Music Matters

This week’s banner is the Year 12 Rock Group performing on Wear It Purple Day.

Wear It Purple Day – Friday 25 August

Congratulations to members of the Year 12 Rock group who performed at lunchtime for Wear It Purple Day on Friday 25 August. The group performed a selection of pieces for the school community at the cafeteria. It was a wonderful musical contribution to the day, to help raise and promote a safe, inclusive and empowering environment for rainbow young people. Well done Year 12 Rock group!

AMEB Examinations

Secondary

Congratulations to Miranda Lin (Year 7) who received her Viola grade 6 in late June. The Viola is Miranda’s second instrument with her first instrument being the Violin.

Miranda also passed her Grade 5 Music Theory exam last week – another terrific achievement that will allow her to receive the certification for subsequent practical examinations. Well done Miranda!

Primary

Congratulations to the following students who have recently completed AMEB music examinations. The girls worked very hard over many months to prepare in all areas of the syllabus for these national music exams.

• Angelina Wang (Year 6) – Piano Grade 6 Comprehensive
• Ivy Zhang (Year 3) – Piano Grade 4 Repertoire Video  
• Harriet Hilton (Year 4) – Violin Grade 3 Comprehensive
• Amelia Chow (Year 3) – Violin Grade 2 Comprehensive

In Term 4, we have 45 candidates enrolled to sit AMEB string examinations at SCEGGS in the Primary Music Room. We have requested for the exams to be scheduled on both Saturday 11 and Saturday 18 November and will have confirmation of the dates and times from the AMEB four weeks prior to the exams. A reminder that girls are encouraged to continue their daily practice routine over the school holidays where possible, to ensure that they are thoroughly prepared for these national music examinations in Term 4. Little and often is the best strategy for home practice. It is far better to do shorter practice sessions on all days of the week than longer practice on fewer days. Musical instrument study is like a fitness level – we need to train regularly to be in the best shape for performance!

Kids at the Con School Holiday Workshops

The Sydney Conservatorium of Music is running school holiday music workshops for children aged 5-10 years on Tuesday 26, Wednesday 27 and Thursday 28 September. The workshops will include singing, imitation, movement, playing tuned and untuned percussion instruments, improvisation, story-telling and guided listening activities. All workshops take place in the Conservatorium’s historical Macquarie Street buildings. Participants only need to attend one workshop, as material will be repeated the following day. Click here for more information.

Austa String Festival

Due to popular demand, the Australian Strings Association NSW is hosting a second String Festival in Term 4 to give young string players the opportunity to perform in a friendly, non-competitive and supportive environment. Participants are invited to play one piece either solo or with an accompanist to the best of their ability. Participants will play one by one in a small group with other players of a similar age and ability. There are no winners, all participants will leave with a Certificate of Participation, a trophy and an adjudicator’s report. Each session is expected to take approximately an hour.

Upcoming Music Events

Term 3

Pauline Chow
Head of Music