{"id":12150,"date":"2023-09-07T11:48:46","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T00:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/?post_type=article&#038;p=12150"},"modified":"2023-09-07T11:48:46","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T00:48:46","slug":"music-matters-138","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/article\/music-matters-138\/","title":{"rendered":"Music Matters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>This week&#8217;s banner is the Year 12 Rock Group performing on Wear It Purple Day.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Wear It Purple Day \u2013 Friday 25 August<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Congratulations to members of the Year 12 Rock group who performed at lunchtime for <em>Wear It Purple Day<\/em> on Friday 25 August. The group performed a selection of pieces for the school community at the cafeteria. It was a wonderful musical contribution to the day, to help raise and promote a safe, inclusive and empowering environment for rainbow young people. Well done Year 12 Rock group!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>AMEB Examinations<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h5><strong>Secondary<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Congratulations to Miranda Lin (Year 7) who received her Viola grade 6 in late June. The Viola is Miranda\u2019s second instrument with her first instrument being the Violin.<\/p>\n<p>Miranda also passed her Grade 5 Music Theory exam last week &#8211; another terrific achievement that will allow her to receive the certification for subsequent practical examinations. Well done Miranda!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12153\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12153\" style=\"width: 240px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12153 size-full\" style=\"font-size: 18.4px\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/09\/Lin-Miranda.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/09\/Lin-Miranda.jpg 240w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/09\/Lin-Miranda-113x150.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12153\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Miranda Lin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h5><strong>Primary<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Congratulations to the following students who have recently completed AMEB music examinations. The girls worked very hard over many months to prepare in all areas of the syllabus for these national music exams.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Angelina Wang (Year 6) \u2013 Piano Grade 6 Comprehensive<\/li>\n<li>Ivy Zhang (Year 3) \u2013 Piano Grade 4 Repertoire Video \u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Harriet Hilton (Year 4) \u2013 Violin Grade 3 Comprehensive<\/li>\n<li>Amelia Chow (Year 3) \u2013 Violin Grade 2 Comprehensive<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In Term 4, we have 45 candidates enrolled to sit AMEB string examinations at SCEGGS in the Primary Music Room. We have requested for the exams to be scheduled on both Saturday 11 and Saturday 18 November and will have confirmation of the dates and times from the AMEB four weeks prior to the exams. A reminder that girls are encouraged to continue their daily practice routine over the school holidays where possible, to ensure that they are thoroughly prepared for these national music examinations in Term 4. <em>Little and often<\/em> is the best strategy for home practice. It is far better to do shorter practice sessions on all days of the week than longer practice on fewer days. Musical instrument study is like a fitness level &#8211; we need to train regularly to be in the best shape for performance!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Kids at the Con School Holiday Workshops<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The Sydney Conservatorium of Music is running school holiday music workshops for children aged 5-10 years on Tuesday 26, Wednesday 27 and Thursday 28 September. The workshops will include singing, imitation, movement, playing tuned and untuned percussion instruments, improvisation, story-telling and guided listening activities. All workshops take place in the Conservatorium\u2019s historical Macquarie Street buildings. Participants only need to attend one workshop, as material will be repeated the following day. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/openacademy.sydney.edu.au\/KCholworkshops\">here<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Austa String Festival <\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Due to popular demand, the Australian Strings Association NSW is hosting a second String Festival in Term 4 to give young string players the opportunity to perform in a friendly, non-competitive and supportive environment. Participants are invited to play one piece either solo or with an accompanist to the best of their ability. Participants will play one by one in a small group with other players of a similar age and ability. There are no winners, all participants will leave with a Certificate of Participation, a trophy and an adjudicator\u2019s report. Each session is expected to take approximately an hour.<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><strong>When:\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">\n<p>Sunday 29 October 2023, sessions will run between 8.30am and 5pm<\/p>\n<p><em>Players will be advised of their session time 1-2 weeks in advance and registration will be half an hour prior to their allocated time<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><strong>Entry Fee:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">$45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><strong>Location:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">Sydney Grammar School (St Ives) 11 Ayres Rd, St. Ives NSW 2075<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><strong>Accompanists:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">A piano accompanist will be available on the day but participants may provide their own accompanist. Please select &#8216;accompanist needed&#8217; when booking your ticket if the player requires the services of our in-house accompanist.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><strong>To Enrol:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">\u00a0via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trybooking.com\/CKZAQ\">TryBooking<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><strong>Entries Close:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">October 12 2023<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><strong>Contact Details\u00a0<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">douglas@violins.com.au<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Upcoming Music Events <\/strong><\/h4>\n<h5><strong>Term 3<\/strong><\/h5>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">Week 8<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\"><strong>Year 3 Pianists\u2019 Concert<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">Friday 8 September, 1.15pm<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">Primary Music Room<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">Week 9<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\"><strong>Primary Piano Concert<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">Thursday 14 September, 3.30 \u2013 4.30pm<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">Great Hall<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">Week 10<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\"><strong>Primary Percussion Concert<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">Friday 22 September, 1.10pm \u2013 1.40pm<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">Primary Music Room<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Pauline Chow<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong style=\"font-size: 1.15rem;letter-spacing: 0px\">Head of Music<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week&#8217;s banner is the Year 12 Rock Group performing on Wear It Purple Day. 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