Music Night

Thank you to all performers and supporters for such a lovely evening on Tuesday 4th July.

The audience skills were outstanding! So important to create a positive, respectful space in which the musicians can do the best job possible on the night.

Festival Choir AEC Concert Saturday 16th September

The Concert Grid has arrived. We are in Row 3

Our Choir is needed for the whole morning for rehearsal on that day, plus the evening performance. The first, and only other  rehearsal, is on Monday 28th August, at Woodville Town Hall. Transport costs for the 2 rehearsals have already been paid by most families early in the year – thank you.

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Ticket Information

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Choreography Leaders

Nominations for Choreography Leaders and Online Audition Bookings are open. For more information go to the website http://www.festivalofmusic.org.au/choreography-leaders.html

Preparing for Semester 2, Year 1 – 4 Recorder Lessons

We have ordered new recorders for all Year 1 students, plus some extras for those Yr 2-4s who need a new/replacement instrument. Some of these extra orders have been received already – thank you.

Year 1s will be supplied with a bonus cleaning rod! (We’ll have some extra rods available for $1. Don’t send money yet.)

Here’s the Yr 2-4 Recorder Order note if you did not receive one:

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Music Night – July 4th

Lots of rehearsing happening.

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.

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Festival Choir

The ‘official’ Choir Photo will be available to order soon. In the meantime, enjoy our ‘fun’ version.

DreamBIG Festival

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.

We officially have an ‘A’ Grade Choir this year.

All 27 members were in very fine voice when assessed by David Jackson late in Term 1. CONGRATULATIONS! I AM ONE VERY PROUD CHOIR TEACHER.

MUSIC DATES for TERM 2

Week 3, Thursday 18th May – Choir participates in Opening Event of the DreamBIG Children’s Festival in the City.

Week 8 and/or 9 – INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC WEEK. Students who learn their instrument at school perform for classes during their regular Instrumental Music lesson time. Timetable to be confirmed. Year 2, 3 & 4 classes will be included to showcase their recorder skills!

Week 10, Tuesday 4th July – Annual Music Night. Notices will be sent home via the Instrumental and Choir Teachers from Week 4.

RECORDER ROUNDUP

Calling all Year 2, 3 & 4 students to find their recorders. Please ensure they are clean (Adult help – carefully separate sections, warm soapy water, rinse, air-dry for a day. A light smear of Vaseline or similar on the joints will help when re-assembling.)

We have lots of old favourites to play, and new songs to learn too. Students are responsible for having their recorder at school on Music day each week. Please support them and help with getting back into the routine. Thank you.

Thanks to the people who have returned their notes. If yours is still outstanding, please get it to Mrs Videon NOW. Thank you.

Books are given out as soon as I receive your signed Choir Agreement. CDs will be given out when Sopranos & Altos are sorted. In the meantime, all recordings of the music are available through the Learning Portal on the Student Page of the Festival website. Password is singasong

Have fun with the echo tracks – especially the bits we have learned already.

If you have received your book, read the 2 page intro to the Commissioned Work.

Orchestra

The South Orchestra desperately needs an Electric Guitarist and 2 more percussionists.  If you can help please email orchestra.psmf786@schools.sa.edu.au as soon as possible.  Rehearsals start this week (Week 5).

There are still vacancies within strings and some wind instruments.  If you have a student you would like to audition please let Michael McConnochie know asap on the email address above.

Arena Percussionists

The auditions for Arena Percussionists are open.  Information is on the Festival of Music webpage under Orchestra.  Please encourage your Year 5-7 students to apply.  Auditions close Wednesday Week 7.

Troupe Auditions

Applications to audition and information for this years Performance Troupe is on the Website  http://www.festivalofmusic.org.au/troupe.html

Good luck to Brooke and Nikki who are both booked in for a Troupe Audition. BOOKINGS STILL OPEN

CW Solo Nominations

The CW Solo Nomination form is now open on the website; http://www.festivalofmusic.org.au/commissioned-work-soloists.html Don’t forget to print, fill in and bring along the Expression of Interest form to the Audition.

CW stands for ‘Commissioned Work’, “The Nutcracker and The Mouse King”

Hi and welcome to Flaggy Music 2017

Yesterday, all Yr 5, 6 & 7 students and teachers attended a short introductory session outlining this year’s Choir and Festival of Music opportunities.

Please encourage your child to consider joining our Senior (Festival) Choir for 2017. They need to sign up with their class teacher, and be at the Music Room for our first session next Tuesday, 7th Feb., straight after Lunch 2.

After 2 weeks of sorting and coming and going, our final Choir group will be established by Week 4. Weekly, one hour Tuesday rehearsals will then commence at 2:10pm.

Explore the website. Festival of Music – Student page

Students can access the audio tracks by clicking the ‘enter learning portal’ and entering the password singasong

The choral version of each song is available, but the other tracks are yet to be updated. All tracks will be on the student CDs, which are part of the learning pack required for each choir member. ( $15 – information and payment slip will be given out in week 3 )

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