Music
Friends of Music Meeting – Tonight!
Our first Friends of Music meeting of the year is tonight! It’s a great opportunity to look at the year ahead. We invite anyone in our community to come join and be part of what we do.
The night will include musical entertainment from some of our staff, light refreshments and, most importantly, the opportunity to hear about how you can make a difference as a Friend of Music.
We look forward to seeing our community at 6pm in Edwards Auditorium tonight!
Do the Little Things Right
This term, we have a Music Department goal to ‘do the little things right’. We know that when we lay the right foundations for our students, and hold them accountable with high expectations and support them to meet them, we can expect significant growth and success.
As we are settling into our routines of ensemble attendance and private tuition practice, we encourage all students to focus on holistically focusing on making sure they’re making a big improvements in the small details.
Some examples of ways you can encourage your child to be doing the little things right:
- Being the first person there to help with set-up of an ensemble, and the last person to leave
- Having music, pencils and any other equipment prepared for every rehearsal
- Getting that routine of daily practice, no matter how small, embedded in what we do
- Leaving rehearsal spaces better than we found them
- Keeping devices away from rehearsal spaces
- Focusing the whole way through rehearsal
As we focus on this at school, we appreciate your support to help your child at home. Open conversations about consistent practice and preparation for both private lessons, ensembles and music classes is essential to helping your child succeed in music.
JUNIOR CAMPUS
RedFactor
Do you have the Red Factor?! Our annual talent show is back for 2024 and we can’t wait to see a new year of exciting acts.
Please complete this Red Factor Audition Form if your child/ren are auditioning for Red Factor 2024. The audition forms are due no later than Friday 1 March by 5pm.
The form must be completed by the parent/carer, not the student. All other terms and conditions are on the form linked below.
Please note: students performing in a group need to complete one form each, not one form for the whole group.
AUDITION DATES
Year 3: Friday 15th March – Week 7 Lunchtime
Year 4: Thursday 14th March – Week 7 Lunchtime
Year 5: Monday 11th March – Week 7 Lunchtime
Year 6: Tuesday 12th March – Week 7 Lunchtime
CLICK HERE TO COMPLETE THE RED FACTOR AUDITION FORM
SENIOR CAMPUS
Jazz in the Garden
We’re gearing up for Jazz in the Garden – just over one week away! What’s a better way to kick off the year with a launch-of-season musical event where you can lie back and enjoy some Jazz? That’s right, Jazz in the Garden is coming on 2 March – book now!
After a season off due to the Spring Fair, Jazz in the Garden is back bigger and better than before. This year, we’re excited to be including many more ensembles, including from the Junior Campus!
The Friends of Music are holding a sausage sizzle for the event, as well as a Yr 12 Bake Sale. When booking below, you can even pre-purchase your sausage sizzle for $3! It promises to be a wonderful afternoon of music and entertainment.
Book your tickets below!
CLICK HERE TO BOOK YOUR FREE TICKET TO JAZZ IN THE GARDEN
Battle of the Bands – Auditions Close Next Week
One of our most anticipated events, the ‘Battle of the Bands’, is at the end of this term on Monday 8 April! Auditions close next Friday for all bands and unplugged members of our community.
We are also excited to have our guest adjudicator, Carlos C Major, star on 2014 and 2019 seasons of The Voice to join us for this year’s event.
With a Classic Rock theme, we’re excited to see the performances on the night.
Instrumental Competition
We are looking forward to the upcoming Instrumental Competition on 11 March.
Thank you to all who auditioned. Results of auditions will be published through iLearn, with more specific details coming in the weeks to come.
Here to help!
Keep your eye on Pulse and the MUSIC EVENTS page to ensure key dates are all on the family calendar and reach out to your campus Music Office if we can assist in any way.
Mrs Jacqueline McGlade
Junior Music Administrator | juniormusic@redlands.nsw.edu.au | 9908 6495
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Ms Kirsty Hales
Senior Music Administrator | seniormusic@redlands.nsw.edu.au | 9968 9820
Ms Katherine Moses
Junior Campus Music Subject Coordinator (P-6)
Ms Victoria Williams
Secondary School Music Subject Coordinator (7-12)
Mr Mathew Owen
Director of Music Performance (P-12)