Music Matters

Music Matters

2021 HSC NESA Encore Nominations                                                                      

Congratulations to the following students who have received a NESA Encore Nomination in the following:

  • Astrid Girdis – Music 2 (Composition) and Music Extension (Performance)
  • Madison Au – Music 2 (Performance)
  • Isabella Habib – Music 1 (Performance)

This year, we are proud to announce that Madison Au has been selected to perform a work from her Music 2 Performance program in this year’s NESA ENCORE Concert. 

2021 was a challenging year for our Year 12 students and we are proud of our students’ achievements in the Music courses.


Secondary Music Ensemble Rehearsals in Week 3

Rehearsals for ALL ensembles will formally begin next week. Please look in your email for communication from your ensemble director.  Students who are taking Music as an elective study MUST participate in at least one Music Ensemble. If for whatever reason you cannot attend your rehearsal, please do the courtesy of letting your conductor or Ms Chow know ahead of the rehearsal.

City of Sydney Eisteddfod – Piano Solo

Congratulations to Rebecca Colwell (Year 10) who was awarded second place in the Chopin 15 years and under section for Sydney Eisteddfod.  Rebecca also received Highly Commended for the 18th Century 15 & 16 years section. Well done Rebecca!

 

 

 

 

Practice-a-thon

In preparation for the upcoming SCEGGS Eisteddfod the Music Department will be holding a practice-a-thon in Weeks 3-7.

Practice trackers will be available from music tutors and classroom music teachers. Use the tracker to monitor your daily practice. We are aiming to see how long our best practice streak is. Earn a Bronze award for a 7-day streak, a Silver award for a 14 day streak, a Gold award for a 21 day streak and a Platinum award for a 28+ day streak. The awards will be distributed along with your Eisteddfod award.  

 

SCEGGS Eisteddfod

  • The SCEGGS Music Eisteddfod is a competition open to all musicians currently taking private lessons, inside or outside of school.
  • Entry into the Eisteddfod is FREE.
  • All Elective Music students are preparing for participation.
Applications
  • This year our applications will be collected through a Google Doc form.
  • The Google Doc form will be available in Weeks 5 & 6 (Monday 21 February and Friday 4 March) 
  • No entires will be accepted after 4 March
Heats – Week 7 (Vocalists & Yr 12), Week 8 (all other heats)
  • Vocal heats and Year 12 instrumental heats will be held in Week 7 (Friday 11 March).
  • Instrumental heats will be held in Week 8 (Monday 14 March – Friday 18 March) during regular Music class lessons for Primary students, Year 7 students and Elective Music students.
  • All other heats will be held during regular class lesson time.
  • Students will perform for the external, specialist adjudicator in a music studio – there is no audience.
  • Due to timetabling restrictions, adjudicators do not provide written reports or any other feedback.
  • TIME LIMIT: 5 MINUTES
Highlights Concerts
  • Adjudicators select between 15-20 performers to perform at each Highlights concert (Primary & Secondary).
  • Primary Highlights concert: Friday 25 March at 4:30pm
  • Secondary Highlights concert: Friday 25 March at 6.00pm

A variety of awards are made at these concerts:

  1. Outstanding Musician of the Primary School/Secondary School
  2. Wran Prize for Up and Coming Vocalist (Secondary only)
  3. Acknowledgement Awards

Any questions please contact Ms Heidi Jones.


Peripatetic Music Program

Many students have resumed their instrumental and vocal lessons this week. It is wonderful to hear music coming from the studios again, and to see some tutors who have not been onsite since June 2021!

It’s not too late to apply instrumental or vocal lessons at SCEGGS – please fill out this form.

Waiting lists exist for Piano, Violin, Cello & Guitar.

A reminder about the scheduling of instrumental and vocal lessons:

  • Music lessons take place during regular class.
  • ALL students must have a rotating lesson time. Please do not request a fixed lesson time.
  • Preference for out-of-class lesson times is given to Senior and Elective music students.
  • Students can expect to attend one 30-minute lesson each.
  • Secondary students are absent for less than half of a regular 80-minute class lesson.
  • Secondary students will advise their classroom teachers that they will be absent for a music lesson prior to it taking place and catch up on any missed work in their own time.


Voice Lessons

A message from Miss Harrigan:

Every week I hear students say every “I love singing but I’m not very good at it.“

Here is your opportunity to get better at something you love doing.  Have singing lessons and take your voice out of the shower and onto the stage.  Learn how to breathe like a singer, how to control your voice, get more volume and increase your range.  Learn what sort of voice you have and what songs suit you best.  SCEGGS has a limited number of vacancies for singing students to learn at school. 

If you wish to take voice lessons at SCEGGS, please fill in the application form at the bottom of the Peripatetic Guidelines document.


Voice tutors

Read more about our four Voice teachers, Jo Burton, Leonie Butler, Eloise Evans & Helen Saltos.

 

Heidi Jones
Accompanist & Performance Coach

 

Ms Pauline Chow
Head of Music