Diana Springford – Head of Music

Music Competition – still going!

Congratulations to the finalists for the inaugural Emanuel Music Performance and Composition Competition. We are looking forward to the concert for family and friends on the evening of Monday 22 March 2021. The quality and variety of entries was fantastic – what a very musical and creative bunch of students we have at Emanuel School. 

• The winner of the K-2 Practice Competition is Abbie Schnapp. Congratulations Abbie! With all that practice your progress must be fabulous!
• The winner of the 3-6 Practice Competition is Nathan Shammay. Well done Nathan! If practice makes progress (as Ms Spira likes to say) then your progress is on fire!
• Currently Rabin is in the lead in the High School and Cowan and Monash are neck and neck in the Primary School. We will update you after the finals.

Stage 4 String Quartet at assembly on Tuesday

We were all so impressed by the polished and refined performance of Eine Kleine Nachtmusik by the Stage 4 String Quartet at assembly on Tuesday. Ashley Kim (Year 9), Aaron Berkowitz and Sam Salamon (Year 8) did a truly beautiful job, with direction by  Shaun Warden. We were sad that David Li (Year 7) couldn’t play cello with them, having hurt his finger playing basketball. Thank you to Mr Burley for playing the cello part on piano at the last minute. Please go to our School Facebook page to see this wonderful performance.

Breaking news

The Music Department now has an Instagram page. Please follow us, making sure that your Instagram account is set to private and that your name is visible, so we know who you are. You can find us by searching for @emanuelmakesmusic on Instagram.

Ensembles and Choirs

We have room in many of our ensembles and choirs and they are now in full swing. Those interested in playing their instrument or singing as part of a group should get involved. Here is a link to our list of ensembles and choirs. There truly is something for everyone. Only students in our ensembles and choirs may attend Music Camp in June so join now if you want to come along. 

For more information about Music Camp 2021 please turn to the separate article in Ma Nishma.

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. The deadline for new enrolments, notification of changes or intention to discontinue for Term 2, has now passed. 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. Enrolment and discontinuation information and online forms can be found on our Music Portal Page. Formal notification of intention to discontinue must be received in good time to avoid being committed to the full term of lessons and liable for fees. Please contact Matilda Grieve if you have any questions.  

The schedules for Term 2, 2021 will be created at the end of term and emailed by mid-April.

Music Portal Page

For announcements about our busy Music program, please check our Music Portal Page on a weekly basis.