March 26 Music Update

Written by ChissyMusic

March 26 Music Update

 Vanuatu Concert Fundraiser

Throughout NZ schools are organising lunchtime concerts to raise money for Vanuatu.

Chisnallwood will run a short lunchtime concert tomorrow – Friday 27th March at 1.15pm featuring Max, Ryan and Keira from room 17 – an acoustic trio performing popular covers.
Please bring a gold coin for this. All proceeds go to Vanuatu relief.
Itinerant Lessons
 
A reminder that students MUST let their itinerant teacher know in advance if they are going to miss a lesson for any reason. Eg. If you are calling the school about absence for sickness, please also let them know if a music lesson will be missed (or call the music department as well). If we know in advance, teachers can work around it, but if no notice if given, teachers can’t reschedule in time and so the lesson is charged for.
Closing Dates
April 2nd is the closing date for special groups for the music festival – senior choir, concert band, orchestra. Please see Mrs Bell for more info and the school code. The auditions will run in early May. Audition information can be found on musicfestival.school.nz
Tomorrow is the last theory club for the term (Please bring a gold coin). May 8th is the next closing date to sit a theory exam. (Exam is on June 20), then there is another opportunity later in the year.
April 29 is closing date for rockbands entering RockQuest.
Ed Sheeran #SchoolOfEd #MoreFM #Chisnallwood
Please watch out for our Year 8 EdSheeran competition entry. Our YouTube video entry is of some year 8 students performing one of his songs. Please check it out on YouTube and share and like it with #SchoolOfEd, #MoreFM and #Chisnallwood. If it gets enough hits then Ed Sheeran will perform at Chisnallwood for 100 year 8s in the holidays!!!!!
Coming up in the holidays:
Friday April 17th – Jazz Band Day
Sat April 18th Sound Tech Training Day
Mon-Thurs April 13-16 various rock rehearsals.
The NZ Jazz and blues Festival is on in Christchurch in the first week of the holidays. There are lots of great concerts to go to!

SCHOOL HOLIDAY RHYTHM EXTRAVAGANZA – AFRICAN DRUMMING AND RANDOM ACTS OF MUSIC
Tuesday, 14th April
10.00am – 12.30pm
Chisnallwood Intermediate School,
76 Breezes Road, Avondale. Click here for the map 
Entry by donation: ($2.00 – $10.00 per person)
Bookings helpful. Book here, or phone 0800THEMUSE (0800 843 687)
Email: info@themuse.org.nz
We welcome all people, young and old to come together for two workshops. We will split into two groups, based roughly on age (with adults distributed throughout both groups and siblings kept together where desired). Each group will participate in two workshops. Although aimed at meeting the needs of younger people, we welcome people of all ages to join us. The more the merrier.
West African Drumming
Experience the joy and excitement of playing in a djembe ensemble with master drummer, Robert Fugah.
Random Acts of Music
This workshop will be an opportunity to explore improvising on tuned percussion instruments in a musically structured environment. Random Acts of Music workshops help people discover their own creative potential, and experience the joy of playing spontaneously in an ensemble. As usual, we welcome experienced musicians to join us on saxophones, voice etc.

MAY will be full of some cool performance opportunities for Chisnallwood students – There will be NZ Music Month performances in both the Aranui and Shirley Libraries, World Trade Aid day Irish performance, Hook Line and Sing Along sing-off, RockQuest (May 23), Buskathon (May 2-3).
Details published soon!
Please keep an eye on chisnallwoodmusic.org.nz for itinerant timetable updates and music group updates.