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Band & Ensemble Rehearsals

The GSSC Music program is continuing to have rehearsals as normal throughout the current crisis. Students are reminded to not share their instrument with anyone else, as well as maintain it thoroughly, using pull throughs after playing and emptying condensation appropriately.

As members of the GSSC Music program, the students having lessons in the school are expected to attend either band, string ensemble or vocal ensemble rehearsals. This not only helps the ensemble sound better, with more students involved, but is also much more fun for the students as a whole.

The ensembles rehearse at the following times and schools each week:

Senior Band                 – Wanganui Campus Mondays until 5pm

Mid Level Band           – Mooroopna Campus Wednesdays until 5pm

Training Band              – McGuire Campus Wednesdays until 4.30pm                                                              (commencing Term 2)

Vocal Ensembles

        – Wanganui Campus Wednesday lunchtimes

        -  Mooroopna Campus Monday lunchtimes

         - McGuire Campus Tuesday lunchtimes

String Ensembles      

         - Wanganui Campus Thursday lunchtimes

         - Mooroopna Campus Friday lunchtime

         - McGuire Campus TBC commencing Term 2

Students who repeatedly fail to attend these rehearsals will not receive instrumental lessons until they return. For any unavoidable absences, see the teacher directing the ensemble well before the rehearsal starts.

PROSPECTIVE BAND MEMBERS

Don’t forget, if you would still like to sign up for lessons, see one of the music staff in your school or click here to sign up online. It’s never too late to start and learning an instrument has been proven to help in all other areas of schooling.

Lachlan Gallacher

Music LAL