Music

Music Forms and Events can be found on Redlands Pulse

Battle of the Bands Yrs 5-12

Friday 5 April at 6.00pm in Redlands Hall, raising funds for Cambodia (Adults $10 Students $5)

Join us for an evening of 70’s Rock Classics with students presenting works by The Rolling Stones, Deep Purple, The Electric Light Orchestra, The Eagles, Pink Floyd, Thin Lizzy, Fleetwood Mac, Queen, Earth Wind and Fire, Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, Johny Nash, Bob Seger and Dolly Parton.

Tickets will be sold during Week 10 lunchtimes in the Quad or available through the Secondary Music Office from Monday 1 April. The evening is a competition showcasing Rock Bands from Yrs 5-12 and raises funds to support communities in Cambodia. The competition commences at 6.00pm with the Cambodia team serving a BBQ and various other food stalls at intermission (approx. 7.00pm).

2019 Finalists

Congratulations to William Andrew, William Algar, Piper Allen, Phoebe Barnett, Jayden Bartley, Grace Bracks, Zachary Braden, Ella Burgess, Tess Callaghan, Joshua Colleran, Samuel Cook, Nicholas Dammery, Beau Davies, Jacob Gold, William Goodsall, Benjamin Harrington, Oliver Hoey, Hallie Hunt, Maddie Hunt, Scarlett Keay, Tamis Hunter, Ophelia Jackson, Thomas Jackson, Poppi Kent, Ela Kos, Ilann Labouze, Jamie Lapping, Hugo Little, Alice MacDonald, Ashley Manovel, Zac Nisbet, Gianmarco Pradel, Jack Paine, Benjamin Piro, Jameson Prescott, Mason Pynt, Jacob Rieser, Siddhant Saha, Saxon Smith, Austin Stapleton, James Stuart, Aysha Swanson, Hajo van der Tang, Sienna Wessels, Tyler Wessels, Lara Wilson and June Zhang.

Repertoire

Junior and Senior Piano Competition

Auditions Applications Closing Soon

Audition forms can be collected from the Music Offices or downloaded from Redlands Pulse. The audition process will require students to demonstrate advanced technical skills, personal expression and understanding of style. It is expected that students present works demonstrating a high standard of musical competency. Please note only one piece is required for the audition with the second contrasting piece listed on the application form.

HICES Music Festival – 18 – 21 August

Sunday 18 – Wednesday 21 August – online student applications now open

Student applications are now open (close Wednesday 3 April) for both the 2019 HICES Music Festival Yrs 5-8 and the Jazz Academy. Applicants must be part of the Redlands Music Ensemble program to apply. Interested parties are invited to submit their initial application online here.

There will be seven combined school ensembles at the HICES Music Festival Yrs 5-8. This includes Male Vocal Ensemble, which is open to male students Yrs 7-12, with Changed Voices. This includes Concert Band, Symphonic Winds, String Ensemble, String Orchestra, Vocal Ensemble and Male Vocal Ensemble. All students will be involved in the Festival Finale (Massed Choir) item. Allocation to ensembles will be made by the HICES Music Festival organisers, based on application, audition and school feedback.

The HICES Music Festival Yrs 9-12 Jazz Academy will run concurrently with the Yrs 5-8 Festival.

The Jazz Academy curriculum includes master classes, ensemble playing and performance, as well as music theory, history and improvisation. Emphasis will be placed upon developing participants’ jazz skills and techniques. In 2019, Jazz Academy will be for instrumentalists only.

Musicianship Lessons

Redlands students are able to participate in Australian Music Examinations Board (AMEB) Musicianship lessons on either the Junior Campus or Senior Campus. Classes for Junior School students are on Tuesday (7.30-8.15am) and Secondary School students on Tuesday and Thursday (7.30-8.15am). We encourage all students interested in pursuing theoretical examinations to commence these lessons with our Music Theory tutors. Please contact juniormusic@redlands.nsw.edu.au if you are interested in joining these classes.

Music Community Working Bee

The Friends of Music Committee would like to invite members of the school community to a Working Bee on Saturday 6 April (9.00am-1.00pm), assisting the Music Department as they prepare scores for relocation into the new Music Library storage units. The focus of this community morning is to assist with the sorting, organising, cataloguing and shelving of all Music Ensemble scores and ongoing data entry in updating our Music Library spreadsheets.

Morning tea and refreshments will be provided at approximately 11.00am and this event will also be a wonderful time for parents to meet the 2019 Friends of Music Committee. If you would like to join us for the full four hours or even part thereof, please RSVP the Friends of Music President Mrs Emma McLaren.

Location: John Roberts Centre
Time: 9.00am-1.00pm
Attire: Casual Clothes
RSVP: Mrs Emma McLaren g_e_mclaren@hotmail.com

Senior Campus

Secondary Cocurricular Music Ensemble Program

Semester 1 enrolments are now closed with rehearsals well underway in learning new repertoire for the Senior Music Festival and Semester 1 Events. Enrolments for joining the Music Ensembles program in Semester 2 is now open to all students. Rehearsal arrangements will be notified to wait-listed students at the end of Term 2.

Junior Campus

Instrumental Extension Opportunity

Junior Chamber Music Ensemble Auditions

Redlands Music Department invites students to audition for selection in the Junior Chamber Ensembles Extension program. Forms are to be submitted to the Junior Music Office. Instrumental positions are available for Strings (Violin and Cello), Traditional Woodwind instruments (Flute and Clarinet) and pianists who demonstrate the following skills:

• Grade 2 AMEB or above
• Currently a member of a Redlands Cocurricular Music Ensemble
• Superior Ensemble skills
• Excellent sight-reading skills

Instrument Insurance

School hired instruments must be included on personal home and contents insurance as Redlands cannot be held responsible for instruments which are lost, stolen or damaged. As all instruments are very fragile, we ask for your assistance in ensuring that students do not let other children play with their instrument, instruments are kept in a safe place and out of extreme temperatures (ie. hot car) and are not left out of their case when not in use.

Mr Darren Kuilenburg
Coordinator of Music
seniormusic@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9820