Performing Arts 

Year 10 Music

Year 10 Music students experienced what it was like to record a group music piece in a recording studio at the College.  The students worked together on a piece of music and in the recording studio, sections were recorded separately, listened to, reflected on and improved.  Each section was multi-tracked to create a final product. 

Students were able to reflect on the differences between recorded and live sound.  All parts were then mixed to create what is an amazing ensemble recording. Some reflections from the students included:

It was interesting to see how all the parts were recorded separately and then mixed together to create the final product

In a recording studio, every sound can be heard and this is a helpful strategy in improving and perfecting your part.  It was good to be able to redo a section if there was a mistake.

During this task we discovered and understood the differences between a live and recorded performance.

Team work is important in group performances and it was great to encourage and support each other throughout this process

It was fun having a new experience in music and watching how this recorded performance all came together.

Thank you to Mr Matt Graham for contributing to this wonderful learning experience for our Music students.

Keryn Holden

Learning Leader: Performing Arts

Meet the Music Tutor 

Samantha Hargreaves

Samantha Hargreaves is the most recent addition to the Kilbreda Music Department, teaching Voice.

Samantha is a past pupil and was College Captain in 2015. She was a dedicated Performing Arts student and was selected to perform her VCE Drama solo, one of three in Victoria, in the prestigious VCAA Top Acts concert in 2016. 

In 2018, Samantha performed the title role in a new Australian musical, ‘The Electra Legacy’, at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with theatre company, Nuworks. In 2019 she was featured in Jane Davidson’s production of Offenbach’s, ‘Orpheus in the Underworld’ as the lead dancer and choreographer. Later in 2019, she understudied two principal roles in Victorian Opera’s, ‘The Selfish Giant’.

Samantha holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Melbourne Conservatorium and this year, begins her Masters of Opera Performance.

Samantha is delighted to be back at Kilbreda sharing her wealth of knowledge with her students.

Keryn Holden

Learning Leader: Performing Arts