Music

STRING NEWS

1R and 1G also receive a visit from Year 6 String players 

On Thursday 26th October, two Year 6 string players, Amy (violin) and Oliver (cello), visited 1R and 1G during their music lessons to talk about learning a string instrument and being part of the IPS String Program. The younger students could see and hear the violin and the cello being played up close and talked to Oliver and Amy about their string playing experiences so far.

1R and 1 G had their visit on Monday 23rd October.

Reasons put forward for learning an instrument:

• You can play lots of different music 
• It’s something special to have as part of your life
• It’s a good challenge for your brain
• You can express your emotions
• You can join groups with other people
• You can make friends with people in other years
• You can play in assembly and in concerts
• When you can play a piece really well, you can play it for other people

It was exciting to see the curiosity of the Year 1 students who came up with so many interesting questions about how the instruments work.

Playing together is an important part of the IPS String Program, promoting fun and awareness of others. Our main pathway is children starting violin or cello in the Start Up Strings in Year 2 where they have 2 group lessons per week for the first three terms. In Term 4, they move to 1 group lesson per week and 1 individual lesson per week. Later on, students progress to the Corelli Strings and then to the Orchestra.

If your child interested in learning violin or cello as part of Start Up Strings 2024, please register your interest by emailing the Strings Co-ordinator, 

Margaret Butcher 

Margaret.Butcher@education.vic.gov.au.

Summer Strings Celebration Concert

Tuesday 28th November, 2023

6.30pm

IPS Hall

Start Up Strings, Corelli Strings and Orchestra will perform

Entry by donation

From Margaret and the Strings team

Margaret.Butcher@education.vic.gov.au

The Australian Boys Choir are now running programs in both Hawthorn and Truganina. With 85 years of experience, the Choir runs an exceptional program of music education, leading to opportunities to perform choral music at the highest standard locally, nationally and internationally. 

Auditions for boys aged 7-9 are currently being held for 2024. Please visit www.australianboyschoir.com.au/join for more info and to book an audition.

The Choir also offers a non-auditioned Early Learners program which is open to both girls and boys aged 4-7 years. Term 4 classes still have a few places available. It is never too late to sign up and get a musical head start. For more info and to book for classes please visit www.australianboyschoir.com.au/our-programs/early-learners/