Great Ryrie Grapevine

Performing Arts

Welcome to a new and exciting year in Performing Arts 

 

My name is Peta Murray. I am the Performing Arts teacher at Great Ryrie Primary School.

 

Performing Arts includes the study of Music, Drama, Dance and Media. Through Performing Arts, children explore their world, engaging their imagination and creativity and building their confidence to interact with others and challenge themselves. 

 

In term 1, children in Foundation enjoy singing, dancing and pretending. We work on building our confidence and communication though games and team building activities. Early music skills are explored through beat and rhythm activities.

 

All students in years 1 – 6 learn the recorder. Learning the recorder will assist children enormously in developing the ability to read music. There have been many studies conducted that recognise that learning an instrument is also beneficial to children’s academic progress. Below is a list of equipment needed to run this program. 

  • Recorder - The one available through the school is the Yamaha descant recorder.
  • Recorder Cleaner
  • Recorder Book - The book that we will be using is called ‘Black Belt Recorder’ – Book 1.
  • Music bag to keep recorder, sheet music and recorder book together.
  • An A4 display folder - This will be used to keep additional photocopied music. 
  • (This is provided through the school)

Year 1 students and any new students to the school will receive their music bags and equipment during Performing Arts lessons over the next few weeks. Equipment will be kept at school and stored in the Performing Arts room. Children may take their music bags home to practice, but must remember to return it to school before the next Performing Arts lesson.

 

INSTRUMENTAL PROGRAM

Enrolment forms for learning an instrument at school during 2022 are available from the office and on Compass.  Please complete and return these forms ASAP as lessons for term 1 will begin next week and places are limited. 

 

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

 

* A limited number of these instruments are available for hire from the school at $130 per semester with a re-fundable $70.00 bond. Asterixed (*) instruments only.

 

Acceptance into lessons and hiring instruments will be taken in the order that forms are returned. EXISTING 2021 STUDENTS MUST ALSO RE-ENROL AND FILL OUT A 2022 ENROLMENT FORM.

Our Instrumental Staff in 2022 are:

Hyun Lee: Piano and Keyboard

Julian: Guitar, Bass Guitar and Keyboard

Harrison: Percussion (Drums) 

Henry: Percussion (Drums)

Carmen: Brass (Trumpet, Trombone, Euphonium, Keyboard)

Vicky: Violin, Cello and Keyboard

John: Woodwind and Reeds (Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone.)

Singing/Vocals: TBA

 

Please do not hesitate to contact me with any queries regarding your child and the Instrumental Music Program: Peta.Murray@education.vic.gov.au