Alan White A.T.C.L.(r): Dip.P.AGM; PP.Dip.AGM; M.A.G.T.

Alan has been Director of Music for many bands in both New Zealand and Australia, and

has multiple successes at District, State and National Championships. Alan has

considerable experience with brass and concert bands, choral groups, military bands,

dance bands and brass ensembles.

Alan has been selected in many representative bands both in New Zealand and Australia,

the highlights of which were attending the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland,

attending the International Bands Festival on four separate occasions as Director of Music

and being featured as a soloist often performing to audiences in excess of 5,000 people

Alan has three Music Diplomas above Associate Level and in 2011, he successfully attained

his PP.Dip.AGM, (equiv. Fellowship) scoring maximum points for the practical component

and 98% overall. He was the first brass performer to achieve this qualification.

Alan has successfully competed in multiple championships as a soloist on a variety of

instruments, and he has also successfully tutored and coached other players to achieve

their goals and has often provided specialist tuition to students prior to them successfully

performing their practical music exams. Alan has won over 45 District, State, National and

Local Championship titles as a Soloist, Director and performer. Most recently winning both

2022 and 2023 Queensland State Concert Band Championship titles with the Gold Coast

City Wind Orchestra. On occasions he has also travelled to New Zealand to perform with

an A grade band in the NZ National Championships on Tuba.

Alan is in demand as an Adjudicator throughout Australia and New Zealand, adjudicating in

both countries on many occasions.

Alan is also a registered music trainer and provider to the Queensland Education

Department. He also has a proud record of assisting other musical ensembles with

Masterclasses and specialist workshops and enjoys working with younger musicians leading

youth band camps and master classes.

 Louise Goodwin has taught primary school with Education Qld since 1989. She learned the piano from the age of 7 and completed her A. Mus. A. (piano) in 1993. Louise majored in music when completing her Diploma of Teaching and subsequent Bachelor of Education. She joined the Kedron Adult Starters Band to learn the trumpet, which she loved. After 18 months, she received medical advice for a damaged larynx….if she  wanted to keep singing and teaching, she had to give up trumpet, and so moved to the percussion section and the rest is history! Louise had a 15 year break from band whilst she focussed on her choral singing and then re-joined Second Wind in 2014 as a member of the Concert Band percussion section. She has played alto sax in New Beginnings and currently plays bass (keyboard) with Big Band.

 Jennie's first love is the flute, having played since she was 10 years old. She has been teaching flute, clarinet and saxophone for many years to students of all ages. She has completed her A.Mus on flute as well as her Bachelor's degree in Music, majoring in flute. She also completed her Teaching diploma and worked for a number of years as a general Primary School teacher. Jennie has been involved in community ensembles for most of her life, including chamber orchestras, the Cairns Flute Ensemble and a number of pit orchestras for music theatre productions. She returned to Brisbane in 2020 after living in Cairns for 15 years where she taught woodwind at St Monica's College and established the school's handbells program, which still flourishes. Jennie loves conducting and guiding ensembles to achieve their music-making goals. She has a busy home studio, conducts Brisbane Bell's premier ensemble, Bellissimo, and is enjoying being music director for Second Winds' ensembles Intermezzo and New Beginnings. In her spare time, Jennie enjoys being Nana to her two grandchildren, going for long walks with her dog, and bushwalking.