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WELCOME to the second edition of the Box Hill High School Instrumental Music Program newsletter.
BHHS Instrumental
Music Program
Term 3, 2015 Edition Two
MUSIC CALENDAR -TERM 3 DATES
21 July: Period 3
Concert Band Workshop, P09
23 July: Maton Guitar Factory Excursion
Guitar students, Years 10 & 11
27 July, 3pm-7pm
Concert Band, Victorian Schools Music Festival
5 August, 7pm
Vocal Concert, The Hall
11 August, Lunchtime
Guitar Ensemble, The Gallery
17 August, 1pm-3.15pm
Wind Symphony, Victorian School Bands Festival
26 August, 8.15pm
Stage Band, Victorian School Bands Festival
3 September:
Wind Symphony, Royal South Street Eisteddfod
8 & 15 September, 6.30pm
VCE Performance Night, The Hall
16 September
Youth Contest and Concert – Choir
Deakin Edge - Federation Square
17 September, 7pm
Jazz Night, Box Hill RSL
TERM 2 IN REVIEW
Term 2 was one of our busiest terms in the music department here at Box Hill High School. All Ensembles were
kept busy practising for many performances. The Concert Band and Wind Symphony went to Camp Oasis in Mt.
Evelyn for the annual Band Camp where students were involved in intensive rehearsals but also had the opportunity
to take part in many activities including flying fox, candle making and singing. The “Star Wars” theme was a major
hit on camp with students having the option to dress up in the theme and compete for three prizes. Congratula-
tions to those who won the best dressed awards, including first place winner, Zarah who dressed up as Princess
Leah. The Band Camp has been running for 10 years in Mount Evelyn and we look forward to heading back in 2016.
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The String Ensemble had a very busy term, performing on three occasions. Their debut performance was in the gallery
outside the library, wowing passersby with the unmistakable sound of Violins, Cellos and a Double Bass. The following
week, students participated in the Victorian School Music Festival Orchestral section at the Hawthorn Arts Centre. The
Ensemble played in the Junior section where they accounted themselves very well. Students had an onstage tutorial and
the opportunity to listen to three other ensembles perform.
Voice students had the amazing opportunity to take part in the Big Barbershop Day Out at the Waverley Baptist Church
in Wheelers Hill. The 2 day workshop was a chance for students to be trained in singing in harmony in a cappella
context. It was an excellent intensive workshop for all who attended.
Other performances included 40 Dorking Road Nursing Home (Guitar Ensemble and Choir), Open Night performances
by the Stage Band and Choir, school assembly performances and a Junior and Senior Choir Workshop with guest, Chris-
tine Storey.
The term ended with a wonderful Winter Concert show-casing all regularly rehearsing Ensembles at Box Hill High
School. Thank you to all students who performed admirably, parents who support their children’s music education,
instrumental music staff and Patricia Musumeci for her ongoing support of the program and the concert. Photos by
Travis Easton and James Taylor from the concert are available in the student share folder on the school
network. Students can access these at school and copy them onto a usb drive. Some photos can also be
found in the gallery on the school website.
Troy Rogers
VOCAL CONCERT AND JAZZ NIGHT
We are all looking forward to another busy Term 3 which will include The Vocal Concert on 5th August in the School
Hall and Jazz Night on 17 September at the Box Hill RSL. You will no doubt be entertained at these evenings, run by
Ms Brown and Mr Corcoran respectively. We hope to see you there. Entry is $5 and monies raised will go towards
fundraising for a grand piano.
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2015 MUSIC CAPTAINS
The Music Captains of 2015 are Cole and Tiffany of Year
12. Music Captains are required to display outstanding
leadership qualities at all times and be role models for stu-
dents in the music community. Cole’s and Tiffany’s roles
as Music Captains require them to represent the Instru-
mental Music Program at Box Hill High School by speaking
at assemblies and concerts, helping to organise school
events and co-ordinate students, promote the Instrumen-
tal Music Program within the school and community, write
articles for the newsletter and school magazine and be
willing to support the Music Program. The personal quali-
ties required to fulfil this role are leadership skills, good
organisation skills, confidence in speaking, maturity,
responsibility and the ability to communicate well. Both
Music Captains have written a few lines about themselves
and how their interest in music began.
Cole
Hi, I’m Cole, one of the Music Captains at Box Hill High
School! My musical journey began in late primary school,
when I started playing the piano. I switched to getting
lessons on the Alto Saxophone in Year 7 and fell in love
with jazz, funk and soul. Now I play saxophone in the
school Wind Symphony, Stage Band and sing in the Senior
Choir, as well as playing bass and singing in a pop/rock
band with my two brothers (called Brother for some
reason). I listen to and play music all the time, and can’t
imagine what my life would be like without it!
Tiffany
My name is Tiffany, one of Box Hill High School's Music
Captains for 2015. I have been involved with the BHHS
Music Program since I was in Year 7, and it was then that I
picked up clarinet, learning for three years while playing in
the band, along with singing in the school's Junior Choir for
my first two years. I stopped learning clarinet after three
years, but I ended up playing in the school's Wind Sympho-
ny for two additional years after I stopped learning.
During this time, I also took piano lessons outside of
school and became the school's choir accompanist in Year
9 where I still play as the choir accompanist for the choir.
Being in the music program has been an enriching and
rewarding experience for me, as it has let me pursue my
many different musical interests. It has also aided in my
approach to music and my musical expression - seeing how
my band director expressed different moods helped me to
understand different aspects of musicality and express this
in my playing more proficiently, both on piano and clarinet.
This year I am studying Music Performance 3/4 on Piano
(classical) which will be invaluable for my development as
a musician.
“FRIENDS OF MUSIC” 2016
In 2016, the Friends of Music parents group will
begin and will help our growing music program by
assisting at the various concerts held by the music
department throughout the year. They will also
assist in fundraising activities to help buy musical
instruments and provide funds for upcoming tours.
It is the aim of the group to meet several times
throughout the year. Parents will be able to sign up
at the beginning of next year.
BIG BARBERSHOP DAY OUT
TIFFANY AND COLE
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MUSIC FUN FACTS
What was the first band to sell one million records?
The Glenn Miller Orchestra
What classical composer had a piano designed with special
smaller keys as his hands were so small?
Frederick Chopin
What instrument was once known as a sackbut?
The trombone
Taylor Swift spent her childhood on a Christmas tree farm
Justin Bieber is the youngest artist to have 5 number one
albums in the US.
Which decade was known as the Jazz Age?
The decade known as the Jazz Age was the 1920’s, also
known as the Roaring Twenties.
CONTACT US
For more information about the Instrumental Music
Program, please feel free to contact us at the school.
Mr Troy Rogers
Director of Music
Email: [email protected]
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WINTER CONCERT— JUNE 2015