A message from the Primary Music Leaders 

Our names are Lila Friedman, Isabella Hirst and Hannah Fekete and we are the new Music Leaders for 2021.

Lila plays the clarinet and likes to cook in her spare time. Isabella plays the clarinet and likes to draw in her spare time. Hannah plays the violin and likes to dance in her spare time. Some other things they enjoy doing is being a part of ensembles and other musical activities. They are very excited for Music camp and to be a part of the Aladdin musical. 

This year there is a fantastic new Music Competition! There are three parts to it. Firstly, there is a Practice Competition. The Practice Competition is to see who can do the most practice between Weeks 2 and 6. Just make sure that you record how much practice you are doing on your yellow sheet and you can win a prize if you do the most practice! There is also a Composition Competition, where anyone can submit a video of an original piece or song. Also, there is a Performance Competition which will include a concert later in the term. For more information about this competition click here.

There are a lot of fun things happening in Music at Emanuel School. This week students have been settling in. Students in Years 2 and 3 got their new instruments last week and spent this week getting used to them. Students in Years 3-6 made group compositions, and the ensembles and choirs are in full swing.

This week, we spoke with Mr Owen, one of the Classroom Music Teachers and Band Conductors. We asked him about what the funniest or most interesting thing that happened in Music this week. This is what he said:

“In Year 5 Music we have been looking at ways that we can make the sounds of a train with our voices and writing it down on paper using symbols to represent the sounds. This week, Rose Greenberg made the sound of a fog horn just with her voice! It was loud and actually a little bit scary”.

Lila Friedman, Isabella Hirst and Hannah Fekete with Mr Owen