Thanks everyone for ‘Shining Together’ at today’s Assembly. The Year 3 & 4 recorder players were a real highlight, and the Auslan signing helped to focus our minds on what we were singing and the joy of sharing music.
You can find a big list of youtube videos here to help you sing and sign your way through ‘Shine Together’.
And here is the Music Matters animation – it tells a good story.
Tune in and scroll down if you SING WELL and will be in Year 5, 6 or 7 next year.
The SAPPS Choir (hot-shot choir run by the Festival of Music team) is holding auditions in November. Some students have already received a parent letter, but here it is if you would like more information. It would be great to have a few Flaggy singers in SAPPS in 2018.
This term, the students are bringing together their singing and dancing skills. Instrumental Music students are being encouraged to play for their class. Recorders are featuring in Yr 1 to Yr 4 classes. We’re also making the most of lesson time to rehearse concert items. The ideas being developed by Class Teachers together with their students are very creative and adventurous. The items will be fabulous! Christmas songs to end each concert will be trialed and selected over the next couple of weeks. Let me know of any sing-a-long favourites, and we’ll give them a try.
Congratulations all round to every performer and all families for a really enjoyable concert on Saturday night.
Such a lot of faces on stage – amazing sound and energy.
To the 23 Flaggy Choir members and 2 Troupies, you were outstanding and I’m very proud of you.
A huge thanks to all families who showed patience and understanding after the concert by allowing me to sight and sign off that every single student was united with their carer.
The students all have a feedback task to complete tonight, ready to hand in to me tomorrow. I’ll collate the responses in ‘choir time’ tomorrow and include some/all in the Certificate presentation at Thursday’s assembly.
This year, the Charity focus for the Festival of Music has been Fauna Rescue – and specifically, Minton Farm at Cherry Gardens. I think it will be fun to celebrate the end of the Festival in Choir Time next Tuesday, 26th Sept., by sharing a light afternoon tea made with ingredients that our rescued native animals also like! The list is included below.
Could every choir member also bring something from the list as a donation to Minton Farm. I can drop it off to them after school. It’s not all food – some first aid and medical supplies are also appreciated by Bev Langley and her team of dedicated fauna carers.
Please be at school at 8a.m. on Saturday for Roll Call prior to leaving for the AEC Rehearsal. I still need a volunteer to help on the bus. A call has gone out to Staff and Pre-service teachers too, but Saturdays are very widely booked up. Please let me know by tomorrow (Thursday) if you have clearance and can come with us – thank you.
I’ll be at school tomorrow for any questions. Still need to sight a couple of T-shirts. Thanks to those who have made a special effort to do this.
Paper copy of update sent home today, together with SMALL LAMINATED PARENT PASS. Keep it safe as you’ll need it twice on Saturday night. Refer to update below.
We had a very good rehearsal last week. With over 800 choristers filling the Woodville Town Hall, the students were able to hear the fantastic effect of their massed voices.
During our session today, it was clear that our choir members had listened carefully to the Conductors’ instructions (both Cathy Lange and Robyn Filmer are leading our concert), and will do a great job on the night of their concert at the end of next week. ‘Hot Spots’ for each song are included in this post. Please consider having a look through to help with your child’s preparation.
Ticket sales have been going very well, with Ticketek releasing extra A Reserve seating.
T-shirts were given out today. I need to sight each child’s T-shirt during the next few days to ensure suitability. Previous years’ Festival T-shirts are fine. Check you have black, closed, flat shoes and long dark green school pants or leggings (ankle length) with dark socks – no visible skin please.
The Woodville Town Hall rehearsal is next Monday – 28th August. Music Room roll call at 8:30am.
MEDICATION: STUDENTS NEED TO HAND ME CLEARLY NAMED AND LABELED ITEMS AT ROLL CALL. ASTHMA PUFFERS ARE KEPT BY THE STUDENTS.
We should be back at school by Lunch 2. Check previous post for more details about this rehearsal, ticket purchasing and AEC rehearsal & performance times.
I need one parent volunteer to accompany us for the day next Monday. Clearance required. Please let me know asap (via email please robyn.videon208@schools.sa.edu.au) if you can spare the time. It is always an exciting and uplifting experience to see and hear the massed choir come together with the orchestra for the first time.
Details regarding performance night logistics will be posted after next week’s rehearsal is behind us.
These notes hand delivered today – named, so no-one missed out!
Ticket ordering is all directly with Ticketek, so read the note in today’s pack carefully. Bookings don’t open for a week, so there’s time to get your head around it I hope.
Availability reply slip by Tuesday 1/8/17 (next week).
There will be additional info. about the logistics at AEC coming out later.
The order form (copy below) was given out in choir today. One week only to order if required. Not compulsory, although performance Tshirt must be plain, bright (but not white, black or grey) and loose fitting. See pic below – apologies to the 2015 ‘models’. Look in the boys’ department of Big W, K-Mart etc. as girls’ tees often have smaller cap sleeves.
This event is the first ‘big’ instrumental or choir performance for quite a few of our students. Let’s celebrate and acknowledge that step in our students’ musical journey.
Here’s a copy of the note if needed. Paper copies available from the Music Room whiteboard.
We had a really good day. “A perfect day”, in the words of a Yr 6 Choir Member.
Being part of the Opening Event song and parade was fun and interesting. Thanks to all the parents who came into the City to be part of the atmosphere, and especially to Tammy and Megan for helping us all day.
The dance workshop was also very worthwhile, with our students making the most of the activities and engaging with the instructors energetically and respectfully.
Choir
The choir is working hard to learn all of this year’s songs. We’ll open next week’s Assembly with ‘Sea of Flags’. Kate W will be fresh from her Solo Audition and will front the choir for this song. Also next week will be internal auditions for the 8 solo roles in ‘The Nutcracker and the Mouse King’. We are aiming to perform the entire work at Music Night in Week 10 – see below.
Music Night
If your child learns a musical instrument with a visiting teacher at school, they should be receiving an invitation to perform at our annual Music Night on Tuesday July 4th. See the Instrumental Teacher or Mrs Videon for a form if you have not seen one yet.
The ‘Recital’ part of the evening will commence at 6p.m., in the Gym. Students will play a prepared piece to demonstrate their current level of skill and learning. Their teachers will let me know what pieces to expect. The format of the Recital will evolve as replies are received. Please send YES/NO replies asap, thanks.
The ‘Showcase’ part of the evening should start at approximately 6:50p.m. Our Strings students are preparing some ensemble pieces and will play as a String Orchestra. The Festival Choir will perform the ‘Nutcracker and the Mouse King’ and some invited individual musicians will entertain us.
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