The Voice UK Finalist: Michelle John, will be performing in Brighton on Saturday 10th June, She will be supporting the Brighton Goes Gospel Choir concert, featuring Downs Junior School staff - Ms Kay, Miss Rusbatch, Ms Kaiser & Mrs Roberts, plus MANY more voices. Brighton Goes Gospel invites you to join them for an evening of foot stompin’, hand clappin’ soul enrichin’ gospel music starring BGG’s Special Guest ‘The Voice UK 2017 Finalist’ Michelle John.
Tickets can be purchased in person from The Brighton Dome Box office or at The Clarendon Centre, 47 New England Street,. Tickets are also available online at: www.brightonticketshop.com or telephone: 01273 709 709. Limited tickets will be available on the door, on the night – all £15. We look forward to seeing you there, on Saturday 10th June. Doors open at 6.15pm with the show commencing at 7pm. Meow Meow: Souvenir - at Theatre Royal for Brighton FestivalIn March 2017, the Brighton Festival producers asked Miss Rusbatch to create and train a small choir of 8 children. The choir would go on to perform on stage at the Theatre Royal, Brighton, alongside the hugely talented performance artist Meow Meow, for her Brighton Festival performances of 'Souvenir'.
Johnny, Sophie, Joshim, Grace (Year 6), Cai, Dolly (Year 5) and Ernie and Phine (Year 4) rehearsed and performed like professionals. Their custom-made costumes were shipped over from Australia which helped the children to slip into character, representing the souls of children and the angels of youth whose lives once touched the fabric of the Theatre Royal's rich history. Well done kids. You were GREAT! Congratulations to Isis (Mimi) in 5M for being selected to perform in the new Heart FM advert. It launched on TV last night so keep your eyes peeled and dance along!
Thank you to Justin for drawing my attention to The Acrobat Challenge - helping to raise money and awareness of Stephen Sykes' battle with cancer. Today, in orchestra rehearsal, we attempted to learn The Acrobat (by J. A. Greenwood) in 20 minutes! Have a listen below. Well done everyone! All music clubs recommence this week.
Remember, if you're a new member, a signed form must be given to Miss Rusbatch. They can be downloaded here: All music clubs are cancelled during the week beginning 3rd April because Miss Rusbatch will be on the Isle of Wight with Year 5.
All music clubs will resume the week beginning 24th April. Have a wonderful Easter break everyone. Congratulations to the children in 4K and 4C who performed brilliantly on ukulele and pBuzz, after only 10 lessons. Many thanks to Sarah Leeves - the brass teacher from BHMA - who has been leading Soundmakers sessions, alongside Miss Rusbatch, every Wednesday this term. For more information and to see more videos, visit the Ukulele Page and the pBuzz Page. Many thanks to Yukie Day for taking so many wonderful photos of the final.
To see them all, visit the Battle of the Bands 2017 page. Click on the link below to watch the video playlist of last night's AMAZING performances of original songs for Battle of the Bands Final 2017: LIVE FINAL VIDEO PLAYLISTMany thanks to Miss Atkinson for filming all of the performances, throughout the final.
WHAT a final!Huge congratulations to everyone involved in last night's Battle of the Bands final. The results and judges' feedback are below:
Skyfall (Year 5) – Score: 30 – Place: 12th out of 59 Cool costumes – love the glasses, great song, vocals need to be clearer, great image, it’s hard to be the first on stage, credit for opening the show, impressive, confident, double threat on the piano, BIG drums, liked the chorus – very catchy, yes it is hard to write a song! The Tropicals (Year 6) – Score: 35 – Place: 8th out of 59 Love the different instruments, great stage presence and lovely harmonies, coordinated look with tie-dye t-shirts, it’s clear this band love this song, fabulous timing and tightness, great attention to harmony and tuning, took on some challenging verses, love the ukulele, great song choice, amazing how you learned all the lyrics, girl power, really fantastic how you already realise the important things in life. Raw Chord (Year 6) – Score: 39 – Place: 5th out of 59 Beautiful and clever song, impressive logo and fabulous photo projections, brave vocalist, loads of vocal potential, nice piano, great t-shirts, need to improve stage presence and engage with the audience, appeared nervous, good song and nice ending. Howling Rock Dogs (Year 4) – Score: 32 – Place: 9th out of 59 Amazing stage presence, strong lead singer but the voice was a ‘bit pitchy’ at times, need to keep an eye (and an ear) in the timing and playing together tightly, confident performance, you put a smile on the audience’s faces, only year 4 – WOW, nice to write about friends, charismatic and endearing, loved the ending. The Unknown (Year 6) – Score: 42 – Place: 3rd out of 59 Great harmonies, amazing costumes, strong lead vocals but a little ‘pitchy’ at times, a great idea behind this song, political message, really important and relevant lyrics, impressive song structure, love the clapping, great group image and cool t-shirts, the song took us on a journey, I got goosebumps, love the piano melody, great arrangement. Sound Machine (Year 4) – Score: 43 – Place: 2nd out of 59 Oasis reincarnated! Accomplished guitar playing, loved the percussive use of the guitar, highly accomplished vocals with vibrato and inflection, owned the song and stage, reminded me of Oasis, a tune you’ll wake up singing, very brave to get up there on your own Ernie, lovely voice, you ARE very strong performing so well with so much confidence, loved it, The Sound Box (Year 6) – Score: 38 – Place: 6th out of 59 Very current, strong vocals, good lyrics, played varied tempo and dynamics, fantastic drums, well-written lyrics, very confident performance, I would buy this record, love it, really good and well-balanced composition, cool to have some electric guitar, very talented drummer, for some of the time it would be good if the vocalist moved his arms from behind his back. The Unnamed (Year 5) – Score: 32 – Place: 9th out of 59 A very moving and mature concept for a song, an appropriate tone and key for the song’s subject, well learned off by heart, powerful imagery, felt like a stage musical. You stayed together well with your vocals and performed confidently. Gracefully Flowing (Year 6) – Score: 45 – Place: 1st out of 59 Very current, great attention to detail, lovely logo and good image and ‘look’, impressive awareness that singing involves the whole body, nice use of the arms, great engagement with the audience, angelic voice, great piano, love the voice, incredible stage presence and confidence, great vocal control, I think maybe Grace should do a duet with Ernie! Loved the chorus. Such talent. A future in music is assured. White Tigers (Year 6) – Score: 41 – Place: 4th out of 59 Beautiful song, great band logo, pleasing blend of instruments, great piano skills, really liked the glockenspiel, powerful vocal performance (don’t forget to make eye contact with the audience), emotive – like a movie soundtrack, girl power! Refreshing to see a female drummer, loved the song structure and build, great dynamic with light and shade, the timbre of the violin was beautiful and haunting. Steele Gold (Year 6) – Score: 31 – Place: 11th out of 59 Confident, great decision to use an electric guitar, impressive vocal confidence, very strong chorus, a promising solo career ahead, owned the stage and lived up to her name, nice touch with the ‘wammy bar’ at the end! Need to work on vocal pitch control. Sector Seven (Year 6) – Score: 38 – Place: 6th out of 59 Great togetherness, fabulous chorus, love the song (catchy), felt like a real band, great way to finish the show, great band name, really liked the song, those drums took a real beating on this song! Loved your energy and how the song progressed. Well written. CONGRATULATIONS EVERYONE. THE JUDGES WERE BLOWN AWAY BY YOUR SONG-WRITING TALENT AND PERFORMANCE CONFIDENCE. Photos and videos will be uploaded soon. Keep your eyes on the Battle of the Bands 2017 page. |
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