Peforming Arts

Congratulations to the following students for successfully completing and achieving the next belt in their recorder levels:

WHITE BELT: Raghav Chauhan, Beau McKay, Charlie Isbester, Thomas Mitchell, Gemma Dempsey, Eva Ferguson.

YELLOW BELT: Summer Chow, Grayson Fotheringham, Cadence Valk, 

GREEN BELT: Tanvi Shukla

These students all completed their recorder assessments remotely, by filming themselves playing their songs and sending them to us, or uploading it to their Google Classrooms. What an amazing achievement!

All music bags (grade 1 – 6) were sent home at the end of term 1. Please remember to return the music bags to school with your child when they recommence on site. It’s extremely important that all children have their own equipment during this pandemic. To keep our classroom and instruments as hygienic as possible, there will be no sharing of equipment. Children without recorder equipment will be provided with alternative tasks to complete during Performing Arts sessions.

Instrumental Music – TERM 3

Our instrumental music program will recommence onsite during term 3. If your child was learning an instrument during term 1, but took a break during remote learning, could you please contact Peta Murray ASAP, to indicate if your child will be returning to lessons in term 3.  Please email Peta directly on: murray.peta.e@edumail.vic.gov.au

If you would like for your child to join our instrumental program in term 3, enrolment forms for learning an instrument at school during 2020 are available on Compass, under School Documentation>GRPS Community>Performing Arts>Instrumental Music.  Please complete and return these forms ASAP as places are limited. 

Great Ryrie Primary School has qualified teachers who are able to teach a variety of instruments including Bass Guitar*, Drums/Percussion, Trumpet*, Trombone*, Euphonium*, Saxophone*, Clarinet*, Flute*, Violin*, Cello, Piano, Contemporary Keyboard, Guitar (All styles including Bass Guitar)*.

* A limited number of these instruments are available for hire from the school at $65.00 per term with a re-fundable $65.00 bond. Asterixed (*) instruments only.

Our Instrumental Staff in 2020 are:

Tahereh: Piano and Keyboard

Julian: Guitar, Keyboard and Orchestra Leader

Tyler: Percussion (Drums)

Carmen: Brass (Trumpet, Trombone, Euphonium)

Vicky: Violin, Cello and Keyboard

Brendan: Woodwind and Reeds (Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone)

Adam: Voice/Singing

Peta Murray and Jess Syme