Music
Friends of Music AGM | Tonight!
We are looking forward to welcoming our friends and supporters to the Edwards Auditorium on Senior Campus from 7pm for our Friends of Music Annual General Meeting. All interested members of our Redlands community are heartily invited to join us, and we would be delighted to see representation from all sections, as we dream for a wonderful 2023 and beyond in Redlands Music.
News about our News!
We’ve decided to explore a change of format within our weekly Music Note Day update. We hope to continue to develop the Junior and Senior Campus Pulse as the home for key departmental information and news updates as they happen across the term, so Note Day itself presents a wonderful opportunity to hear from ALL our Music Educators and Leaders across our P-12 department each week.
For the rest of 2022, we will trial our Music Note Day being divided into Curricular, Cocurricular & Extracurricular sections – with pertinent updates regarding Prep, Junior and Secondary Schools as relevant. We welcome feedback from our community on the readability and accessibility of this information, and I would like to thank our classroom teachers and departmental leaders in advance for their contributions from time to time.
Wishing our community a wonderful Week 2 to come!
Amy Richardson
Director of Music P-12
Curricular Music
JUNIOR CAMPUS CURRICULAR MUSIC
MIP Concert – Save the Date!
Yr 4 and 5 students are excited to be performing in our annual MIP Concert in Week 4. Parents and guests are warmly invited to attend, so please save the date for Thursday 3rd November 1:50pm in Dunnet Hall. All students will be performing in their instrumental groups.
Katherine Moses | Head of Junior Campus Music
SENIOR CAMPUS CURRICULAR MUSIC
All the best Year 12 2022!
We wish our graduating cohort all the very best with their final HSC Written Examinations and IB Music Portfolio Submissions that are this week!
Years 7-10 Theory, Aural & Musicology Exam Support
In addition to support from your class teacher directly, a reminder that the Music Study Centre is open at 7.30am Monday & 3.30pm Friday each week to offer any additional help you may need as you prepare for your final assessments in Music. We are cheering for all our students as they consolidate the big ideas they’ve been exploring in 2022 and wrap up this great year of learning ahead of the coming examination periods.
Amy Richardson | Director of Music P-12
Cocurricular Music
BAND & SMALL ENSEMBLE PROGRAMS
Manly Jazz
On the first weekend of holidays, the students of the Jazz Program came together to celebrate music at the Manly International Jazz Festival. Over the course of a somewhat rainy day, the members of the Stage bands, Jazz Combo and the Jazz Vocal Ensemble performed their favourite tunes to the public in one of the world’s great beaches. This was Redlands’ first year of involvement at the Festival, and our second public performance since the lockdowns of the past few years. Thank you to the students and families for making this day possible. We can’t wait until next year!
Joseph Montz | Head of Bands & Small Ensembles
CHORAL PROGRAM
Senior Carols Feature Auditions
This week in Senior choir we launched our preparations for the Senior Carols & Speech Day events. In weeks to come auditions for featured roles within these events will open via the Music Auditions iLearn page. Stay tuned!
Nicole Roberts | Head of Choral P-12
STRING PROGRAM
Senior Strings
Are you a string player in Yr 7-12? Are you looking to join an ensemble? It’s not too late to join Senior Strings! As we prepare for end of year performances we still have availability in the orchestra and would love to hear from you. Simply complete the co-curricular enrolment form on Pulse or get in touch in seniormusic@redlands.nsw.edu.au with any questions
K-6 Strings Concert | Save the date!
Prep Strings, Junior Strings, Yr 2 Strings and the Junior Chamber ensembles will be performing in this annual event on Monday 7th November, showcasing their learning from throughout the year. Parents/guests are warmly invited and more information will be distributed in the coming weeks.
Katherine Moses | Head of Strings