Diana Springford – Head of Music

What a music-filled week at Emanuel School!  On Sunday, main cast members and staff involved in the Primary School Musical were rehearsing, as they have been for much of this term. On Monday evening, the High School’s annual Inter-House Music competition raised the roof in the MPH.  Mazal tov to Meir House on their first win.  

At High School Assembly on Tuesday, Georgia Meyerowitz sang beautifully and there was atmospheric music by the Flute Ensemble comprising Jonathan Sebban, Simone Rappoport in Year 10 and Chloe Ben-Mayor in Year 12, led by Mr Hone.  

Max Salamon

Kol Hakavod to Max Salamon (Year 5) who braved the High School Assembly to give a moving rendition of the Last Post and the Rouse for our Remembrance Day commemoration.  On Tuesday all Years 9-10 Elective Music students performed at a Soiree as part of their examinations.  

Finally, thanks in advance to our Intermediate Jazz Ensemble who will be providing a musical accompaniment to welcome guests to the Class of ‘98 Reunion event which will be held on campus this Sunday. To perform a 45-minute set, Jemma Bennett, Jake Lewitton, Talia Sinani, Nathaniel Spielman and Samara Trenaman (all Year 10) need a substantial repertoire and will have given up a couple of hours of their weekend, under the direction of George Nikolopoulos.  

We are fortunate to have committed students who are prepared to practice for and contribute to School and community events week after week. We greatly appreciate your efforts and the parental support often required to make this happen.  

Important reminders this term:

• Year 2 (and new Years 3-6 in 2019) Instrument Program Information morning: Tuesday 20 November
• Instrument maintenance check and stocktake: Week 8 (commencing Tuesday 4 December)

All students who currently borrow a School instrument (including a percussion kit) must bring it to the Music Department on Tuesday 4 December for an instrument maintenance check. Instruments should be clean and have a student name tag attached with the instrument barcode on the reverse. If this name tag is missing, please ask Ms De Araujo in the music Staffroom to label it for you. Full details of the instrument drop-off and collection procedure will be advised soon.    

Private music tuition and Infant Strings Program

Please note that from 2019, the cost of individual private music lessons will be charged at a rate of $44 per half-hour lesson (plus GST, if the tutor is registered to pay GST). This is the rate advised by the NSW Music Teachers Association. Lessons shared in pairs will cost $23 per student per half-hour lesson (plus GST where applicable). The Infant Strings Program (ISP) for students in Years K-2 will be charged at $255 per term on school fees, which includes the loan of an instrument.

Thank you to those who have already advised us of changes to private tuition and Infant Strings Program enrolments for next year.  The deadline for new enrolments, notification of changes or intention to discontinue for Term 1, 2019 is 23 November. All students currently receiving private music tuition and students in Years K-1 who are currently participating in the Infant Strings Program will be automatically re-enrolled into tutor schedules for 2019 along with students commencing lessons for the first time. Parents should enrol or discontinue using one of the online forms accessed from the links below. If your child intends to discontinue, formal notification in advance must be received by the end of term to avoid being committed to the full term of lessons and liable for fees. Please contact Deborah Beder by email to music@emanuelschool.nsw.edu.au if you have any questions.   

The schedules for Term 1, 2019 will be created at the end of term and emailed in late January.

Links to online forms  

New enrolment requests for private tuition: http://tinyurl.com/NewPrivateTuitionEnrolment

To discontinue private tuition for 2019: http://tinyurl.com/PrivateTuitionDiscontinuation

To enrol into the Infant Strings Program: http://tinyurl.com/InfantStringsEnrolment

To discontinue Infant Strings Program for 2019: http://tinyurl.com/InfantStringsDiscontinuations