They were part of the nation’s largest music gig, Music: Count Us In, which involves more than half a million students singing the same song at the same time.

The Austinmer children sang as one with kindergarten to Year 2 students from Coledale Public School and a group from Scarborough Public School.

The song was titled Paint You A Song, which was written by five talented high school students under the guidance of The Cat Empire frontman Harry James Angus.

Austinmer Public School music co-ordinator Ruth Burns said the children sang in the oval, with the ocean as their backdrop.

‘‘We tried to make the event as special as possible for the students and their parents who sat on the hill and listened,’’ she said.

‘‘This event is about promoting and celebrating music within the school and the wider school community.

‘‘The children were really excited about being involved and it was very entertaining.’’

While many schools would have used a recorded version of the song to sing with, the northern suburbs children were treated to something special.

‘‘Our children sang with a live band made up of parents who learnt the music and rehearsed it beforehand,’’ Ms Burns said.

‘‘We are lucky in this school community that we have many parents who are professional musicians.’’

Music: Count Us In program ambassador John Foreman said the annual event had a wonderful impact on school communities.

‘‘I am constantly inspired by teachers’ commitment to developing their skills in order to provide students with much needed music education,’’ he said.