Music Matters

Music Matters

Beethoven Recording Project – Thank You!

On behalf of the Music department, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the school community for their contribution towards the Beethoven Recording Project.  I know that it isn’t easy managing the recordings and that there have been difficulties from our Primary families with the submission of their files.  Thank to everyone who have tried and were able to submit their files.  We are now collating these together to create the final version which we’re looking forward to sharing as our whole school item on Speech Day.

Thank you to our peripatetic tutors who have assisted with providing the guiding tracks for our students.  We could not have done this without your support.  Special thank you to Ms Eddi Goodfellow (Visual) and to Mr Neal Sutherland (Audio) who are now working through the files to the final performance!

Thank you to students, families and staff – we could not have done this without your support!


Year 10 Composition Project

Students began their study of Australian Music with an exploration of the collection of works by Slava and Leonard Grigoryan – This is Us: A Musical Reflection of Australia and Katie Noonan’s Love-Song -Circus. As the springboard and inspiration for Year 10, they were to visit the Australian Museum and use the exhibition “Unsettled” to select an item, picture or story to convey in music.  We continued with this idea but changed to a virtual tour of the exhibition.  We were excited to welcome old girl and composer, Dr Aristea Mellos to work with the girls. She shared some of her compositions and provide further inspiration and guidance. Below are the items, picture and stories of inspiration that the girls have set to music. We hope you appreciate these stories and the music they created while learning at home.

Alison Ryan

Year 10 Elective Music Teacher

 

Thank You String Ensembles – Beethoven Recordings

Special thanks to each and every string player from K-12 who participated in recordings of Beethoven Symphony No. 9 this week. Our wonderful and very creative videographer Eddi Goodfellow captured the girls playing their instruments in a myriad of settings around the school and these pop-up performances were thoroughly enjoyed by all! String players have been fortunate to be able to rehearse and perform together in person this term after such a long period of isolation during lockdown. Our Beethoven video collaboration of strings, band and choirs which will be presented at Speech Day will be an “Ode to Joy” to the return of music making in 2021!
Anne Sweeney
Director of Strings

 

Peripatetic News

As we approach the end of the year, I invite you to have a conversation with your daughter about their instrumental and vocal lessons.

If your daughter does not want to continue in the program next year, we ask that you give YOUR MUSIC TUTOR the required four weeks’ notice now.

The Music Department are grateful for your support during the period of lockdown this year. Many amazing zoom lessons occurred and there has been excellent progress made by many during this difficult time.

Planning has already begun for the SCEGGS Eisteddfod in late Term 1 2022. Now is a great time to choose an appropriate piece and start preparing!

Please find attached an updated version of the Peripatetic Music Program guidelines for your reference.

We look forward to sharing live music with you again next year.

 

 

Pauline Chow
Head of Music