Music at Del Monte and MBH

Music at Mary Bailey House

Term 2 Music classes off with a bang with some new songs for the children’s repertoire. Miss Polly had a Dolly has been a great addition to help with sequencing. We have been using scarves as a fun and engaging way to explore various musical concepts like dynamics, pitch and musical phrasing. This fosters both creative expression and a deeper understanding of music. We will continue to incorporate scarves into our classes, but will change the repertoire to expose the children to various genres of music.

Music at Del Monte

Our students have been making joyful music! 

A highlight of this term so far has included a combined Laudare Singers and Siena Singers rehearsal to prepare all singing parts for our item at the Gala Concert. Although our rehearsals are early in the morning, the singers were very enthusiastic and excited about the Gala!

In curriculum Music classes, Year 4 are learning ensemble skills through movement and untuned percussion with speech patterns. Year 3 recorder students are playing five-note songs, which uses both hands and very good breath control. The Monday String Programs were recently visited by guests from another school who wanted to observe the wonderful work they do each week!

Our Kindergarten friends are keeping the beat using our ‘pet’ mice (toys, not real ones!). Our mice move very quickly (allegro), although sometimes they are sleepy and slow (lento). 

Stay tuned for information about the forthcoming Gala Concert on Tuesday 24 June at the Sydney Town Hall, which will feature Del Monte Choirs and String ensembles, and every child from Year 4 who will join in the massed choir (with Years 5-7) as part of the special rite of passage that marks the end of the Del Monte journey!

Formal communication will be sent to performers shortly with key details about rehearsals in the leadup to the event and tickets will go on sale at 9:00am on Monday 19 May 2025.

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