INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
Celebrate Mooroolbark Festival
Year 11 rock group, NËTA performed on stage as part of the 21st Birthday Celebrations for the Mooroolbark Community festival last Sunday.
Noah, Emmaline, Tom and Ayla, supported by our guitar teacher Frank, played 5 songs to an enthusiastic crowd of ‘fans’.
We look forward to seeing some more community and school performances from this very talented band.
Information Evening
The LHS Band will have their first public performance for the year at the Grade 6 Information Evening on, Thursday 27 April.
The band will perform before the formal information session in the Hall, then will participate in an open rehearsal in the Theatre.
Band members should check Compass and Google Classroom for more information.
Jazz Workshop
The Art of Jam is running again this year after a very successful workshop with professional jazz musicians, Poet Street in 2022. The workshop is designed to encourage confidence with improvisation and provides students the skills to openly express their creativity.
The event is open to all intermediate and advanced musicians. Please speak to your teacher or Ms Goode if you would like more information.
Funk Band
Our Funk Band enjoyed rehearsing Stevie Wonder's ‘Sir Juke’ with Ms Baird. So good!
Victorian State School Spectacular
Congratulations to the following students who will be representing LHS later in the year at John Cain Arena for the VSSS.
Weekly rehearsals in Collingwood have commenced for Erin Allison (Year 12), Principal Oboist and Featured Dancers Tiarna Jones (Year 7) and Madeline Coxhill (Year 11).
Stay tuned for more updates and ticket information to this fantastic event.
MUSICIAN CASTING CALLOUT
JOIN THE 2023 VSSS ORCHESTRA
Clarinet
Double Bass
Oboe
Percussion
Piccolo
Alto Sax
Tenor Sax
Viola
Violin
and also students who are interested in joining the Drumline!
- Perform at John Cain Arena in September and for a TV audience
- Play a broad repertoire of music
- Make new musician friends from around the state
- Make music and event industry connections
- Have a wonderful experience that you can add to your CV
This opportunity is open to all Victorian public school students and there is no fee to be involved. Submit a video audition of yourself playing via this registration link by 24 April:
FIRE + RAIN
This year’s North Eastern Victoria Regional Music Concert will be held at Hamer Hall on Monday 29 May, with the following students proudly representing LHS on such a prestigious stage
- Erin Allison (oboe) and Tristan Dent (trumpet) - Symphonic Orchestra
- Cailie Rigg (flute) – Symphonic Band
What an Achievement
Congratulations to 2022 graduate and musician, Heidi who has been accepted to study an online Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Music Studies through Berklee College of Music (Boston, Massachusetts).
Upcoming Dates
- Stage Band Rehearsals commence – Wednesday 26 April (lunchtime in the Band Room)
- Grade 6 Information / Open Night – Thursday 27 April
- The Art of Jam – Thursday 18 May
- Mid-Year Concert – Thursday 15 June
Jacki Goode
Instrumental Music Coordinator