Good luck Andrew

Andrew Bruce is having a cracking year with his music. This weekend he is off to Queenstown to compete as a finalist in the AJ Hackett Bungy JumpStart jazz competition, and he has only just got back from the National Schools Jazz Orchestra!

He is in good company with this competition as fellow Groove Generation band member, Wallace Golan, has also got through to the finals.

Thanks also, Andrew, for this positive HVHS bit in the Hutt News.

Congratulations Damian Duffy

Well done on being accepted into the MAINZ course in Christchurch next year. I hope you really enjoy it.

For any of you who want to know more about the Music and Audio Institute of NZ check out there website by clicking on the title of this blog entry.

Vocal Workshop

Don't forget there is a workshop for all vocal students, those who take vocal lessons, Chorusline and Volante. It is this coming Wednesday 3:30 - 5pm

If you cannot make it please put in an apology form to me.

Thanks.

Volante - The Big Sing

I have posted the video from this years Big Sing Festival.

Term 4 Week 1

appoggiatura 'to lean upon' generally the note is given half the time value of the note it is in front of, if it is in front of a dotted note it might receive two thirds of the time.
acciaccatura 'crushed note' to play the note as quickly as possible, not giving it any definite time value.
trill, tr to rapidly alternate between the note and the note above, often ending in a turn.