Composition Club
Composition Club began this week and was attended by enthusiastic secondary students. College HSC Composition Tutor, Joe Manton (PhD) is the tutor for this weekly activity. The overarching aim of the club is to enrich students’ learning and creativity, particularly those who want to extend their compositional skills. Students with interest in any musical genre or style, or interest and facility using compositional apps or programs such as Ableton, Garage Band, Logic Pro, IOS, synthesizers and sequencers are encouraged to participate. The activity is highly recommended for all students as it will be a golden opportunity for them to work closely with a professional composer to refine their assessable works.
There will be no cost for Composition Club and it is held on Monday during lunch in the Lecceto Music Centre. Students interested in participating should register with Alan Caulfield, Faculty Co-ordinator – Music, and will be expected to commit to a half-term block.
Enquiries to Alan Caulfield Caulfield.a@saintaug.nsw.edu.au.
HSC Music Accompanist Program
In order to give each student the best possible support in preparing and performing their HSC programs, the College has organised a team of professional accompanists from our music tuition staff. The accompanists are very experienced in the requirements of the HSC performance examination. Performing music with an accompanist or ensemble is an integral objective of the HSC Music courses. Furthermore, the collaborative process of creating music with highly proficient musicians develops a student’s general musicianship and has the potential to create a significantly more sophisticated performance.
The College team of accompanists will be available for all assessments and examinations and most importantly, they will also be available for seven strategically scheduled rehearsals. It is envisaged that in some cases, students will be accompanied by a mix of professionals, fellow students and/or music teaching staff.
Year 12 Music students have confirmed their HSC performance repertoire and will do their second formal HSC rehearsal with their accompanists this Friday 23 March.
Value of instrumental music and Private Music Tuition Program
There are many benefits of playing a musical instrument in human development. Music is an integral part of human life and is a fundamental part of a culture and identity, a creative pursuit which is often performed in a collaborative or ensemble situation. There have been many studies conducted that link music and increased intelligence in students, but this is not the only benefit. In schools, learning an instrument is a discipline in which students simultaneously develop academic capacity, physical ability and social skills.
All students are encouraged to take up learning and instrument. See Alan Caulfield Caulfield.a@saintaug.nsw.edu.au or Lynne Papahatzis lpapahatzis@saintaug.nsw.edu.au for further details on the Private Tuition Program.
Alan Caulfield
Faculty Co-ordinator - Music