Music a family affair at Griffith

Music education is a family affair for second and third generation students at the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University (QCGU).
These young musicians have chosen to follow in their parents and grandparents footsteps after winning a place at Australia’s number one creative arts school.
Final year Bachelor of Musical Theatre student Emily Corkeron is among the third generation of her family to attend the “Con”.
Her grandmother attended the Queensland Conservatorium in its original home at the old South Brisbane Town Hall in the 1970s, studying classical piano before undertaking a Masters in Musicology.
Her father Tim and two aunts studied at the old Gardens Point campus in 1980s. Tim Corkeron now plays Principal Timpani for the Queensland Symphony Orchestra. Emily’s brother Nicholas graduated from the Conservatorium last year with a Bachelor of Music in classical trumpet.
Growing up, Emily always intended to pursue her passion for dance.
“I never grew up doing music or singing –

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