Music

Learning to Play a Musical Instrument

The Music Department is continuing to take enrolments from new Instrumental music students. Instrumental teachers are Ms Ryan and Mr Arnold. Instruments still available are alto sax, tenor sax, trumpet, trombone, bass guitar and percussion. Students rotate out of class one period per week to do their lesson.

Fees of $200 per year cover lessons, hire of instrument, music costs, reeds and  Bands excursion costs. (This is great value!).

Those entitled to may use excursion fund money to pay Instrumental Music fees.

Students learning an instrument also join a performance ensemble – Concert Band, Jazz Ensemble or Marimba Ensemble.

Please see Ms Ryan if you would like to start learning an instrument.

Rehearsals

Instrumental Music rehearsals are

Marimba Ensemble -   MONDAY LUNCH

Concert Band -     WEDNESDAY LUNCH /HOME GROUP

Jazz Ensemble    -   AFTER SCHOOL – TBA

Singers -       LUNCH    - TBA

Students are reminded that they must attend an ensemble rehearsal for their instrument. This is a condition of the funding we receive to provide the lessons.

Marimbas

New members are very welcome at Marimbas on Mondays!

We have welcomed several new members and already practising and learning new pieces to play at our forthcoming Cushion Concert for Riverlinks. Our first school concert is in early Term Two and several others are planned.

You don’t have to be enrolled as a Music student to join marimbas – everyone can play and is welcome.

Jazz Ensemble

Hear the Jazz Ensemble at next week’s assembly – they play great music!

After school rehearsals start in Week 6.

Singers – sign up for BOITE

This year McGuire is joining a Big Sing program called Boite. It is a fabulous festival event for schools which performs in Melbourne .

We need a minimum of 20 singers so come along and  put your name down in the Music Room. We will start regular weekly lunchtime rehearsals next week!

Concert Band

This will commence on Wednesdays at lunchtime/Home Group.

Practice

You need to play your instrument in order to learn new music and get better! Practice time is available in the Music room any recess or lunchtime from Monday to Thursday. Come along and play!

Enquiries re the Music program are welcome to Ms Ryan at school

Monday – Thursday.

Gabrielle Ryan

Music/ Instrumental Music Coordinator