Founders Concert

It is always exciting being part of Founders Concert.  Being able to hear what the senior boys are achieving and also seeing where the boys who began their music journey here at Lindfield are heading. The Lindfield Choir joined forces with Wyvern and sang a song called Towards Infinity by Australian composer Paul Jarman.  The boys sang it beautifully and there are passages from this song that are still floating around in my head.  This Founders Concert was the final one for David Mulford.

This year was special in allowing the boys the experience of performing in one of Sydney’s leading concert all venues.  The City Recital Hall hosts many amazing concerts as well as the monthly sing-along Flashmob choirs. (https://www.cityrecitalhallcom/events/flash-mob-choir). These are great fun if you can get to them.  They change times and only last for about 30-45 minutes.

Performing Arts at Lindfield

This term, there are no major performances, so the boys are building on their skills in music.  The instrumental learning in Years 2 and 4 is focusing on the skills of playing their instruments – reinforcing the correct posture, the note reading etc.  In Year 3, the focus is ensemble playing – having different parts, hearing the harmonies that can be created with the different parts.  In Year 5 the boys are playing in ensembles also.  One group is playing in smaller mixed groups, focusing on note reading and posture and the other group is a larger ensemble, again focusing on harmony building and listening to each section or group of instruments.

There has also been a focus on drama this term.  The boys in Years 3 to 6 are doing 30 minutes of theatre sport activities each week. The skills learned in these activities are all taught through games – circle tag, shoe islands, gibberish translating, memory skills and sock – this is great for team building.  Please ask your sons about these activities.

Vanessa South – Music Teacher