Director of Music | Mr Jan Hewerdine
Hello and welcome to Week 6. We are enjoying having students back for face to face teaching. I would like to say thank you to all our Music families for your support on the home front while we delivered online lessons. The feedback from the tutors has been very positive about the development of our musicians over the last three weeks of online teaching.
Teaching will continue into Week 10 (this was formerly Staff Week) and all ensembles will recommence in Week 7 (starting Monday 1 June). A reminder that attendance to all rehearsals is part of the commitment. For those in premier ensembles, attendance is a key factor in achieving an Honour Pocket. While all performances are cancelled for the foreseeable future, workshops will still go ahead. We will update you soon on dates, times and venues.
Music Hall will recommence in Week 7. This runs after school 3.15-5pm every Monday in the Music Centre.
Music exams are an important part of many of our musicians’ journey at Terrace. Recently Henry McDonald and his mother, who both learn the oboe, sat an AMEB exam. You can read about their story here.
Lessons
I would like to provide an update as to what lessons and rehearsals will look like from Week 6. The following deals with sanitation in both the teaching studio and in the ensemble rehearsal space.
Paper towel dispensers are now installed in ensemble areas. Antiseptic wipes are strategically placed in areas where many students play the same instrument (e.g. the piano) and in rehearsal spaces. Additionally, a bottle of hand sanitiser gel has been placed in every teaching/rehearsal space. Along with detailed hygiene protocols for staff to follow, hand gel is to be used by students upon entry and when leaving teaching and rehearsal areas.
If you have any queries or concerns, please contact the Music Department music@terrace.qld.edu.au.
Term 2 Workshops
• Percussion Ensembles 2 and 3 Workshop
• Terrace Jazz Combo Workshop
• Terrace Jazz Orchestra Workshop
• Big Band 3 Workshop
• Big Band 2 Workshop
• Red Thunder Drumline Workshop
• First Percussion Ensemble Workshop