youth Band Secretary & Public Officer;
2004-: Seddon Music in the Park organiser & WebMaster (see www.seddonmusic.com).

Education :
Cert. Special Ed. Assistant (Teachers Aide), Victoria College [1985];

B.A. (Music), Deakin University [1998];

Grad. Dip. Ed. (Primary), R.M.I.T. University [2000].

Interests :
In no particular order :
Music in most of it's diverse forms, my family, history........particularly rock music and brass band history, webpage authoring.

For some interesting band history images, check out my 'Band History Photos' link.

Over the past several years I've donated some old badges, scrapbooks etc. to the Hawthorn Football Club for their museum. In 2001, I joined the "Hawks Forever" group which seeks to preserve the club's heritage. The Hawthorn Football Club Museum has moved to the club's new training & admin base at Waverly Park.

For more info about the Hawk Museum, go to http://hawthornfc.com.au/default.asp?pg=opinion&spg=display&articleid=40494





The enemy of inspiration is self-doubt - Nels Cline.