About 500 pupils from a range of school were given a lesson in classical music as the orchestra introduced a range of different instruments and sounds over the hour long session.

The orchestra has been hosting school concerts for about 25 years and the director of learning and engagement with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Kim Waldock, said it’s a great way to engage with students.

“These school concerts are very much about demystifying classical music, because most people wouldn’t be that excited when you talk about classical music,” she said.

“We try and break it down so the kids go, 'yeah, I can do this,' so that's essentially the philosophy underpinning what we do.

“It's something we do in Sydney all the time and we've been doing it regionally since about 1995.”

Ms Waldock said she believed the orchestra members loved the chance to interact with students.

“They've really embraced the idea of trying to engage with kids because, it is building audiences of the future, but it’s also the audiences of now,” she said.

“Kids are exposed to orchestra music all the time on television and film scores and this is more just to get them thinking, ‘oh I heard that instrument, that's a xylophone we heard that in the concert’. 

“It's about familiarisation to break down those barriers and stigmas attached to classical music.

“It's just wonderful to see how, at that age, the music can just speak to the kids.”

Percussionist with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Timothy Constable, reflected on his experiences and what he hoped to pass along.

“The first orchestral concert I went to as a kid, I was just electrified by it,” Mr Constable said.

“I don't know if I learnt anything in particular, but I just had such an amazing experience listening to it that I've never forgotten it.

“It's a great program for them because it stretches them a little bit, there's some slower ones that they really have to listen to and some faster, boppier numbers as well.

“I think every child gets something different out of a concert.”