MUSIC NEWS

INSTRUMENTS

It has been another busy fortnight in the Music Department. Most students who are hiring instruments should have been allocated their relevant instrument. A reminder to those who have not yet organised payment, instruments cannot be taken home until this is done. 

Another reminder to students and parents that privately owned instruments that are brought to school, should be clearly identified with the relevant student’s name and telephone number.

WELCOME

We welcome the new upper strings teacher, Ms Clare Bugeja. She will be teaching at the school on Wednesdays.

PREVIOUS PERFORMANCES

The Senior Stage Band performed at the Big Bands at sunset on Saturday 28 February.  The gathered crowd commented on the fantastic sound they produced and how tight their ensemble playing was.  Well done to all students and Mr Dmitry Serebrianik.

Congratulations to the Senior Singers for performance at World Day of Prayer Friday 6 March at the Templar Society. The students were engaging and received fantastic comments about their musicality. Thank you to Ms Blanka West for her ongoing drive with this fantastic group.

HOUSE MUSIC FESTIVAL

Another reminder to keep 7:00pm on Thursday 19 March free for the House Music Festival.  The students are preparing a great deal of music for the evening and are looking forward to presenting this to a large audience. We look forward to seeing you then.

HIRE FEES

These are now due and should be paid to the Bursar as soon as possible.

AMEB SESSION 1

Enrolments have now closed for the first session and exams will be in a fortnight’s time.  We wish all candidates good luck and a reminder to keep practising.

UPCOMING PERFORMANCES

·         Tuesday 17 March 2015 at 5:30pm – Year 8 Band and Strings are performing for the new Year 7 students and parents in the School Hall;

·         Thursday 19 March 2015 at 7:00pm – House Music Festival, School Hall.

·         Wednesday 25 March -  - McKinnon is pleased to be hosting the South East Victorian  Region 2015 Senior Concert Bandfest for the third year in a row.  This event gives our student musicians the opportunity to rehearse and record music in an advanced concert band setting and work with different conductors and band members from other schools. Senior students interested in participating should contact Mr West or their instrumental teacher. The guest conductor this year is Ingrid Martin.

ENSEMBLE PRACTICE

Another reminder that rehearsals for our out of school ensembles have now started:

Monday

Before School

Junior Stage Band

Lunchtime

Junior Percussion

After School

Senior Stage Band

Clarinet Choir

Tuesday

Before School

Senior Stage Band

Lunchtime

Senior Singers (until after musical)

After School

Symphonic Wind

Senior Singers (this time only starts after musical)

Wednesday

Lunchtime

Saxaphone Ensemble

After School

Intermediate Stage Band

Thursday

Before School

Symphonic Strings

 Lunchtime

Choir

After School

Orchestra

Friday

Before School

Ovenden Band

Lunchtime

Senior Percussion

Megan Papworth

Head of Music - Classroom