Music News

Spring Concert 

Last night was our Spring Concert, featuring our senior ensembles, as well as some solos, duets and small groups. Well done to all our performers, and particularly to those students who organised and arranged their own items. Thanks also to staff for the great work they do preparing students to perform and to all who came along to watch in person or watch on the live stream. In particular, thanks to Ms McCoy and Ms Grunwald for helping with stage and tech management. If you missed the show, you can still watch it here, as well as checking out the photos below. 

Junior & Intermediate Concert – Thursday November 7th  

Our final concert for the year will take place on Thursday November 7th. This will involve our junior and intermediate ensembles (Nouveau Strings, Junior Concert Band, Intermediate Strings, Intermediate Concert Band, Rhythm Riders), as well as Harmonix and some smaller ensembles. Students interested in solos, duets or small groups should keep an eye out early next term for information, as should students interested in tech/stage crew. 

Instrumental Lessons 

A few reminders for students as instrumental lessons continue this term: 

Please check your lesson times carefully each week, and again the day before the lesson. Write yourself a reminder if you need it so you remember to attend (or if you use a BYOD, set a reminder using a calendar app such as Outlook). 

If you are going to miss a lesson, please see your teacher or send your teacher an e-mail in advance. In some cases, the lesson time may be able to be re-arranged but this is not always possible. The earlier you let a teacher know of a problem with the lesson time, the more likely it is that they can change it for you. 

Please ensure you complete regular practice as advised by your teacher. Some teachers will write practice requirements in the Compass lesson plan, so please check this. 

Ensembles 

Ensembles continue during term 3. Please note groups that were rehearsing in D3 are now rehearsing on the gym stage.  Ensemble sessions should appear in the student’s Compass schedule. 

2024 Performances 

For your forward planning, please see the proposed 2024 performances below. If you are unsure if your student will be required on a particular date, please contact the music department for confirmation.