00:00:06.17 --> 00:00:15.21 Charlotte Hi. My name is Charlotte and I'm in year twelve. I'm studying at Kenmore State High School as an international student in Queensland, Australia. 00:00:15.21 --> 00:00:40.19 Ms Lavien - Teacher Charlotte has been successful in her application for the prestigious Richard Wagner Conservatorium in Austria. Congratulations, Charlotte. Charlotte Thank you. Ms Lavien - Teacher You came to Australia three years ago and you chose to come to Kenmore State High School, and you played your violin with the orchestra and also you accompanied the choir, which was a very special thing for us and for you. 00:00:41.01 --> 00:00:50.13 Charlotte Oh, yes, yeah. I gained a lot of experience when accompanying with them, I think it is a joyous experience. Yeah. 00:00:50.14 --> 00:00:53.22 Charlotte Yeah. How long have you been playing the violin and the piano for? 00:00:54.15 --> 00:01:30.03 Charlotte Okay, so I started piano firstly when I was seven, and later I started violin. So, so far I've been studying music for 11 years. And yeah, during this time in China, I've got a lot of first prizes in many competitions and my family is also very supportive. 00:01:30.03 --> 00:01:32.24 Ms Lavien - Teacher And are some of your family musicians as well? 00:01:33.16 --> 00:01:46.04 Charlotte Yes. My aunt is a professional violinist. She's studied in Germany and now is a professor at a university in China. 00:01:46.17 --> 00:01:55.11 Ms Lavien - Teacher So do you feel that your time in Kenmore State High School assisted you in your application with the Conservatorium in Austria? 00:01:55.21 --> 00:02:12.21 Charlotte Yes, I really thank Kenmore State High School this time because I applied for a visa to travel to Austria and Kenmore State High issued a lot of very important documents for me. 00:02:13.20 --> 00:02:40.00 Grace from South Korea So music excellence program here in Kenmore High, also known as MEX, has taught me how to read and play, but it also provided me with the opportunity to play in full class performances as an ensemble and as a soloist. So, we have to audition to get into MEX. So all of my classmates are quite serious about music, but that also means that I'm surrounded by like minded musicians, which also motivates me to improve on my own performance practices. 00:02:41.01 --> 00:03:04.15 Grace from South Korea And the atmosphere is quite challenging with a great balance between music performance, history, theory and composition. But that, I think, really allows the students to explore the different aspects of the subject music and really allows us to find what we're truly interested in. 00:03:04.15 --> 00:03:08.07 Ms Lavien - Teacher And what are your musical ambitions for the future? 00:03:09.00 --> 00:03:35.06 Charlotte In the future, I want to be a really great violinist and pianist, even though the career path and these days is very challenging and competitive. Yeah, but I just enjoy being on stage and perform my favourite music to the audience. Yeah, that's what. That's my passion.