Music News

Primary Presentation Day

Congratulations to all musicians involved in the Primary Presentation Day yesterday. We are so fortunate to have a large proportion of students enrolled in private music tuition, and we are so proud of the performances from our string, band and choral ensembles. Music plays a big role in our celebration assemblies, and it was a delight to have the entire primary school singing together on stage at the grand finale! Well done to all.

String News

Rehearsals for both Primary and Secondary string ensembles have now finished. String exams (for those who have enrolled) will take place on Tuesday 30 November. All students have been contacted regarding auditions for 2022, and final auditions are now taking place. The 2022 Ensemble lists will be distributed in the middle of Week 9.

Band News

Band rehearsals have now finished. The 2022 Ensemble lists will be distributed in the middle of Week 9.

2022 Private Music Tuition

In 2022, we are offering private specialist tuition for the following instrument groups:

• Piano (from Year 2)
• Strings (from Year 3)
• Band (from Year 5)
• Vocal (from Year 6)

Any student wishing to apply for Private Music Tuition in 2022 can submit the following online Application form, to be completed by a Parent/Caregiver. Tuition fees, terms and conditions are communicated in the form. 

As students are automatically re-enrolled each year, any student wishing to discontinue lessons must notify the Director of Co-Curricular Music (kgordon@clayfield.qld.edu.au) via email before Friday 26 November. This ensures that our specialist tutors are given advanced notification of student numbers to enable accurate planning of teaching hours and days. Any cancellations received in the New Year will incur a two-week cancellation fee.

Student Achievements

Congratulations to the following students on their achievements:

• Dimity Whitaker (Year 9), who recently sat her Fourth Grade AMEB Cello exam  
• Isabella Robinson (Year 11), who was awarded an A for her Sixth Grade AMEB Viola repertoire exam

Congratulations to the following students who will be attending the Primary State Honours Ensemble Program from 27 to 28 November:

• Lillian Child
• Georgiana Cousins
• Imogen Davies
• Victoria Hayward
• Emma Hicks
• Abbey Hinder
• Savaana Kapur
• DoHee Lee
• Phoebe Lockyer
• Ava Luk
• Tiana Miller
• Skye Wilkins
• Evie Williamson
• Weiliao (Vera) Zhang 

Please email Mrs. Karen Gordon (kgordon@clayfield.qld.edu.au) if you have any music-related news or achievements that we can share and celebrate with our community.