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Welcome back to Music for 2025! We are loving seeing music students back in the classroom this week for academic lessons. Next week, private tuition and Rock Bands fire up and the following week sees our Junior and Senior Ensembles kick off. 

If not enrolled already, we hope that you might consider which Extracurricular & Cocurricular Music activities might enrich your child’s life in 2025 and beyond. Many of our participants report our programs as the highlight of the school week – affording social connectedness, rich reward for self-discipline and immeasurable neurological benefits that enhance both academic and wellbeing outcomes. 

We look forward to wholeheartedly welcoming your child within our offerings in 2025.

Make sure you’ve subscribed to your Campus Music Pulse page so you get all the relevant News updates.

Junior School Music Pulse

Secondary Music Pulse 

When do we Start?

‘ABC. Easy as 1,2,3.’  Jackson Five

Week 1 – Curricular Classes Resume

Week 2 – Extracurricular Lessons Resume

Week 3 – Cocurricular Ensembles Resume

Classes have begun! Please note that this staggered start is only ever for Term 1 at the beginning of the year. All other terms see offerings resume from day one of Week 1.  This coming week is a great time to make sure you’ve signed up for all the activities you want to join this year. 

All our happenings are listed alongside enrolment forms on Pulse, and our Music Administrators are available on each campus to take your questions as they arise.

Auditioned Ensembles – Week 2

For Secondary School students, information regarding Audition requirements for the Advanced or Extension Ensemble streams is available on the ‘Music Auditions Page‘ on iLearn.  This is open to new students only. Auditions for Semester One entry to these streams are closing next Friday 9 February, and all audition information can be found on this page.

Junior students will be be able to access information regarding Audition Requirements on Pulse. Parents are advised to read through these requirements before signing up students for auditioned ensembles.

Changes for 2025

For all changes in Music for 2025, please refer to our previous communication via Pulse, which has all you need to know.

Performance Spotlight: Senior Choir with the Cat Empire and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra (2024)

If you’re looking to see how Redlands extends our musicians with real-life performance opportunities, look no further. Last year, 20 students in Senior Choir had the incredible opportunity of performing with Cat Empire, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Sydney Children’s Choir at the Sydney Opera House. 

The entire concert was filmed; and has just been released to the public. 

WATCH THE PERFORMANCE HERE!

Be our Friend?

We are grateful for the enthusiastic support of our Friends of Music who give their time because of their belief in the importance of creativity, community and collaboration.  We extend the invitation to all Junior and Secondary School parents to consider becoming one of our Friends of Music (FoM) in 2025!  To find out more, feel free to leave your details via the Friends of Music Expression Form.

Our Friends of Music Start-Of-Year Meeting is a great opportunity to see what it’s all about, or more generally find out about our program and ask any burning questions. 

Please come along on Thursday 20 February at 6pm. We are excited for another year of music making, and we can’t wait to see you at our many events this year!

Events Term 1

Our Term 1 events are live on our Pulse Music Calendar: We encourage all parents to bookmark this page to keep an eye on what attended events are available throughout the year. 

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
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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)