Music Notes
Melissa Gregory, Acting Dean of Performing Arts
A very heartfelt thank you to all of the staff, parents and students who have continued to support the Performing Arts in a year like no other. The dedication and contribution shown by all has been exemplary. I wish you all a safe and joyous Christmas and a well-deserved rest.
Music Tuition enrolment forms for 2021
Music enrolment forms are now due in for 2021. If your child is interested in learning an instrument next year, can you please ensure you return an enrolment form to the Music Department.
For a copy of the enrolment form, please click here. The Music Department has many instrumental classes available, ranging from string instruments, brass and woodwind instruments, voice, keyboard and speech and drama.
There is also a large choice of ensembles for your child to participate in. If you have any queries regarding music classes, please contact the Music Department on 8574 7637 or email music.admin@kilvington.vic.edu.au.
All continuing students must return an enrolment form for 2021.
Amazing Grace
Year 2 student, Daniel Kwon, recently performed a recorded version of Amazing Grace. Watch here.
Year 6 graduation song
Each year, our Year 6s prepare a graduation song to mark the end of their time in the Junior School.
There are lots of restrictions around singing at the moment, but our talented students rose to the challenge and performed My Shot from the musical Hamilton.
The video and audio had to be recorded separately and then edited together by the talented Ms Radford who told us, "The song lyrics speak affirmations into the lives of the students as they move on from Junior School. For all these reasons, and because we used a lot of creativity, we enjoyed making the music video and watching it at graduation."
Well done everyone (and top marks to Ms Radford!)
Watch the video here.
Junior Guitar Ensemble
Here are two very short video pieces by the Junior Guitar Ensemble. They are so good and have been practicing all year!
Star of the week
Congratulations to Joyce Wu in Year 11 for achieving an ‘A’ in the Grade 6 AMEB cello examination.
Licentiate of Music diploma exam presentation
Cindy Yi, the 2021 School Music Captain, performed her 45-minute program for her Licentiate of Music diploma exam (compositions by Bach, Beethoven, Rachmaninoff and Ginastera) at School on Friday Dec 4, in front of an appreciative audience made up of staff and students. Well done Cindy!
Year 5 band program
Nicole Bull, Year 5 Band Co-ordinator
With government restrictions prohibiting us from blowing instruments in Term 4, we found a different and creative way of coming together in a band setting.
I decided that a classroom of xylophones and other percussion instruments would be a fun and new venture for our Year 5 students. We rehearsed each week in our music lessons and worked together to produce a performance which was shared to family via a video link, with Mr Charlton and Mr Earle as our live audience.
Congratulations to all Year 5 students for their perseverance and dedication to the Band program, in what has been a very challenging year for musicians.
Please enjoy our performances via the links below.
Kadences Girls’ Choir
Nicole Bull, Kadences Conductor
During the remote learning period, the Kadences girls’ choir worked together to make a virtual choir performance. The girls all recorded their individual parts and these were then edited to form the choir’s rendition of Keep Holding on.
We chose this song as the words had special significance to us. No matter what, or how you are feeling in times of need, remember that there is always someone out there who cares. We hope you enjoy the song.
Kadences choir performance of Keep holding on - open here.