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Ironside Music
Junior and Senior Choirs at Ironside
Ironside State School offers a range of choir opportunities to ensure every student who enjoys singing has the chance to participate.
Our choirs are fun, inclusive and engaging, focusing on building performance confidence while developing vocal and musical skills taught in classroom music lessons.
Students across all year levels will have opportunities to perform at school assemblies and participate in concerts throughout the year.
Year 1 and Year 2 Junior Choirs
The Year 1 and Year 2 Junior Choirs will commence in Week 3.
During Weeks 3 and 4, rehearsals will operate as informal “come and see, try it out” sessions.
From Week 5, choir rolls will be finalised, and students who choose to officially join will be expected to commit to rehearsals for the remainder of the semester.
Parents and carers of students on the finalised choir rolls will be added to an email correspondence list for ongoing choir communication.
Rehearsals are held during second break.
Students will be supervised while eating on the veranda outside the Music Classroom from 1:00pm to 1:10pm, before rehearsals take place in the Music Room from 1:10pm to 1:40pm.
- Year 1 Choir: Mondays
Year 2 Choir: Wednesdays
Marianne Huxley
Music Specialist📧 mehux0@eq.edu.au
Year 3/4 and Year 5/6 Choirs
To ensure every student in the upper year levels who loves singing has the opportunity to participate, Ironside is pleased to offer a Year 3/4 Choir and a Year 5/6 Choir.
Both choirs will commence in Week 3.
During Weeks 3 and 4, rehearsals will run as informal “come and see, try it out” sessions. From Week 5, choir rolls will be finalised, and students who choose to join will be expected to commit to regular rehearsals for the remainder of the year.
Parents and carers of students on the finalised choir lists will be added to an email distribution list for ongoing choir communication.
Research shows that singing together provides significant benefits for children’s learning and wellbeing, supporting memory, language development and attention, while also boosting mood, reducing stress, and strengthening social connection and confidence.
Rehearsal Times
Year 3/4 Choir: Tuesdays at second break Students will eat under supervision on the veranda outside the Music Classroom from 1:00pm to 1:10pm, followed by rehearsal in the Music Room from 1:10pm to 1:40pm.
- Year 5/6 Choir: Tuesdays at 8:00am before school in the Music Classroom Students may bring their school bags to rehearsal and head directly to class at the start of the school day.
Annemarie Kirsten
Music Specialist📧 axkir3@eq.edu.au