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pBuzz in Australia - meet Julie

October 13th, 2017 | 1 min read

By Steven Greenall

Discover the joy of music in seconds, learn to play in minutes and enjoy for a lifetime – pBuzz, a completely new musical instrument, is now available in Australia. Originally a music publishing company, Warwick Music Group (WMG) diversified to become makers of a series of internationally acclaimed and award-winning plastic music instruments.

The innovative company’s latest venture - pBuzz - is designed to widen the appeal of plastic instruments, and engage a brand new market. Following huge success internationally, including in schools throughout the UK and USA, pBuzz has arrived in Australia.

Hi, I’m Julie Fews. I’m the latest addition to the Warwick Music Group team as the Education Consultant in Australia, based in Sydney. With a background teaching, performing and as a primary school band director, I was delighted to be asked to help spread the word about WMG’s instruments here in Australia.

pBuzz is a unique pre-brass instrument designed to introduce young children to brass playing. Since the launch of pBuzz, it’s won awards in both the UK and America, including gold in the Primary Teacher awards, celebrating products that stimulate children’s development, and the Creative Child award for top musical performance. It was also shortlisted in the 2017 Music Teacher Awards for Excellence in the Best Music Education Product category.

This exciting initiative is now being introduced to Stage 1 students in Australian schools, including learning resources and support available for musical and non-musical teachers. Oatlands Public School in Sydney will be one of the first schools in Australia to try pBuzzes with some Stage 1 students in Term 4. Follow us on Facebook @oatlandspublicschool for regular updates and on our website, www.oatlands-p.schools.nsw.edu.au to keep up with the progress the kids make with pBuzz!

If you have any questions or would like more information about how to get pBuzz into your school, please contact me at Julie@warwickmusic.com

Steven Greenall

Steven has over twenty years of experience working in the music industry. With degrees in Electrical Engineering and an MA in European Cultural Policy & Administration from the University of Warwick, where he now serves as a Course Tutor on their MA in Creative and Media Enterprises, Steven served as Executive Director of a non-profit international music association based in the United States from 2000 – 2007.

Steven is founder and CEO of Warwick Music Group now known as pBone Music, and started playing the trombone at the age of nine. Based in North Warwickshire, the company manufactures musical instruments that make the joy of music accessible. sustainable and fun including the world's first plastic trombone, pBone, which has sold over 250,000 units worldwide and won major international awards including the prestigious Queen's Award for Enterprise (Innovation) in 2019.

He was elected as a board director for the UK music industry trade body, the Music Industries Association, in 2019 becoming its chair in 2020, and is frequently interviewed or invited to present guest lectures on cultural entrepreneurship, music education, and the future of the music industry. At the request of the owner, Denis Wick, Steven joined the board of Denis Wick Products in 2021 subsequently being appointed their Chief Executive Officer in 2022, a role he performs alongside his role as CEO for pBone Music.

Steven lives in Warwickshire with his wife, Kate, their three young children, two ponies and a faithful labrador, and enjoys coaching his local youth rugby team.

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