Location
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| Meares House, the home of Military Music in Australia |
The Defence Force School of Music is located 15km North East of Melbourne within Simpson Barracks. It consists of the purpose built School building and Meares House which also houses the HQ AABC.
Meares House, an impressive structure completed in 1936 in the style of an English Manor, by the late Doctor Ainsley Meares - eminent psychiatrist and author.
The main school building was completed in 1984 and contains 80 individual practice studios, an auditorium seating 300, classrooms, a library, group rehearsal studios, an outdoor performance area and a recording studio.
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| The Defence Force School of Music - Main Building (Meares House in Background) |
