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The Music Department’s final week for Term 1 saw exciting events and concerts happening across all three sections of the School. From the Yr 2 Strings Open Lesson, Assemblies, Battle of the Bands, Opera Performances Excursions, Variety Shows – there is always someone making and sharing their music in our great School! 

Year 2 Strings Open Lesson

Congratulations to all Year 2 students on their wonderful performances for parents this week! Students proudly demonstrated their learning from Term 1, particularly open string songs – both singing and playing pizzicato. We can’t wait to see the progress Year 2 will make in Term 2, and parents can keep an eye out on Seesaw for the Term 2 learning slides after the holidays. 

Battle of the Bands

On Monday night, a packed house witnessed an epic Battle of the Bands across three age divisions.  Our guest judge and industry specialist Carlos ‘C Major’ was impressed by the talent and dedication that shone from the Junior Guest acts through to the oldest division. Yr 11 student Aneke Golowenko took out the overall winner’s trophy, and we congratulate all the winners listed below for their successes.  Thanks once again to Mr Xu and our Music Tutors for their great work with the Redlands Rock Band program.

CLICK HERE FOR PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS FROM BATTLE OF THE BANDS

Junior Choir – Musgrove Opera Performance

Congratulations to all of Junior Choir! Your fantastic performance as part of the Musgrove Opera’s Mulga Bill’s Bicycle was a wonderful opportunity for all 119 students involved. Mr Holden and Ms Partington especially loved watching Junior Choir sing their favourite song “I am a Duck”, which they also sang as an encore for the audience. Well done Junior Choir, and a big thank you to Mrs Roberts and other Music staff for helping make it all happen! 

Red Factor

What a fantastic way to end the term with our annual Redlands highlight variety show – Red Factor! These student performances have been working hard to show us their talents full of energy, with show stopping acts that will have the audience singing and dancing along. Best of luck to all participants who are sharing your wonderful talents with us! 

Junior & Senior Piano Competition

The Junior and Senior Piano Competitions auditions are coming up! Held in Week 4 of Term 2, the Piano Competition is a wonderful opportunity for both our Junior and Senior students to show off their incredible talents and skills at the piano. 

JUNIOR PIANO COMPETITION APPLICATIONS – CLICK HERE

Information for the Senior Piano Competition will be available on iLearn by the start of next term. 

Vocal Competition 

Information will be released soon for recently completed Vocal Competition auditions – stay tuned!

HICES Music Festival – closing Friday

The application due date for HICES Music Festival 2024 has been extended to this Friday. Parents of students in Yrs 5-8 may have seen a Pulse Announcement providing information on the exciting opportunity that is the HICES music camp in August 2024. Students in the following year groups are encouraged to apply and all information can be found in the news link. 

Auditions will be held in Term 2 Week 1, and further information will be released next week to applicants.

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

CLICK FOR PREP & JUNIOR MUSIC PULSE

Ms Kirsty Hales
Senior Music Administrator | seniormusic@redlands.nsw.edu.au | 9968 9820

CLICK FOR SENIOR MUSIC PULSE 

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)

Gala Arts 2024

Put it in your diaries, Gala Arts will be returning to The Concourse, at the start of Term 3 on Friday 26 July. 

Audition information will be available on Wednesday 10 April, and forms can be found on the Gala Arts Audition iLearn Page. 

Email galaarts@redlands.nsw.edu.au to be added. Auditions close and must be submitted online by 6pm on Friday 17 May 

Mrs Katharine Boase