IPOD SAFETY & hearing loss

Take a look at this article on Ipods and hearing loss. SCARY!!!!


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Hi Year 8,
Here are the chords for the songs for your assessment this term. Don't forget to try to remember the chord shapes. I like to think of it as taking a "mental picture" of how your hand looks and remembering the shape of each chord.

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Hi Elective Music,
Here is the second part of your assessment for this terms unit on the blues.
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CAPTIVATE 09 - AUDITIONS

WOW,

Thanks to all the students that tried out for CAPTIVATE today. The Staff will get back to you with more info as soon as we have any. Hope you had fun auditioning and hopefully there will be some stars emerge from this program.

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Some more Guitar stuff

Hi peeps,

I have added a cool guitar lesson site to the guitar links, only had a brief look but seems to have some online lessons for free.

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Assessment Schedule for Elective music

Here is the timetable for this years assessments in Elective music.

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Concepts of Music Mind Map

A resource that I created last year. (here you go Christine)

If you have any additions let me know.

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Auditions for GREASE

Hi all,

The auditions for GREASE are tomorrow!! You will audition for Mr Ivinson (casual Music teacher) and he will send the details on to me. Please use the link below to practice your songs overnight. We need to see confident singing and someone who has made an honest effort to learn a part of the song. Try your best and good luck!!

Greased Lightnin (boys)



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Welcome to 2009

Hi all new and old students and welcome to 2009.
This year looks packed already with hopefully some new an exiting events yet to unfold.
Don't forget that if you think of something cool to do with music or you would like to perform something for the school community, then just catch me sometime and I will see what we can arrange!!!!

Look forward to creating some cool tunes and having some fun enjoying the wonderful world of MUSIC.

Enjoy! Mr B.

A short explanation of Bugling on Remembrance day

The Meaning Of The Bugle Calls

Many young people are mystified by bugle calls on Anzac Day
and Remembrance Day.
For this reason it has been suggested that the meaning
behind these calls is explained.

During the service there will be two bugle calls.
The first is the “Last Post”.

"Last Post" is the call sounded at 10pm each evening to inform
the soldiers that they should be inside their quarters for the night.
It signified the end of the day's activities and ushers in a period of
rest and quietness.
It is sounded at military funerals and commemorative
services to indicate that the soldier has completed his life's
work and has entered into his rest.

The second, following the reading of the Ode, and the
two minutes silence, is “Reveille”.

"Reveille" is the trumpet or bugle call sounded in all military
barracks and camps first thing in the morning to awaken
the soldiers and tell them to get up and dress.
It is also sounded at military funerals and
commemorative services to signify the resurrection
of the body after death and the awakening of
the soul into a new life.

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Year 10 2009

I am interested to here what you would like to do next year in elective music. From memory I think that there are only about 14 students so I am hoping to go outside the school a bit more this year as we have a smaller group.
Please email or reply here with suggestions of stuff you would like to do next year...

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YEAR 10 ARE GOOOOONE!!!

ahhh.... they are gone.

Congratulations on surviving year 10 music, hope you had fun and learned a few things about music and yourselves along the way.
I wish all of you the best for the future and hope that you keep making and listening to music into the future. Feel free to use this site into the future and leave a comment now and then. Remember you are always welcome back for a visit.
Hope to see you at the musical performances next year!!!!

I must say that you guys were mostly a pleasure to work with over the year (2 for some of you) and I hope we meet again in the future.

Enjoy! Mr B.