The Arts

Song Writing Incursion

During my time at St Norbert College, I have experienced many opportunities to grow as a musician. One of these experiences was the song writing incursion on Monday 18 and Tuesday 19 June for the Certificate II and III students. The session was led by the wonderful musician and songwriter, Aminah Hughes. She led us through the many facets of the music industry, from the obvious copyright licenses to how songs come to fruition through the inspirations we can experience in our lives. 

After a very eventful introduction, we were off to the races in doing writing exercises, splitting off into our individual trios. She got us thinking: ‘Imagine yourself in your favourite house or home. Can you hear the birds chirping? Can you smell the food being cooked in the oven in your kitchen?’ These questions were designed to dive into our episodic memory which was helpful during our song writing sessions.

After a short while, the song writing began. Following much deliberation on the topic of our song, we created choruses to demonstrate the key message in our song. Then came the verses which told the stories in our songs. I personally found writing the verses difficult as it’s pretty intimidating having an industry professional closely monitoring your work, but she was a massive help in fleshing out the song.

On day two we had to record the songs in front of the class and after some final practice, it was performance time. After the performances, we interviewed Aminah about her music career.

I want to thank Aminah Hughes for coming all the way to St Norbert College to teach our Certificate II and III students the ways of song writing. It was a truly enjoyable experience and one that I will cherish as I grow older. Also, a massive thank you to Mr Beins for organising this opportunity for us to grow and learn. I learnt plenty of things that that will serve me well in my future music career. 

Andrew Cruz (Year 11 Certificate II Music Student)

Commencing and Ceasing Tuition

The cut-off date for withdrawal from instrumental/vocal lessons for Term 3 has now passed. If a parent wishes to withdraw their child from lessons, they will be charged the full amount for the term.

To commence lessons parents must fill in the Application for Instrumental/Vocal Tuition Form and return it to Performing Arts Administration. Once a student is enrolled for lessons he/she is then automatically enrolled for his selected lessons from term to term, year to year.

Blessed Ricvera Music Scholarship

St Norbert College invites applications for the Blessed Ricvera Music Scholarship for students commencing in Year 7, 2019. To obtain an application form please visit the College website at www.norbert.wa.edu.au or phone Katherine Freind on 9350 5433 to receive an application form.  Applications close on Friday 20 July 2018.

Mr C Beins (Head of Learning Area – The Arts)