Open Night

This is on Tuesday, 1st July. String Orchestra and Matt, Hayden, and James' trio are playing. Matt is playing before hand in the hall from 5:45 - 6pm and everyone else needs to be in the department by 6pm.

Also thanks to Nic and Ben for volunteering to come and be visual aids, sort of.

Cheers

Volante - assembly

Don't forget your uniforms on Wednesday. Please be in M2 on time for warm-ups. I am guessing it is at 8:15am but let me know if I am wrong.

YUM

It's true!

NZ Secondary Schools Brass Band

Congratulations to Penny Hooson who has got into the New Zealand Secondary Schools' Brass Band on Solo Cornet.

Also have a fantastic time in Brazil with the NZSSChoir next week.

Yay for you, and don't forget the photos.

Groove Generation

Congratulations to Andrew Bruce and Leon Philipsen for their success over the weekend. Their band, Groove Generation, won the Wellington regional Rockquest.

Over the next couple of weeks they will be really busy working on a 15 minute video for their national final audition.

Week 8, Term 2

rallentando (rall.) gradually getting slower
ritardando (ritard. or rit.) gradually getting slower
ritenuto (riten. or rit.) held back
staccato (stacc.) detached
tempo speed, time (a tempo; in time)

Level 1 Composition

Your first composition is due at the end of this term. I do not need a recording yet but everything should be finished, parts printed and to the performers by the end of the term.

RESEARCH

At the end of this term I should have received:
A copy of all your background research and a copy of your working bibliography
All your brainstorming
Your plans
Your question and refinements.

Arrangements

The second of your two arrangements is due early next term. Both are to be recorded and handed in at this time, so make sure you are getting on with it, some of you should be getting parts out to players for your first arrangement.

Level 3 Composition

Two compositions should be completed. You have until Friday Week 8 (next week) to hand both compostions in. You should be getting parts out to performers.

Level 3 EXAM

Wednesday 18th June Spell 2

Andrew is doing an essay on an unseen score.
The rest of you will be completing 2 full questions out of three on Harmonic and Tonal analysis.

You should all be aware of the consequences for this one.

Week 7, Term 2

fine the end
legato smoothly
lento slow
mezzo half
moderato moderately
poco a little

Week 6, Term 2

cantabile in a singing style
crescendo (or cresc.) gradually getting louder
da capo (or D.C.) repeat from the beginning
dal segno (or D.S.) repeat from the sign
decrescendo (or decresc.) gradually getting quieter
diminuendo (or dim.) gradually getting quieter

The Big Sing

Congratulations and thank you to all who sang in the Big Sing this week.

Penny Hooson and Alex Ross did a fantastic job with their conducting of Chorus Line. Chorus Line, I had so much fun with you and can't wait to do it again.

Congratulations to Volante, who won an award for Erev Shel Shoshanim. Beautifully sung, by a beautifully dressed choir. Thanks to Penny again for organising the new look for Volante.


Congratulations to Roger Stevenson, the conductor of Volante and vocal teacher at school, for winning the overall award for the Wellington Big Sing. Roger was involved either as a conductor or a accompanist for 6 choirs over the two days. He has contributed to secondary school choral music in Wellington over the past 14 years, previously conducting the NZSSC and doing a lot of choral work in the Hawkes Bay, and he is well known throughout the national choral community. Thank you for all your work Roger, and again congratulations.

I will post some pictures and hopefully some video later.