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The joy of dancing
Last week I had the absolute joy of watching our choreographer, Dalena Ebadi, working with 60 highly motivated Middle School students to develop the dance sequences for our...
22 April 2021
The Joy of Singing
‘If you can talk, you can sing.’
I have been singing all of my life.
I clearly remember my father singing to me from my earliest...
A Middle School Music reflection
As we approach the end of a very memorable year, it’s appropriate to spend some time in reflection. First, the losses. In the Performing Arts our principal aim is to provide students with...
03 December 2020
Final performances of 2020
Select ensembles and soloists presented at our inaugural Music Assembly last week. No Strings Attached, Fully Strung, Plecstrum and Percussion Ensemble presented...
03 December 2020
Resilience in Action
It has been so wonderful to welcome students back into the Music Department. The building which has been effectively silent for months is at least starting to resonate with the sound of...
05 November 2020
Classroom Music and the JSK 'Bubble'
After what has been a very trying year with ever increasing restrictions, Music has resumed for some of our ensembles in the Junior School. It has been nothing short of sheer joy to hear...
05 November 2020
We’re back – well almost!
It will certainly be a delight to welcome our Year 7 students back to music classes next week, and then the Year 8s and 9s a couple of weeks later. I am sure they are looking forward to getting out of...
08 October 2020
Performing Arts in the COVID Era
This has certainly been a remarkable year! I think the word of the year is ‘unprecedented’, which can be heard all too frequently in the media. Term 3 has been a very challenging time in the...
10 September 2020
We Are Still Learning!
Our music rooms at Carey may be empty, but there is still a whole heap of great musical development taking place. Sure, the Stage 4 restrictions have taken away our wonderful bands...
20 August 2020Music thriving in iso
With the challenges of being separated and remote learning occurring, Junior School musicians continue to grow and develop independently. Students are sharing their learning in their time...
20 August 2020