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Our Music team is 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 Prep, Junior and Senior ensembles kick off. An exciting year is ahead!

A new year is always an exciting chance to consider all that we want the year ahead to hold, and position ourselves accordingly at the starting line.

If not enrolled already, we hope that you might consider which Extracurricular & Cocurricular Music activities might enrich your child’s life in 2024 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 Curricular, Extracurricular & Cocurricular offerings in 2024.

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Introducing…

Senior Percussion Ensemble

We are thrilled to announce that we are starting a Percussion Ensemble on our Senior Campus! The ensemble is open to all students of all abilities, from our most beginning to advanced students. In Senior Percussion Ensemble, students will focus on building core rhythmic and technical skills, and learning how to collaborate with both tuned and untuned percussion equipment in an ensemble setting. It promises to be a blast and highly engaging for all who join! 

Senior Voices (formerly ‘Jazz Vocals’)

Our extension senior vocal ensemble, formerly known as ‘Jazz Vocals,’ has undergone a creative transformation and is now rebranded as ‘Senior Voices.’ This ensemble promises a rich and diverse selection of musical genres, spanning from Classical, Jazz, Broadway and everything in between! Stay tuned for further details on iLearn.

Symphony Orchestra

As announced last year, we are excited that Symphony Orchestra will be introduced this year and run as part of our Senior Strings program. Auditioned Wind, Brass and Percussion players will be joining our Combined Senior Strings during this time. Any new students wishing to audition can do so via iLearn. 

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 

Note: Any ensembles performing in Jazz in the Garden this year will start in Week 2 rather than Week 3 in order to assist with preparations for the event: 

• Junior Jazz Band
• Intermediate Stage Band
• Advanced Stage Band
• Jazz Combo
• Senior Voices
• Intermediate Guitar Ensemble
• Advanced Guitar Ensemble

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.

What’s on when? 

Please use the below timetables as a reference for when our Performance activities for cocurricular and extracurricular happenings will take place across both campuses. 

Auditions for Advanced & Extension Ensembles 

Senior Campus

For Senior School students, information regarding Audition requirements for the Advanced or Extension ensemble streams is available on the ‘Music Auditions Page’ on iLearn.  Auditions for Semester One entry to these streams are closing next Friday 9 February, and all audition information can be found. 

Junior Campus

Please note that the sign up process for extension ensembles has changed since last year. Junior students will be be able to access information regarding ‘Ensemble Auditions Information Page’ on Pulse through the Junior Campus Music page. Parents are advised to read through these requirements before signing up students for extension ensemble auditions with the link at the bottom of the page. 

Staff Movement

‘You say goodbye, and I say hello’  Beatles

This year we are excited to welcome the following staff members to our team of world class Music specialists.  

Mrs Lian Ward and Ms Pauline Chow have joined the Secondary School academic team and bring a wealth of experience in Music education to the department. 

In our Tutor team, we are delighted to welcome Ken Milton (Upper Strings), We are looking forward to our partnership in support of our Redlands learners as they join our team of music specialists.

Sadly, we farewell Mr Joseph Montz, Mr Nick Russoniello, Ms Bridget Patterson and Mr Diego Idaragga. We also wish Ms Arienne Brodie all the best for her extended long service leave! We wish them every success in their next chapter.

Term 1 Events

Save the date for these upcoming events! 

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)