Music in the Senior Years
Music in the Senior School (Curricular)
Our Year 7 and 8 students are diving deep into their performance tasks. Year 7 is mastering the parts of ‘My Paddle’ and ‘Land of the Silver Bird’, perfecting their presentations which they’ll deliver to the class in Week 6. Meanwhile, Year 8 is honing their guitar skills, delving into the world of The Blues, tablature, and chord charts. Currently, they’re tackling the 12 Bar-Blues in C and a captivating short Blues piece, which will be presented in week 11.
Years 9, 10, 11 HSC and 12 HSC Music 1 students are in rehearsal mode with their accompanists, gearing up for their first elective performance assessment task of 2024. Year 9 will share their chosen repertoire with the class in a supportive environment. As for Year 10, 11 HSC, and 12 HSC Music 1, mark your calendars for our elective music recital on Monday 8 April in Week 11. We eagerly anticipate witnessing their musical prowess on display.
For our Year 12 HSC Music 2 students, it’s all about refining their core compositions in preparation for the final external submissions in September. Week 8 will see them submit their current work-in-progress for valuable feedback.
In the world of IB, our Year 11 students are embarking on the journey of composition, mirroring the style and essence of their chosen composer and piece for their EMIC portfolios. We eagerly await the fruits of their creative labour.
A round of applause for our Year 12 IB students! Their Higher Level Project Showcase was nothing short of spectacular, showcasing not only their compositions but also their depth of knowledge, emotional maturity and application of strong theoretical skills. We can’t wait to see their compositions and performances in their other portfolios.
Keep up the outstanding work, everyone!
Encore Showcase at the Sydney Opera House
Elective music students from years 9, 10, 11HSC, 11IB, 12 HSC and 12IB attended the highly anticipated ENCORE concert at the Opera House on Monday 4 March.
This year’s performance is particularly special as we congratulate and celebrate the achievements of Eva Whitbread of our Music 1 class 2023. Eva performed ‘The Dance of Eternity’ by Dream Theatre on the drum kit as a part of her HSC program and was selected from thousands of performances across NSW to present her item at this prestigious event. Well done Eva on such an exciting and bold performance!
Encore was an amazing experience with a broad and interesting range of nominations that were all incredible to watch. It was great to be there to support Eva, as well as see the immense amount of support and love from other attending schools. The display of originality and uniqueness of the performances has encouraged me to push myself both as a performer and composer, to find my personality within music I have chosen to perform and create.
Eloise Dahm
Year 12 IB Music
I found the ENCORE concert this year extremely entertaining and diverse in terms of performances. The wide variety of genres of music from rock to jazz to classical was highly engaging and was inspiring to watch. Having Eva perform, representing SSC, was extremely exciting with her performance bringing grand energy not only from our school, but others alike. Overall, the experience was exceptional, with high energy and talent.
Thank you for the opportunity to be able to view such wonderful compositions and performances.
Mehthini De Almaida-John
Year 11 IB Music
Encore was an incredible experience for all music students, as we were given an insight of what we were to aim for in senior music years. It was an honour to be able to watch different styles of music played in such a unique and creative way.
Mira Nguyen
Year 9 Music
ENCORE was such an amazing and enjoyable experience that showcased the hard work and dedication of all musicians from various backgrounds. To see other people like me who are passionate and enjoy the joy that music brings makes me feel very empowered and motivated to work hard and maintain my own passion with my music making.
Isabella Yang
Year 12 IB Music
‘Encore’ was an enjoyable and inspiring experience! Witnessing the performances of numerous talented musicians creatively expressing themselves inspired me to explore new avenues with my instrument, performance, and compositions. I’m truly grateful for the chance to have heard Eva, a drummer from Santa Sabina, deliver an amazing performance that truly engaged the crowd. I’m immensely thankful for the opportunity to have witnessed the talents of all these remarkable musicians.
Isabella Petersen
Year 12IB Music
IB Music Showcase – Cadences of Life
Last Thursday evening – 29 February – at 5:00pm in the Blackbox Theatre for our IB MUSIC Showcase. Hosted by Ms Veronica Tsang and the Year 12 IB Music class, ‘Cadences of Life’ was a showcase of IB Music Higher Level Projects, with each work having undergone a rigorous process of composing, workshopping, collaborating, rehearsing, and refining. The showcase offered a musical journey featuring original compositions in a range of styles, exploring themes of grief and change, friendship and love. Congratulations on such a wonderful night of music making and sharing your incredible works and a huge thank you to Miss Tsang on her dedication and nurturing of our IB students.
Froukje Werlemann-Godfrey
Music Teacher | Head of Curricular Music 5-12