Recorder News

NEWS FLASH!!! HPS RECORDER STUDENTS to perform THREE TIMES in ONE DAY!!!

Recorder students will be playing at ASSEMBLY, in RECITAL and at CAROLS NIGHT on Monday 9 December 2019! All recorder students are reminded to bring their recorder equipment to play on Monday 9 December for THREE performance EVENTS!!! (1) Assembly, 9 am; (2) Recorder Recital, 2.00 pm in the BER; and (3) Carols Night. For further details, please read below.

Students: ‘Happy practising’ to you all, as you prepare your wide variety of music!!!

ALL HPS Recorder Students performing at ASSEMBLY 9.12.19

In preparation for our recital on Monday 9 December, all students who learn recorder at HPS will be performing at assembly – ‘Everything is awesome’. In addition, the Senior Recorder will perform ’Happy’. We will set up under the new COLA, taking advantage of its acoustic qualities.

Parents/Carers: Please help your child to remember to practise at home and to bring their recorder equipment to school on Monday morning.

Students: Please meet Fiona at 8.52 am with your recorders and music under the COLA.

HPS Recorder Program 2019 – STUDENT CONCERT 9 DECEMBER!

INAUGURAL HPS RECORDER RECITAL

On Monday 9 December, students who learn recorder at HPS will be performing in an exciting NEW event, the Summer Recorder Recital.

As we stand and play music to the best of our ability, we will once again demonstrate the enormous personal benefits of an authentic in-school arts program such as the HPS recorder program.

This new event will take place DURING SCHOOL HOURS, within the session immediately after lunch, in HPS’s BER. Parents and families are very welcome to attend if available during the working day. In addition, the audience will comprise INVITED FRIENDS—that is to say, OTHER STUDENTS from HPS. The concert is due to commence at 2 pm and conclude at 2.30 approx.

It will be great to share our music making with other specially invited HPS students as well as any family members who can make it!

Would your child enjoy learning to play recorder?

HPS Recorder Program 2020

Enrolment Applications Now Due

In 2020 instrumental recorder lessons will be offered during school hours with Fiona Walters. The recorder program aims to provide children (in grades 1–6) with an opportunity to learn a musical instrument within Heidelberg Primary School’s thriving musical community.

Information and enrolment application forms are available from the School Office or available to download from the school website. Thank you to those who have already returned their applications.

Re-enrolments: Current students, if you have not returned your form but would like to continue recorder in 2020, please return it direct to the tutor as soon as possible to allow for planning.

New enrolments: If you may be interested, please pick up an information sheet from the School Office. To apply, please return your completed form direct to the tutor by 6.12.19.

Please return your enrolment application without delay so we can try to make enough places available for next year. Thank you.

If you are interested to find out about music study and neuroscience, please see How playing an instrument benefits your brain by Dr Anita Collins on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=15&v=R0JKCYZ8hng&feature=emb_title

HPS RECORDER STUDENTS at CAROLS NIGHT

All recorder students are reminded to bring their recorder equipment to play at Carols Night, Monday 9 December. Please meet Fiona near the stage by 6:40 pm with only your recorders and music—please leave your bags with your families.

Would parents of students in Senior Recorder Ensemble meet Fiona at the stage at 6.30 pm and then, again straight after our performance to help with music stands, please? Many, many thanks!

Happy music making!

Fiona Walters, Recorder Tutor