Performing Arts

Performing Arts News 🎶🎭

It has been another exciting and productive start to Term 4 in Performing Arts, with students across all year levels developing their musical skills, exploring their creativity and preparing for some very special end-of-year events!

Prep students have been exploring the wonderful world of drama, investigating feelings and emotions through improvisation and structured dramatic activities. They have also been developing their musical understanding by exploring beat, rhythm and pitch using a range of tuned and untuned percussion instruments. It has been fantastic to see their confidence grow as they experiment with sound, movement and expression.

Grade 1 and 2 students have continued to consolidate their instrumental skills through our Recorder Program. Students are working towards achieving their recorder belts, celebrating their progress and recognising their musical achievements along the way. They have also been exploring melody and developing their understanding of how notes work together to create familiar tunes. We are so proud of their persistence and growing confidence as young musicians!

Grade 3 and 4 students have been putting the finishing touches on their song study of Adele's Rolling in the Deep. Through this unit, students have explored the difference between playing single notes and chords, while investigating several of the instruments used to create the song's distinctive sound. It has been wonderful to see them deepen their understanding of how different musical elements and instruments combine to create a complete musical arrangement.

Grade 5 and 6 students have also been completing their song study, focusing on Dance Monkey by Tones and I. Students have been learning about the four chords that form the foundation of the song and experimenting with a range of instruments to recreate its arrangement. These practical experiences are helping students strengthen their instrumental technique, teamwork and understanding of how music is constructed and performed.

Across all year levels, preparations have begun for our much-anticipated end-of-year Christmas Concert! There is plenty of excitement as students begin learning and rehearsing their performance items. We look forward to sharing their hard work and musical achievements with our school community later in the year.

Our Year 6 students have also begun an important part of their graduation preparations by researching songs that reflect the themes and significance of this special milestone. They will be exploring songs that celebrate friendship, growth, memories and the transition to secondary school before selecting a piece to perform at their graduation ceremony. We look forward to seeing their ideas develop as they work towards creating a meaningful musical contribution to this memorable occasion.

A Standing Ovation for Our Art Show Buskers!

A very special thank you and congratulations to our incredibly talented Performing Arts buskers, who bravely shared their musical talents with the huge crowd of parents, families and community members who attended our wonderful Art Show on Thursday!

Our student performers were truly outstanding. Their confidence, dedication, resilience and commitment shone through in every performance. The professionalism demonstrated by these young musicians was remarkable, and they should feel incredibly proud of themselves for stepping forward and sharing their talents with such a large audience.

Performing in front of a crowd takes courage, preparation and perseverance, and our students demonstrated all of these qualities in abundance. We are constantly amazed by the talent and creativity within our school, and it was a privilege to see our young performers shine.

Well done to all our Performing Arts students! We are so proud of the enthusiasm, effort and creativity you bring to your learning each week. We look forward to an exciting end to the year, filled with music, celebration and wonderful opportunities to share your achievements with our school community.