K-Y6 Music News
Welcome back to Term 3 in what will be another eventful and inspiring term of events in the Music Department! I want to thank you for all your support during Term 2 and being such enthusiastic audiences at our K – Y2 and Y3 – Y6 Showcases and our Town Hall Gala Concert.
The following outlines the Music calendar for Term 3. Further information can be obtained by clicking on the appropriate links, where applicable.
Performance opportunities
K-6 Lunchtime Concerts
Held in Music Room 1 during Lunchtime, these concerts are open to boys in K to 6 who have a piece at performance standard, regardless of level, to perform. It’s always wonderful to hear their great work and witness our students’ progress in an encouraging environment.
- Monday, 31 July (Week 3)
- Monday, 7 August (Week 4)
Click link for further information
Spring Festival Year 3 to 6 Junior School Music Eisteddfod
- Wednesday, 23rd August, 1:00pm (Week 6)
As part of the Spring Festival, the Cranbrook Junior School Eisteddfod has been designed for boys in Year 3 to 6 to showcase their performance on piano, strings, woodwind, brass, percussion, guitar and voice.
This year’s Eisteddfod will be judged by external adjudicators who will write an encouraging report on the boys’ performances, give feedback and award grades of achievement.
Entry forms (yellow) can be found in the Music Studio hallway or via the information link below.
Click link for further information and entry form
Curriculum
Eastwinds from Musica Viva comes to Cranbrook Junior School for K to 6 Music workshops
- Tuesday, 1st August (Week 3)
Prior to Eastwinds’ visit, in class, students will explore how we can create and connect to one another through improvisation based on our personal experiences. Eastwinds weaves a difficult to define spacious tapestry of sound that finds a bridge between east and west, folk and jazz, composition and improvisation. Most of all it’s a sound unique to this group. Eastwinds have been performing as an ensemble based in Fremantle, Western Australia, since 2014.
Opera Australia’s comes to perform El Kid at Cranbrook Junior School for K to 6
- Monday, 11th September (Week 9)
Opera Australia’s Schools Tour aims to capture some of the passion and feeling of largescale theatrical operas in a more informal and accessible way for children. All of the songs and instrumental music used in El Kid come from the well-known opera, Carmen, composed by Georges Bizet and first performed in 1875, while the story of El Kid is based on the Norwegian folktale, Three Billy Goats Gruff. Students will study the combined creative and dramatic elements of opera and engage with many musical excerpts, through singing, moving and playing, leading up to this performance.
Mr Peter Fox
Head of Music Performance JS (P-6)