CLASSROOM MUSIC

If you are curious about what your child is currently working on in classroom music, look no further: 

PREP – creating and performing musical patterns using body percussion and un-tuned percussion instruments; singing songs individually and with others.

YEAR 1 – writing and talking about people they know who make/perform music, why they do this and, using music specific vocabulary, discussing what this music sounds like; singing call and response songs.

YEAR 2 – reading from the treble staff to sing and perform on tuned percussion instruments, phrases of story songs (students have this music on their iPads if they wish to practise this repertoire at home).

YEAR 3 – creating 2-part rhythmic accompaniments to perform in time with the song ‘Tommy Was a Soldier’.

YEAR 4 – creating and writing on the treble staff, a short waltz in ¾ time that can be performed on the recorder.

YEAR 5 – creating a new melody for the celebration song ‘Happy Birthday’ using either the C Pentatonic, F Major or, A Natural Minor Scales.

YEAR 6 – performing (singing and playing an accompaniment) in groups, two folk songs from different countries ensuring each performance is confident, fluent and contains expressive elements like dynamics.
 

PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES 

Recently a number of extra-curricular opportunities were created to allow the numerous musicians/performing artists within our school to gain some extra performing experience. These are: 

1. Student ‘background music’ musicians who will perform before assembly in the hall as classes are entering 
2. Yeronga’s Got Talent entrants (this is open to all performing artists, not just musicians). 

Students who wish to perform before assembly will need to audition before being added to a roster of performers and so they will need to see Mrs Easey for an Expression of Interest form first to obtain an audition date.

Yeronga’s Got Talent will be held on the evening of 30 July before Chappy’s Movie Night. Students who are interested in entering should see Mrs Easey for an Audition Nomination Form.

CHOIR 

This year, the Junior and Senior Choirs are combining to perform as one massed choir at the Fete. The combined choir is scheduled to perform in the 11:25 – 12:15 slot after the Band and Strings. Therefore, all choir students will need to meet in the Music Room at 11:45am for a quick warm up before we move to our performance space on the Senior Oval.

To present as one unified group, all choir members (along with band and strings performers) will be required to wear their full formal uniform. Note that students will have time after their performance to change into any applicable outfits for their year level dances. Furthermore, choir students may also wish to wear one or more of the following when they sing ‘Gary Galah’:

• A bowtie 
• Sunglasses 
• A cowboy hat 

• Braces/suspenders 
• A velvet cloak

At the conclusion of the performance, all students will need to be collected by a parent or guardian. Students will not be permitted to leave the performance space on their own.

ANZAC DAY 

Thank you to the Senior Band members who performed with the Yeronga State High Band at the Stephen’s RSL Sub-Branch ANZAC Day Memorial Service on ANZAC Day. The community gave many words of praise for not only your playing but for your dedication too. Well done especially to Evie L for your excellent performance of The Last Post and the Rouse/Reveille.

MUSIC EXAMS 

I have been hearing through the grapevine that a number of Yeronga students have sat or are preparing to sit external music exams (through the AMEB/ABRSM/Trinity College etc.) Parents/guardians, please email me at leeas0@eq.edu.au to let me know about these milestones so that I can share/publish your child’s success in the school newsletter.

Lauren Easey

Music Teacher