Musical Notes

This term began with the School Band performing at St Ives Festival on the Green. Two boys from Year 12 joined us. We were the last band to perform on the main stage for the day. We had to deal with sun shining straight in our eyes and music flying everywhere with the wind that had come up. The boys did a magnificent job. They played both pieces really well considering the circumstances.

We have just had a very musical weekend working closely with boys from Wyvern House. The boys in the schools’ choirs came together to rehearse in preparation for this years Founders Concert on Saturday while all the instrumental players rehearsed on the Sunday. Please read the following reports from each group’s Music Monitors.

Band Report about the Music Weekend

On 24 and 25 May we had our Music Weekend. On Sunday we had our School Band and School Strings at Wyvern. I was in Band and it was great!

In Band we got to play together with the Wyvern boys. We got our own tutor for the instruments we played, I played the flute and Miss MacMillan was our tutor.  The Wyvern boys were very nice to everyone from Lindfield.  At our first break time everyone was fitting in and playing with other people.

In our second period we got to play together first and we sounded great!  We sounded very good because everyone was playing the right notes, then we went back to our tutor. Before we got in some people were already getting to their rooms and were already practicing and it sounded great!  When we got to our rooms we practiced a new song called Arabian Dances.  I learned a lot.

At our last break time we had a sausage sizzle.  It tasted and smelled great.  We got ice-cream and chips and there was even extra!  It was great fun!

During our last session we did Arabian Dances and I think we did great for our first time considering we only got our music that day!  When we went back to the tutorial room we did some work and Mrs South came and helped us as Miss Macmillan went to help pack things up.

I learned a lot and it was great fun!  Thanks to the parents and the teachers for helping us and making sure everything went well!  I made loads of friends and I hope in Term 3 the South Coast Tour for the boys in Years 5 and 6 will happen!

Boris Lee – Year 6

Choir Report about the Music Weekend

On Saturday, students in the School Choir were asked to participate in the Music Weekend at Wyvern House.  We collected our name tags and went upstairs to the hall.  The first thing we practised was Terra Australis.  We ran through it once and then practised some parts that needed it.  Then we had recess and fruit.  After the little break, we got back to practising.  After another 45 minutes of rehearsing, we got another break.  Fortunately, we were offered Krispy Kreme donuts and juice this time.  After another 45 minute rehearsal, we went home.  On the way out, we were rewarded with another quarter of a Krispy Kreme.  While it was a long 3 hours of rehearsing, the end result was that we are now ready to perform Terra Australis at next term’s Founders Concert.

Jack Lu – Year 6

String Ensemble Report about the Music Weekend

On the 25th of May all the boys in the Wyvern and Lindfield Band and String ensembles went to Wyvern House to play their instruments.  First up the string boys went to a Year 5 classroom and did a full ensemble rehearsal.  We played Titanium.  After a bit we got a new song that the Wyvern boys were already playing.  The song was called “A Song of Ice and Fire” (Theme to the Game of Thrones), which was really cool to play.  After that we split up into our separate instrument groups and we had a tutor to help us go over our parts and practice them.  After this we headed out to recess.

After recess we headed back to the Year 5 room and played through A Song of Ice and Fire and Titanium.  After this we did a basic repeat of the morning period.  When we headed to our separate instrument rooms the double basses played some jazz and after that we headed out to lunch where there was a yummy sausage sizzle waiting for us.

When we walked out there was a huge line for the sizzle but the line moved pretty fast and before I knew it we were at the front.  After we finished our lunch I saw there was another line and I saw there was ice cream and chips.  I quickly went into the line.  After lunch we went back to the Year 5 room and played through Titanium and the Theme to G.O.T.  After we had gone back to the tutor for the last time, we went back to the Year 5 room where we listened to the younger ensemble play.  Then it was time to pack up and wait for our parents.

I thought it was very well organised and a big thank you to the parents and teachers who volunteered their time for us.

Alex Peterson – Year 6

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