MUSIC NEWS

RETURN TO FACE TO FACE LEARNING

We welcome back all students to school. All lessons will now be conducted face to face and all instrumental teachers are looking forward to this.  

Please note that choir will be on hold until term 3. Ensemble directors will be in contact with the members of their groups over the next few weeks to advise of anything major.

INFORMATION AND REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL STUDENTS ON RETURN

• Unfortunately, the annual Winter concert will not be happening this year;
• Concerts will be held online during term 3. These may be live stream, or they may be video compilations - but at this stage there will be no late evening concerts held;
• Students will require their own folder for music for ensembles, or a fully charged chromebook. In many instances ensemble folders will not be shared at this stage. A lot of music will be accessible by students in an electronic format (as it has been whilst we have been working remotely) and if students wish for a hard copy, they can print their own copy out;
• Students who use larger instruments (tubas, baritone saxophones etc) will have one assigned to them that will be in use by that student alone;
• Entry to all ensemble rehearsals will ensure that we have no congregating of students in the foyer;
• The layout of the rehearsal room will be slightly different, with more space between instruments and the director of the ensemble;
• All brass and woodwind students will need to have a small hand towel that they bring with them to lessons and rehearsals.

CLASSROOM

• All students will require their own headphones for classes in A05 - no headphones will be supplied to any student.

Megan Papworth

Head of Music