Music Matters

Musical Opportunities – Organ Scholarships, Margot Anthony Budd “Beyond the Curriculum Award” and Band Discovery Fellowships

Fantastic opportunities are available for students who would like to pursue the following. All applications close on Monday 7 March.

Organ Scholarships

Applications are invited for two Organ Tuition Scholarships for 2022 – 2023.

The Organ Tuition Scholarships will be made available to foster girls’ interest in learning and playing the organ. It is hoped that the student organists will be involved with services, assemblies and special events held in the SCEGGS Chapel and the Great Hall.

Please see here for further information.

Margot Anthony Budd “Beyond the Curriculum Award”

The Margot Anthony (Budd) Beyond the Curriculum Music Award will be awarded annually to two students. The award consists of a monetary amount awarded annually for students in Years 8 to 11 who study Elective Music. The Award is to be used by the student to support their continued involvement in musical activities, which serve to facilitate the development of their musical potential.

Please see here for further information.

Band Discovery Fellowships

The Music Department is offering TWO Band Discovery Fellowships to successful applicants from Year 7. Please fill out this form if you would like to apply. The form also outlines the eligibility criteria.

If successful, you will receive:

– Fully funded private tuition for one year.
– Fully funded instrument hire provided by the School for one year.

If selected you will be able to choose to learn either the French Horn, Euphonium, Trombone, Tuba, or Bassoon. You will be able to try this instrument before making a final selection, but please research the instruments before applying.

Parents of successful applicants will be contacted by Mr Tierney (Director of Bands).

The 25^th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee – Sydney Grammar Musical

Congratulations to the following students who have successfully auditioned for a place in the upcoming Sydney Grammar Musical The 25^th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.

Chorus:

Nicola Allen, Lila Eversgerd, Willow Garside, Lara Gavan, Eliza Newton, Annie Furness, Ava Nunley, Giulietta Pompei, Elizabeth Shin and Olivia Wolff.

Olive Ostrovsky:

Samantha Millin

Well done girls and we look forward to seeing the performance in Term 2 June 21 – 24.

Call for Secondary students to join “Van Reyk” Percussion Ensemble

Do you love to hit objects and create some funky rhythms whilst doing so? If you answered “YES” then either Van Reyk or Glennie Percussion ensemble would be a great co-curricular Music option for you!

Van Reyk Percussion Ensemble

Rehearsal: Friday 7.30 to 8.15am (Great Hall or DB 3)

Here is a video of the percussion ensemble last year performing at the Year 10 to 12 Speech Day.

To sign up or if you have further questions, please contact Ms Chow.

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

Applications for the SCEGGS Eisteddfod are now open.

There is no need to complete the application if your daughter learns at school – this will be done by her music tutor.

If your daughter learns music outside of school, please complete the application via the appropriate link:

Primary vocal applications must be discussed with Mrs Bronwyn Cleworth or Ms Lanneke Jones.

No entries 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:

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

Any questions please contact Ms Heidi Jones.

Peripatetic Music Program

We are actively seeking enrolments for the following instruments – French Horn, Euphonium, Trombone, Tuba and Bassoon.

We also have spaces in our vocal program for budding young singers.

Waiting lists exist for Piano, Strings, Clarinet, Saxophone & Guitar.

Please apply through this link.

Peripatetic Guidelines

A reminder about the policies around the alterations to scheduled music lessons from the Peripatetic guidelines:

Alterations to Scheduled Music Lessons

With the assistance of parents, students are encouraged to monitor forthcoming interruptions to music lessons (e.g., camps, excursions, tests).
The parents of Primary students have the responsibility to notify their daughter’s music tutor if they need to alter a scheduled music lesson.
It is the Secondary student’s responsibility to notify their music tutor if they need to alter a scheduled music lesson.
Music tutors are expected to advise parents and students immediately of circumstances which will prevent lessons being given (e.g., illness, planned absences), so that appropriate alternative arrangements can be put in
If a student provides their music tutor with reasonable notice of the need to alter a scheduled music lesson (i.e., at least 24hrs), then an alternate music lesson may be
If a student misses a lesson without notification, the music tutor will contact parents immediately to ascertain the reason for the student’s absence.
Parents should expect to be charged for the missed lesson.

String tutors

Read more about our Violin tutors; Mrs Anne Sweeney, Ms Evelyn Cirevski, Dr Lerida Delbridge, Ms Dominique Gallery & Ms Michelle Kelly and the wealth of performing and teaching experience they bring to our program.

Heidi Jones
Accompanist & Performance Coach

Pauline Chow
Head of Music