Primary Music

B Kinder Day Assembly

Congratulations to the 40+ musicians in Chamber Strings and the Primary Percussion Ensemble who performed at the K-6 End of Term Assembly last term. Dressed in rainbow mufti for B Kinder Day, the girls performed a lively piece called “Bolero de Strings,” which had everyone tapping their toes in the Great Hall!

Musicale 3 at Festival on Forbes

This year’s Musicale 3 will be held at Festival on Forbes on Sunday, 25 August. Every Primary and Secondary Music Ensemble will perform throughout the day on one of three separate stages. A timetable will be circulated soon to help you plan your day. Please note that the date in the school diary is incorrect; there will be no Musicale on Thursday, 1 August.

Australian School Band and Orchestra Festival – Sunday, 15 September

Several SCEGGS ensembles will perform at the Australian School Band and Orchestra Festival this year. The Festival is a non-competitive event where ensembles receive a Gold, Silver, or Bronze rating based on their performance. This is a wonderful opportunity for our SCEGGS ensembles to perform on stage, hear other school ensembles, and receive valuable feedback from professional adjudicators.

Please see the table below for details of the events occurring on Sunday 15 September

Stringalong – Nigel Butterly Event	Arrival time 8.00am	Leighton Hall, University of NSW, Kensington
Sinfonietta – Dulcie Holland Evten	Arrival time 8.50am	Leighton Hall, University of NSW Kensington
Bugles – Robert McAnally Event	Approx arrival time 9.30am approx. end time 11.00am	Clancy Auditorium, University of NSW, Kensington
Chamber Strings – Brett Dean Premier Event	Arrival time 11.00am	Leighton Hall University of NSW, Kensington

Student Achievements

Congratulations to Olivia Tan (Year 1), who achieved remarkable success during the holidays:

1^st place in the 7 and under age group at the Sydney Region, 4^th Aegio International Piano Competition
1^st place in Cello in the 6 and under age group at the St. George Eisteddfod
Highly commended in the 20^th & 21^st Century Piano 7 and under category at the Sydney Eisteddfod

What fantastic holiday achievements!

This term, we welcome four new music tutors to SCEGGS:

Margie Iddison	Cello
David Hunt	Guitar
Denny Kesic	Guitar
Matt Ross	Guitar

Clipboard

All co-curricular music ensemble schedules are now available on Clipboard. If you haven’t set this up yet, please follow these instructions.

If you are having any issues with Clipboard set-up, please contact our Music Administration Assistant, Miss Alice Kotowicz.

Beyond the Green Gate

We are always happy to hear about ways our primary musicians are involved in music-making outside the school. Please send details to Heidi Jones.

Heidi Jones
Head of Music (Co-curricular)