Prep Performing Arts Press

Dates for the Diary

Week 6 – Koristers involved in Madame Butterfly with Opera Australia (see information from Mrs Edwards).

Week 9/10 – K-2, 3-4 Drama & 5-6 Show Weeks.

Orange Eisteddfod (Weeks 6 & 7)

School Choral Days - Friday 31 August – session begins at 9.45am

Band Day - Wednesday 5 September (Prep Band, Six Strings, Prep Percussion – session begins at 9.30)

Strings - Friday 7 September (Prep Strings - session begins at 1pm)

Eisteddfod News

We have some wonderful results from our groups and individual students that have been participating in the Eisteddfod recently.

Junior Dance – received a Highly Commended last week in the Year 6 & under School Groups section with a score of 85. The adjudicator made mention of their fantastic costume and attention to working together and demonstrating a well-polished routine. Well done to all involved, particularly as there were a large number of groups in this section. A special thank you to Miss Lindsay for directing our fabulous dancers.

Speech and Drama - Our very talented speech and drama students have been super busy over the past few weeks with their involvement in the City of Orange Eisteddfod. Here are some of the results from Mrs Callaghan and Mrs Paix’s students.

Jack Steventon:

9 years and under restricted verse solo - 1st

Alice Commins:

10 yrs & under Prose memory solo - HC
10 yrs & under Dramatic monologue - VHC
10 yrs & under Prepared reading solo - 1st

Olivia Watts:

10yrs & under Prepared reading solo - 3rd

Lachlan Watts:

11yrs Restricted verso solo - VHC
11yrs & under Prepared reading - HC

Isabella Lloyd-George:

11yrs & under Prepared reading - 2nd
11yrs & under Australian verse - 1st
11yrs & under Recitation own choice - 3rd

Isabella Lloyd-George & Jack Steventon:

12yrs & under Duologue - 2nd

Anoushka de Brito:

8yrs & under Restricted verse - HC

Alexandra Whitehead:

8yrs & under Restricted verse - 2nd

Samuel Balcomb & William Garard:

Duologue (written by Sam & Will) - 3rd

Samuel Balcomb:

Restricted verse 10 years & under - 3rd

Olivia Wilson:

Monologue 10yrs & under - 1st
Restricted verse 10 yrs & under - 1st
Australian verse - HC
Mime 10 yrs & under - HC
Prepared reading 10 yrs & under - 3rd

Samuel Martin & Olivia Wilson:

Duologue 10yr & under - 1st

Samuel Martin:

Recitation10 yrs & under - 3rd
Australiana 10yr and under - 2nd
Humorous 10yrs & under - 1st
Mime 10 yrs & under - 1st
Most Promising Competitor 10yrs

Krishan Kandeepan:

Mime 12 yrs & under - 3rd

Krishan & Kajan:

Duologue 12 yrs & under - 1st

Krishan Kandeepan:

Monologue 12yrs - HC

Charlotte Buckley:

Prepared reading 12rs & under - 3rd

Hamish Buckley:

Recitation 9yrs & under - HC
Restricted 9yrs - HC

Maya Bracks:

Recitation 10yrs & under - 3rd
Restricted 10yrs & under - 2nd
Australiana 10 yrs & under - 1st

A sterling effort, Well done!

Vocal / Instrumental Sessions – Eisteddfod

A note was emailed to parents with the approximate times that our groups will be performing at the Eisteddfod over the next few weeks. There are also lots of children taking part in vocal or instrumental class, please contact me if you would like the results published in the newsletter in Week 7. Good luck to all.

The Benefits of Music on the Brain

If you needed any more convincing of the benefits of playing a musical instrument, then please see the video we have recently posted on our Performing Arts Frog pages. This fantastic animation shows the incredible firework display that erupts in our brain every time we pick up a musical instrument. There has been extensive research about the benefits of being involved in singing or playing an instrument all of which has reinforced the extraordinary benefits that music has for our cognitive, emotional and physical being. Hop on our Frog page and take a look!

AMEB Music Exams

Phew, what a busy few weeks our instrumentalists have had! Well done to all our musicians on their fantastic efforts in your exams, I know your tutors have been incredibly impressed at all your hard work and commitment working towards these exams.

String Concert – Thursday 6 September 5.30pm DPA Chapel

As a celebration of all the achievements of our strings players from K-12 this year so far and to farewell our Year 12 string players, Mrs Moxey will be hosting a string concert evening on Thursday September 6 in the DPA Chapel from 5.30-6.30pm. This will involve ALL string ensembles from Junior Strings through to Chamber Strings and finish with a light supper. This is always a lovely evening packed full of fabulous music and talent. We look forward to seeing you all there

Mrs K Sinclair

Prep Music Co-ordinator