Acting Director of Music | Mr Jan Hewerdine

Congratulations to the Terrace Jazz Orchestra, under the direction of Mr Brad Esbensen, for their rousing rendition of Brass Machine at Tuesday’s assembly. This dynamic piece featured the trumpet section.

All ensembles are now underway. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Music Department  music@terrace.qld.edu.au.

On Monday we assigned instruments out to all Year 5 boys. In Years 5 and 6, Classroom Music at Terrace is taught through instrumental performance and theory. Your son will learn either a band instrument (brass, woodwind, percussion) or a string instrument (violin, viola, cello, bass). These instruments are loaned for the duration of the course, free of charge, and have been supplied at great personal cost by Mr Norman Clarke (GT54). Over the years, Mr Clarke has spent in excess of $200,000 providing instruments for this program. We are very lucky to have this financial support for music and I hope that your son will make the most of this unique opportunity. For new families, please note that this is a curriculum subject, which is separate from co-curricular music.

A reminder that the Terrace App is being used to store and disseminate information such as the Music and Speech and Drama Handbook, the weekly rehearsal schedule, and Event Memos for performances. There will still be some information found on the College website but it will be of a more general nature. 

Performance and workshop notifications are send out as a tour, emailed via the Parent Lounge and this will be used to ascertain who will be attending performances and for roll marking. Could I ask that you respond promptly to these notifications as we use this information, among other things, to generate rolls and book us transport when applicable. Please keep in mind that it is expected that all members of an ensemble participate in all performances, but we understand that from time to time there may be circumstances that prevent attendance. If you are declining a tour, could you also please inform the ensemble director and cc: music@terrace.qld.edu.au. Finally, as these notices only go out to parents, could you please discuss the event with your son to ensure he has the details entered in his calendar. You and he will be able to view the Event Memo via the Terrace App. Links to the Parent Lounge will be mentioned in this section of the Terrace News as they become available. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Music Department  music@terrace.qld.edu.au. 

A full list of each term's events is included at the end of this article and will be updated as required. This list will contain a basic outline of each event with more detailed information being sent directly to those involved via the Parent Lounge.

Term 1 Events

• Opening Mass and Year 12 Induction Friday 8 February 

• Strings Workshop Sunday 17 February

• GPS Music Showcase Monday 18 February

• Chamber Music Concert Wednesday 27 February

• End Term 1 Friday 5 April

• ANZAC Day Rehearsals Tuesday and Wednesday 15&16 April