Diana Springford – Head of Music

Music Online
Learn something fresh, new and odd during these crazy times!

Remember to check out our Ensembles and Choirs pages on Reshet (HS) and Stile (PS) for new ideas and little fun things to do on your instruments and with your voice. Every week on Wednesdays we update the pages and we leave the old pages open so you can revisit them whenever you like!

• Clarinettists, can you flutter tongue yet?
• Flutists, can you beatbox?
• Percussionists, have you tried rhythmic modulation?
• Saxophonists and bass clarinettists, can you slap tongue?
• Lower brass players, how fast can you play?
• Trumpeters, do you know how to clean your trumpet?
• Guitarists, how many cool song introductions can you play on your acoustic?
• Jazz musicians, learn how to improve your rhythm and sense of time with Chick Corea on the Jazz Ensemble page, or do a Big Band Rhythm Workout on the Stage Band page!
• String Players, have you participated in a recording of Loki’s Green Theme?

Online Music Learning Opportunities in Lockdown!

Lockdown Loops Workshop with Luminescence Chamber Choir
Tuesday 24 August 2021, 4.30 pm – 5.30 pm 

Whether you are an instrumentalist or a vocalist, whether you have a loop pedal (lucky you) or just know how to cut and paste on Garage Band or Sound Trap, this workshop on accompanying yourself by layering up harmonies to support your own melodies and improvisations, could be a nice opportunity for you. It’s sure to get your creative ideas flowing!

One of the nice things about lockdown is the plethora of opportunities to engage with and learn from people in very different parts of the world. 

The Luminescence Chamber Choir is a Canberra based vocal ensemble run by Emanuel alumni AJ America. 

Follow this link to sign up to this creative and inspiring workshop on Tuesday of the coming week.

Private Music Tuition and Infant Strings Program

Thank you to those who have already advised us of changes to private tuition and ISP enrolments for next term. The deadline for new enrolments, notification of changes or intention to discontinue for Term 4, is Friday 27 August 2021. Otherwise, students currently receiving private tuition and members of the K-2 Infant Strings Program will be automatically re-enrolled into tutor schedules for Term 4 along with students commencing lessons for the first time. To enrol or discontinue please visit our Music Portal Page and complete the relevant online forms. Formal discontinuation notice must be received to avoid being committed to the full term of lessons and liable for fees. 

Please contact Matilda Grieve if you have any questions.  

A note about new enrolments into the K-2 Infant Strings Program: we are regrettably unable to add new enrolments into ISP during online learning. As soon as the situation changes, we will let you know.

A note about new enrolments into Private Music Tuition: new applications to enrol into private instrumental or voice tuition will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis, giving priority to students who have the instrument at home and have pre-existing experience of learning with a tutor (e.g. in IP). However, we are open minded, so please ask.

The schedules for Term 4, 2021 will be created at the end of term and emailed by early October.

Keeping in touch

For announcements and further information, please check our Music Portal Page or follow us on Instagram for fun news and updates.