Lisa McCowage – Assistant Director of Music (Extra Curricular) K-12

Welcome to our Music Matters page! 🎶

Here and on our Music Portal Page, you will find announcements about our busy Music program – please check in regularly. 

Mazal tov to the finalists for the Years K-12 Music Competition and thank you to everyone who submitted an entry. What a pleasure to receive such a variety and high standard of submissions. All entries in the competition earned House Points which have already been tallied. It was a tremendously difficult task to select the finalists, and frustrating, as always, not to be able to offer more places in the Finals Concert, which we are looking forward to on Wednesday 10 April 2024. 

All entrants have been notified of the outcome of their submission and they were provided with feedback from the selection committee. Can finalists please look out for emails from Mr Owen regarding rehearsal times and sound checks.

For your diaries!
Music Camp at Lake Macquarie
Monday 24 June 2024 – Thursday 27 June 2024

All committed members of Emanuel instrumental and vocal ensembles are eligible for Music Camp. Commitment is measured by a student’s attendance at rehearsals for Terms 1 and 2 and their proactive and attentive focus in rehearsals. Information about Music Camp and how to sign up will be emailed directly to parents of members of core ensembles and choirs. Please look out for this email (and some announcements on the Music Department pinboards) in coming weeks. Monday and Tuesday are overnight in Lake Macquarie, Wednesday night is at home. Camp continues at School on the Thursday with a full day of rehearsals for the Music Camp Showcase Concert, to be held in the evening on Thursday 27 June 2024. The cost is to be confirmed but will be approximately $600.

Private Music Tuition and Infant Strings Program

Thank you to those who have already advised us of changes to private tuition and Infant Strings Program enrolments for next term via the online forms on our Music Portal Page. The deadline for new enrolments, notification of changes or intention to discontinue for Term 2, is today. All students currently receiving private music tuition and students in Years K-2 who are currently participating in the Infant Strings Program will be automatically re-enrolled into tutor schedules for Term 2 along with students commencing lessons for the first time. Please contact music@emanuelschool.nsw.edu.au if you have any questions.  

The schedules for Term 2 will be created at the end of term and emailed during term break.

Please visit our Music Portal Page for information about:

• Private Music Tuition (beginning and discontinuing)
• Ensemble and Choir membership for K-12 students
• Infant Strings Program (ISP) for K-2
• Performance opportunities
• Borrowing an orchestral instrument.