Music Report

Instrumental Music Program - ULearn

With student enrolment increasing at Lyndhurst Primary we now have three music specialists; Liam Flannigan, Michelle Monnier and Craig Sketcher. To also support music in our school the ULearn instrumental program now offer woodwind lessons, including Saxophone, Clarinet and Flute. Guitar, keyboard and drum lessons continue to be popular and extra time slots are now available. Learning an instrument has many benefits such as exercising the brain, improving reading skills, increasing co-ordination, learning to work with others and teaching perseverance and patience. Please contact Steven at ULearn if interested M:0426 968 806

Senior Performance Group

The Senior Performance Group (school choir) commenced on Wednesday morning with over 20 students attending. This group is open to students from Years 3-6 and is ideal for students who enjoy singing contemporary songs and performing to an audience. Students are welcome to join any week and there are performance opportunities at assembly and outside the school. Rehearsals are Wednesday morning at 8.15am in the music room.This activity is run by Mr Sketcher and Ms Blythman.

Dance Group

The Dance group commenced on Tuesday morning with over 40 students. This is group is open to students from Years 1-6 who enjoy dancing to contemporary songs and performing at assembly. Rehearsals are Tuesday morning at 8.15am in the school hall. This activity is run by Ms Galvin, Miss Booth and Miss Honey.

State School Spectacular 2015 - Year 5 & 6

For the third year in a row our school will be participating in the Mass Choir section of the Victorian State Schools Spectacular on Saturday 12th September 2015. We are limited to 20 students who can participate in this event.

The Victorian State Schools Spectacular is one of the largest recurring performances in Australia. It is a professionally staged production performed at Hisense Arena to audiences of over 10,000 people. The Spectacular includes a cast of almost 3000 government school students in a 2 hour scripted show that features, soloists, choir, dance, drama and orchestra.

To assist with the selection of a maximum of 20 students, I am asking students to briefly write about why they have applied to be part of the mass choir for the State School Spectacular. The chosen students will need to make a commitment to attend a weekly Wednesday 8.15am rehearsal during Term 2. They also need to be available for two performances on Saturday 12th September. Students must return their short writtenapplication to the office by Friday 13th February. This year students will be asked to do a short singing audition where they can sing just a part of any song.

Craig Sketcher

Music Teacher