For the past 12 years I have been involved teaching music at a deaf school in Melbourne, philanthropically supported by Musica Viva's Equal Music program. The students use Auslan as their primary language and prior to the residency there had not been a music program in the school for more than a decade. Students now participate fully in the program, playing instruments and participating in dancing and movement activities, Auslan choirs, and composing and performing music. The end-of-year concert is the major date in the school calendar and students are able to demonstrate their achievements to family, friends and the Deaf community. The journey for all involved has not been a linear one, but rather one forged through trial and error due to so little research being available in this area. What is now known about teaching music to deaf children is that if they are given the opportunity to learn to play and perform music, the students succeed.