Volume 29 Issue 38 04 Dec 2020 18 Kislev 5781

From the Music Leaders

This year has been challenging for music leaders, music makers and teachers due to COVID-19.  However, we would like to focus on the positives and the musical activities that we have been able to engage with.  

Years K-2 students were able to learn and experiment with body percussion and continue to learn through varied musical listening and movement experiences.

Year 3 students started their year with the exciting opportunity of starting to learn their new IP instruments! Our new woodwind, brass, string and percussion instrumentalists have done a great job picking up new playing skills and we hope they’re loving this learning experience.   

Years 4-6 students have continued to learn, improve and master their instruments despite the restrictions placed on them in Term 2 and we have really enjoyed getting back to our ensembles and IP lessons towards the end of the year.  

We’d like to acknowledge and thank all of our music teachers – from the IP tutors to classroom music teachers for their resilience throughout the year and for keeping us motivated to play and make music.

Musical events 

Unfortunately, we could not host many of our much-loved performance opportunities this year – Music Camp, NOIM, Night of Songs and many more.  However, we are so excited that we are able to host and prepare for Presentation Day performances.  We were very excited when we were told that we were allowed to sing and play our instruments again in Term 4 and we can’t wait to continue our learning and musical development next year!

We wish the up and coming Music Leaders of 2021 the best of luck and we wait with anticipation to hear and see the amazing music you create!  Hopefully by the time you read this, we’ll be restriction free! 

By the Year 6 Music Leaders