On Wednesday 28 October, boys in Years 2, 3 and 4 journeyed to Roseville College. It was a to be a day of learning new pieces and much playing of instruments.

The day began with all the String Players in one room – this was our Year 2 and 3 boys, their Year 3 girls and some of their Year 4 girls – this was a massive group of around 90 students. It was an amazing experience for me to conduct such a large group. It would have been wonderful to be in the middle of all the string players. There were 24 cellos, 4 double basses, 24 violas and 40 violins. This massive group learnt 3 pieces they would later perform in the concert.

This large String group then divided into two slightly smaller groups to rehearse a few songs.

The boys and girls played their instruments for almost 3 hours over the entire day. It was a very positive experience and all of them did an excellent job in the final performance in front of some parents.

The Year 4 boys joined the other Year 4 girls to create a Band of over 40 players. They worked as one playing 4 pieces. Hearing the pieces at the concert was very impressive. This was music the boys had not played before as they had only just learnt the pieces during the day.

The boys returned to school deservedly pleased with their efforts.  Well done to all the musicians!

Mrs V South – Music Mistress