Music Matters

Music Matters

The House Music/Drama Festival

The SCEGGS Great Hall was the setting for the first ever combined House Music/Drama Festival yesterday!

Congratulations to the following Houses for achieving the following places in the competition:

  1. Docker – “Cruisin’ for a Bruisin’”
  2. Badham – “If I Were a Boy”
  3. Barton – “Hakuna Matata (She’ll Be Right)”

Well done to all the Houses for their behind the scenes work and their preparation for the competition.  There were many wonderful performances and everyone should be proud of what they have presented for the day!

 

2020 SCEGGS Eisteddfod News – Week 7 Heats Schedule

The schedule is released this week – please check the Music Department and Cognito for the time of your heats.

 

Adjudicators for 2020 SCEGGS Eisteddfod

We have been most fortunate to secure the following musicians to be the adjudicators for the 2020 SCEGGS Eisteddfod.

Vocal & Secondary Highlights adjudicator – Christine Logan

Secondary Heats & Highlights adjudicator – Judy Hellmers

Primary Heats & Highlights adjudicator – Kathryn Phillips

Primary Highlights adjudicator – Diana Springford

We look forward to sharing our students’ performances with our 2020 adjudicators.

 

2020 Margot Anthony (Budd) “Beyond the Curriculum” Award

A reminder that the applications for the Margot Anthony (Budd) “Beyond the Curriculum Award” must be submitted to the Head of School by tomorrow, Friday 6 March 2020.

There are two awards given each year to Elective Music students from Years 8 to 11. Students need to demonstrate a developing musical interest in an area outside of their classroom studies. They also need to have a record of music tuition and successful examination results in at least one instrument or voice.

To apply, students can access the information and application form on Cognito.

 

P&F Cocktail Party – Basie Jazz Band

Congratulations and thanks to members of the Basie Jazz Band who provided a lovely backdrop of musical accompaniment for the P&F’s Cocktail Party last Friday, February 28.  Many thanks to Mr Peter Jewitt who prepared the students and directed the performance that evening. 

 

Bushfire State Memorial Service

Annika Deitz (Year 11) sang with the Sydney Children’s Choir at the Bushfire State Memorial Service at Qudos Arena on Sunday 23 February.  The memorial service honoured the lives of the 25 victims who were killed in the bushfires since October 2019.  Prime Minister Scott Morrison and NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian were among the dignitaries who attended the service.

 

Endangered Instrument “Try-outs”

It was wonderful to be greeted by a crowd of enthusiastic Primary students who wanted to have their “first-hand” experience of French Horn, Trombone, and Tuba!  The Viola and Double Bass were also eagerly embraced by many curious students who wanted to learn the difference between instruments to their Violin and Cello counterparts.

At the conclusion of this week’s “Try-outs”, students will be taking a form home to their parents to indicate the instruments that had their interest.  We encourage a discussion to take place at home to see whether a routine of regular practice and learning can be part of the school and family routine.

Students who wish to pursue lessons on one of the instruments that were on offer must return their forms to the Primary Music room or to the Primary Office by Friday 13 March.

 

Music Tuition Reminders:

A reminder for ALL students who are part of the Music Tuition (instrumental and voice) program to do the following:

Secondary students must:

  1. advise their classroom teachers, at least 48 hours in advance, that they will be absent for a music lesson;
  2. understand that the class teacher has the right to ask the student to change their music lesson time if an excursion, incursion, test or assessment task is scheduled during that lesson;
  3. catch up on any missed work in their own time.

 

Upcoming Events:

SCEGGS Eisteddfod Heats – Commence Weeks 7 (check the noticeboard in the DB Centre and Cognito for your heats)

Primary Highlights Concert – Tuesday 17 March 4.30pm, SCEGGS Great Hall

Secondary Highlights Concert – Tuesday 24 March 5.00pm, SCEGGS Great Hall

Musicale 1 – Thursday 26 March 5.00pm, SCEGGS Great Hall

 

 

Pauline Chow
Head of Music