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The date of the SCEGGS HSC ENCORE Concert<\/strong> has been changed to Thursday 25 August \u2013 Great Hall, 6pm<\/strong>.\u00a0 We look forward to sharing the Year 12 Class of 2022\u2019s music performances with the school community in this free concert.\u00a0<\/p>\n

All Elective Music students are also encouraged to attend this performance with their parents to experience and support the work of the senior Music students.<\/p>\n

MLC Australian Music Day Workshop \u2013 Thursday 28 July<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Last Thursday 28 July, students from Year 11 Music 1, Music 2 and 10 Elective students attended the MLC School\u2019s Australian Music Day Workshop.\u00a0 It has been 3 years since these workshops have taken place and they have always been a valuable experience for students who are learning to compose in either the Music 1 (Program 1) or Music 2 (Program 2) course. Please read below the learning experience students had of the day.<\/p>\n

Program 1<\/strong><\/h5>\n

The MLC Australian Music Day Program 1 workshop was an extremely educational experience which provided the Year 11 Music 1 class (and some Year 9 and 10 elective music students) with tips on writing compositions for the HSC, and on writing songs in general. We had the opportunity to view musician Simone East and band Sleepmakeswaves<\/em> live to observe their song making process and to get tips on ours. The day started with a showcase of a couple of Simone East\u2019s songs, then a guide to making song titles and song lyrics. We then made songs in small groups and received feedback from Simone. In the next part of the workshop, we attended a talk on how to write compositions for the HSC and were able to view example scores, something which I as a Year 11 student doing Music for the HSC, found very useful. Next, we watched Sleepmakeswaves\u2019 <\/em>first live performance since lockdown, followed by experimentation with different chord progressions and improvisation. Overall, the day was an incredible experience, one which everyone enjoyed and learnt from. Personally, this program helped me to decide to do a composition for my HSC, and encouraged me to continue producing songs in my own time.<\/p>\n

Lara Greenfield
\nYear 11 Music 1 student<\/strong><\/p>\n

Program 2<\/strong><\/h5>\n

It was so exciting to experience this year’s MLC Australian Music Day. I was lucky to experience Program 2 where we got to explore, learn and create with Australian musicians and composers. We started with listening to A Dream within a Dream,<\/em> by Holly Harrison.\u00a0 The work is\u00a0inspired by the characters the Mad Hatter, the Dormouse and Alice from Lewis Carrol\u2019s Alice in Wonderland<\/em>. Holly Harrison\u2019s concept was to express the story of the Hatter trying to keep the Mouse awake at the tea party using only a clarinet, performed by clarinettist Jason Noble using electronic effect pedals. This piece is extremely unique and inspiring as it uses electronic effects (e.g. digital delay, \u2018wa\u2019 pedal) to accompany the clarinettist.\u00a0 The effects not only creates accompanying layers, but also stands alone as an ‘electronic clarinet’ part. Holly also explained her creative process, using images and patterns to create structure of her piece. Her explanation was extremely beneficial as it has taught me how process can be incorporated in my own compositions. Holly Harrison also explored various techniques and musical material to not only create clear contrasting characters (e.g. Hatter and Mouse) but a neurotic and engaging piece! All the students had the opportunity (and pressure) to compose our own clarinet solo pieces. I was lucky enough to have my quick composition played and it was amazing to see the music come alive! To have your composition come alive is an extraordinary experience that every student is grateful for.<\/p>\n

Black Sea Dance<\/em> was another piece performed and analysed by Gerard Brophy as a flute and cello duet. It was exciting to see this complex piece experiment with time. Even I mucked up my time signatures and beats but Brophy commented, on my quick composition, saying “Interesting change in the time signatures\u2026 it’s always good to make change – even a dramatic one.” Lastly, we ended our creative journey with a colourful and catchy riff based piece called Gothic Carousel<\/em> by Tristan Coelho. This inventive and engaging piece used a unique quartet of double bass, cello, viola and piano. This whole experience of seeing current Australian music, having my own music played, sharing this experience with classmates is something memorable that I will always keep in mind when I’m composing music.<\/p>\n

Sophie Gallagher Horne
\nYear 10 Elective Music Student<\/strong><\/p>\n