Diana Springford – Head of Music

Recent Music Performances

Thank you to all the Primary School musicians who did such a fabulous job of demonstrating their instruments to the audience of Year 2 students and parents at the Instrumental Program Information Morning. The following students were great ambassadors for their instruments: Aaron Pal, Leah Doust, Gemma Wainstein, Jonathan Levy, Max Salamon, Sam Salamon, Rory Nathan, Max Tsipris, Aaron Berkowitz, David Li and Sava Putilin.

Kol Hakavod to our student performers in the High School Assembly this week. The Senior Stage Band nailed a catchy and complicated piece called Is this Jazz?, which was composed by Guy Rein, who also played an extended alto saxophone solo that managed to be witty and virtuosic at the same time. The Senior Girls Vocal Ensemble gave a truly beautiful rendition of She by Laura Mvula. These performances were very enjoyable and a fitting tribute to the hard work and commitment by the student musicians and their fabulous conductors Mr Alex Hone and Ms Alice Girle.  

End of Year 6 Instrumental Program (IP) and continuing Music Tuition in High School

For parents of Year 6 students who are coming to the end of their compulsory Instrumental Program, you will have received an email about the return of your school-loaned instrument in Week 8 and your intentions regarding private music tuition in High School. Thank you to all those parents who have responded. If you haven’t yet done so, please reply to: jdearaujo@emanuelschool.nsw.edu.au

Private Music Tuition and Infant Strings Program for 2020

Please note that from 2020, the cost of individual private music lessons will be charged at a rate of $45 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 are only available in special circumstances and would cost $24 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 $257 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 2020 is Friday 22 November 2019. 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 2020 along with students commencing lessons for the first time.

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. f you have any questions please contact Matilda Grieve by email to music@emanuelschool.nsw.edu.au   

The schedules for Term 1 2020 will be created at the end of term and emailed in late January.

Links to online forms  

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

To discontinue private tuition for 2020: tinyurl.com/PrivateTuitionDiscontinuation

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

To discontinue Infant Strings Program for 2020: tinyurl.com/InfantStringsDiscontinuations

Instrument Maintenance Check Day

If you are borrowing a school instrument (for IP, for ISP, or for your ensemble playing) please bring it into the Music Department on Tuesday 3 December 2019 (Week 8) to have it checked and serviced by our team. Please pick it up on Thursday unless you get an email from us. 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 Mrs De Araujo in the music staffroom to label it for you.