Helen Black
What is your role in the Bellingen Youth Orchestra Ensembles?
I help out with the cello and bass section of the BYO String School.
What are some of your musical achievements?
I grew up learning piano and have come to the cello as an adult after seeing it played on the subway in Berlin and in folk ensembles in the Czech Repulic.
I teach cello at Bellingen Public School.
What do you love about playing music?
I love harmony! Being able to create harmonies with others, with instruments, voices, both, I love it all.
What inspired you to teach music in Bellingen?
I feel very passionate about the role of music in education and love being able to contribute to this.