Music News

Congratulations to the 21 students who represented MPW in the 2019 Victorian State Schools Spectacular mass choir. We are so proud of our students who displayed dedication, perseverance and team spirit as they learnt their harmonies and choreography for 15 songs that lay within the whole production.

This program is designed to showcase and unite government school communities through working towards a common goal of more students reaching the highest level of achievement in the arts, ensuring kids are happy, healthy and resilient, and building pride in our schools. The theme ‘Made of Stars’ was truly representative of this as the Melbourne Arena buzzed with excitement with thousands of students across many fields of the performing arts - mass choir, mass dance, skaters, BMX riders, dancers, acrobats, vocalists, haka group, stage crew, sound and lighting technicians and so on, all worked together over three long days to put on two amazing 3 hour shows.

As with so many things in our school, this would not be possible without your ongoing support, so I would like to thank you all for helping out in so many ways that are not always seen.

Many Thanks,

Kate

2019 Senior Choir

The Wind in the Willows

In 2019 the MPW senior choir will continue to explore many of the elements within the performing arts. Our goal is to enable the students to participate in and bring together the many facets of the arts such as music, singing, acting, dancing and behind the scenes roles.

This year we will be performing our version of ‘The Wind in the Willows,’ written by Kenneth Grahame. The story combines a number of themes: countryside life, transport, justice, friendship and home. In addition, The Wind in the Willows is one of the most famous examples of anthropomorphism, enabling our students to explore human characteristics, such as ambitions, emotions and behaviour and help develop personal connections to their characters. The themes and personifications will be discussed as we work through each scene, characterisation and the interpretation of the songs and choreography.

The process of rehearsing and performing spoken and sung dialogue helps to develop language skills and provides a platform for students to take positive risks and build self-confidence. Everyone will be involved and have an integral role to play (big or small) to present this year’s musical. The process of being in a show provides the opportunity for every student to develops life skills such as responsibility, collaboration, respect, self-confidence & co-operation.

The best part is…It’s fun

If anyone would like to assist in some way with the production please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Thanks

Kate Ridgeway