Aboriginal chants and the legendary letter of 1796 by Woollarawarree Bennelong were used the primary music sources of Yabun Yaguna. Three chants are derived from the Sydney region and one from the Paakantjy Menindee region. The preparations and performances of the historic Aboriginal music were conducted with respectful acknowledgement of Indigenous elders past and present. All people of the Aboriginal Clans and Communities in Sydney and New South Wales were invited to attend the performances and OUR MUSIC workshops. Thank you to Kayleen Kirwin , Margaret Gummow⁴³³ and A.I.A.T.S.I.S⁴³⁴. for granting me access to the Paakantji Cooroborre melody, for the piece Menindee Bop .Thank you also to Sandra Lee, Vic Simms, Chicka Madden, Richard Green, Deborah Cheetham AO and Donna Ingram, for their welcomes and acknowledgements of Country at the performances.

The Yabun Yaguna music presented in this paper is compiled into four sections of composition:-

i) Yabun Yaguna Wuganmaguly series of pieces which are derived from Sydney chants and
ii) OUR MUSIC- performing place, listening to Sydney. –Indigenous music festivals
iii) The Painted Piano Suite – Menindee Central School
iv) Wirritjirribin- a Dharawal lyrebird creation story

⁴³³ Margaret Gummow, Aboriginal Music of NSWGUMMOW_M02(Australia: AIATSIS Mura Collections Catalogue. 1984).
⁴³⁴ Australian Institue Of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies