{"id":17199,"date":"2024-09-19T11:05:29","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T01:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/?post_type=article&#038;p=17199"},"modified":"2024-09-19T11:05:29","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T01:05:29","slug":"primary-and-secondary-music-5","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/article\/primary-and-secondary-music-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Primary and Secondary Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Australian School Band and Orchestra Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>75 SCEGGS primary musicians in four ensembles performed at the Australian School Band and Orchestra Festival last Sunday &#8211; Bugles Band, Chamber Strings, Sinfonietta and Stringalong.<\/p>\n<p>A huge thank you goes to all the parents who navigated the myriad of road closures due to the Sydney Marathon to deliver their daughters to the University of NSW at two different venues for ASBOF. This annual school music Festival is a wonderful non-competitive performance outlet for our girls alongside students from schools from all over Sydney, and a highlight in the SCEGGS Music calendar.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to all the SCEGGS primary musicians who performed so confidently, sharing their love of music with the very appreciative audience. All ensembles received wonderful feedback from the adjudicators who commented on their well-prepared programs and the maturity shown with the developing use of non-verbal communication using gesture and breath as they played.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>The Four Ensembles gained the following awards:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">Stringalong String Ensemble<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">Gold Award<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">Sinfonietta String Ensemble<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">Gold Award<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">Chamber Strings<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">Silver Award<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">Bugles\u2019 Band \u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">Silver Award<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Here are the images from the event:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-17199 gallery-columns-6 gallery-size-medium'>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/09\/Picture1-1.png\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"Bugles Band with their conductor Mr Michael Tierney\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/09\/Picture1-1-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>Bugles Band with their conductor Mr Michael Tierney<\/figcaption>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/09\/ASBOF-Bugles.jpeg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"Bugles Band with their conductor Mr Michael Tierney\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/09\/ASBOF-Bugles-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>Bugles Band with their conductor Mr Michael Tierney<\/figcaption>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/09\/ASBOF-Chamber-Strings-2.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"Chamber Strings musicians accepting their Silver Award\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/09\/ASBOF-Chamber-Strings-2-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>Chamber Strings musicians accepting their Silver Award<\/figcaption>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/09\/ASBOF-Chamber-Strings-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"Chamber Strings performing in the Brett Dean Premier Event for Primary School String Ensembles, conducted by Mrs Anne Sweeney and accompanied by Ms Heidi Jones\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/09\/ASBOF-Chamber-Strings-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>Chamber Strings performing in the Brett Dean Premier Event for Primary School String Ensembles, conducted by Mrs Anne Sweeney and accompanied by Ms Heidi Jones<\/figcaption>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/09\/ASBOF-Sinfonietta.jpeg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"Sinfonietta\u2019s Gold Award winning performance in the Dulcie Holland Event for Primary School String Ensembles, conducted by Mrs Anne Sweeney and accompanied by Ms Heidi Jones \">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/09\/ASBOF-Sinfonietta-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>Sinfonietta\u2019s Gold Award winning performance in the Dulcie Holland Event for Primary School String Ensembles, conducted by Mrs Anne Sweeney and accompanied by Ms Heidi Jones <\/figcaption>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/09\/ASBOF-Stringalong.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"Stringalong\u2019s Gold Award winning performance, playing from memory in the Nigel Butterly Event for Primary School String Ensembles, accompanied by Mrs Anne Sweeney \">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/09\/ASBOF-Stringalong-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>Stringalong\u2019s Gold Award winning performance, playing from memory in the Nigel Butterly Event for Primary School String Ensembles, accompanied by Mrs Anne Sweeney <\/figcaption>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Community Connection Through Music <\/strong><\/h4>\n<h5><strong>Year 3 Choir performs at Bee Hive Industries<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>On Tuesday 10\u00a0September, The Year 3 Choir visited Bee Hive Industries in Darlinghurst, just one street away from SCEGGS, as part of their community service. They performed a short concert of four songs. One song was about making new friends, another an action song for the Bee Hivers to participate and the well-known Aussie folksong, Waltzing Matilda. It is always a pleasure to perform for an appreciative audience.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the videos below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/1010447030\/d7066454fa?ts=0&amp;share=copy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Year 3 Choir singing <em>A Ram Sam Sam<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/1010447177\/5b3242d62b?ts=0&amp;share=copy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Year 3 Choir singing <em>Waltzing Matilda<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Choir and Contemporary Strings perform at Ardency Trebartha<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>On Monday 16 September, musicians and choristers from Contemporary Strings and Choir travelled to Ardency Trebartha, a retirement community in Elizabeth Bay, to perform for residents as part of Dementia Action Week. Ardency Trebartha dedicated activities to each of the five senses on the five days of Dementia Action Week \u2013 hearing, sight, taste, smell and touch. In the final stages of dementia, the five senses are all affected. The performance by SCEGGS students was part of the focus on the sense of hearing. Music has many benefits in the setting of dementia \u2013 it reduces anxiety and depression, helps to maintain speech and language and has a positive impact on both the elderly and their carers. It was lovely to see the Ardency Trebartha residents and staff moved by the music, tapping their toes and singing along! After the performance, the girls took time to chat with the residents and it was an enjoyable afternoon for all involved.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Here are some images from the day:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-17199 gallery-columns-5 gallery-size-medium'>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/09\/Ardency-3.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:2:slideshow\" title=\"SCEGGS musicians and choristers chatting with residents at Ardency Trebartha\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/09\/Ardency-3-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>SCEGGS musicians and choristers chatting with residents at Ardency Trebartha<\/figcaption>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/09\/Ardency-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:2:slideshow\" title=\"SCEGGS musicians and choristers chatting with residents at Ardency Trebartha\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/09\/Ardency-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>SCEGGS musicians and choristers chatting with residents at Ardency Trebartha<\/figcaption>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/09\/Ardency-4.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:2:slideshow\" title=\"SCEGGS musicians and choristers chatting with residents at Ardency Trebartha\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/09\/Ardency-4-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>SCEGGS musicians and choristers chatting with residents at Ardency Trebartha<\/figcaption>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/09\/Ardency-Contemporary-Strings.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:2:slideshow\" title=\"Contemporary Strings conducted by Mrs Anne Sweeney \">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/09\/Ardency-Contemporary-Strings-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>Contemporary Strings conducted by Mrs Anne Sweeney <\/figcaption>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/09\/Ardency-Choir.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:2:slideshow\" title=\"Choir conducted by Ms Allison Harrigan and accompanied by Mr Heinz Schweers\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/09\/Ardency-Choir-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>Choir conducted by Ms Allison Harrigan and accompanied by Mr Heinz Schweers<\/figcaption>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Music Tour<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>We are very pleased to confirm that the 2025 Music Tour will be taking place. We have a large group of almost 60 students attending. Communication has been sent to parents of those involved.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Beyond the Green Gate<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>We love hearing about ways our musicians are involved in music-making outside of school. Please send details to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:HeidiJones@sceggs.nsw.edu.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Heidi Jones<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Clipboard<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>All co-curricular music ensemble schedules are now available on Clipboard. If you haven\u2019t set this up yet, please follow the provided\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/07\/Clipboard-Instructions-for-FamiliesT3_2024-007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">instructions<\/a>. For any issues with Clipboard set-up, contact our Music Administration Assistant Miss\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:AliceKotowicz@sceggs.nsw.edu.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alice Kotowicz<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Upcoming Events:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Week 9<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 16.6667%\">Thursday 19 September<br \/>\n4.30pm<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 16.6667%\">Helen &amp; Leonie Vocal Concert<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 16.6667%\">Vocal Soiree \u2013 students of Leonie Butler and Helen<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 16.6789%\">DB1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 16.6667%\">Sunday 22 September<br \/>\n6.00pm<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 16.6667%\">Year 12 Farewell Chapel Service<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 16.6667%\">Madrigal Ensemble<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 16.6789%\">SCEGGS Chapel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Week 10<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 16.6667%\">Monday 23 September<br \/>\n5.00pm \u2013 7.00pm<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 16.6667%\">Rock Band Workshop<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 16.6667%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 16.6789%\">Scots College<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Heidi Jones<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Head of Music (Co-curricular)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australian School Band and Orchestra Festival 75 SCEGGS primary musicians in four ensembles performed at the Australian School Band and Orchestra Festival last Sunday &#8211; Bugles Band, Chamber Strings, Sinfonietta and Stringalong. 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