In today's Year 5 rehearsal for Battle of the Bands, Miss Rusbatch heard a number of different covers, including the Beatles and David Bowie, plus lots of original songs. Keep up the hard work everyone. For more information about this exciting annual music industry enterprise competition, visit the Battle of the Bands 2016 page.
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Here's a sneak peek at one of this week's rehearsals for Battle of the Bands. Today, the children in the year 4 bands were experimenting musically. Lunchtime rehearsals have now started for Battle of the Bands. Slots are allocated by year group, to ensure that rehearsals don't clash with lunch sittings. If however some bands contain children from varied year groups, they can attend one rehearsal slot per week that doesn't clash with anyone's lunch sitting.
MONDAY LUNCHTIME 12:30 - 12:55 - Year 5 WEDNESDAY LUNCHTIME 12:30 - 12:55 - Year 6 THURSDAY LUNCHTIME 12:30 - 12:55 - Year 4 FRIDAY LUNCHTIME 12:35 - 13:00 - Year 3
Welcome to the Spring Term! I hope you all had a lovely break and feel refreshed and ready to face an action-packed, fun-filled musical term here at Downs Junior School. Please note: All music clubs re-commence NEXT week (from Monday 11th January) If you would like to enrol your child in Mega Choir or Jam Band or Orchestra, please complete and return the sign-up form (which is available from the school office or download from the Clubs page). Here are a couple of dates for your musical diaries:
Battle of the Bands 2016 - The Final Wednesday 9th March 2016 15:30 - 17:15 in the school hall Tickets will be required via the online booking system - details to follow. Year 4 Ukulele Concerts Tuesday 22nd March in the school hall - tickets will not be required 13:45 - 14:15 - 4R 14:45 - 15:15 - 4K Kids - you performed BRILLIANTLY this week. Despite tiredness and runny noses, every one of you performed with excitement and energy and infectious festive enthusiasm. Thank you for all of your hard work. The rapturous applause and cheering from the audiences confirmed how talented and entertaining you are!
Film clips and audio tracks will be uploaded soon. In the meantime, you can view photos of the December musical events on the CHRISTMAS 2015 page. Wishing you all a lovely festive holiday. See you in 2016! Miss Rusbatch x Below you can download the updated lyrics, including the names of soloists and those singing in small groups:
If you have a 1/2 size violin, in a plain navy blue case, sitting at home, PLEASE double check that it does belong to you, and not to Isis in Year 4. You may have easily, accidentally, picked up a violin that looked like yours, but actually belongs to someone else.
There are currently 2 violins that match the same description in the music practice room - they belong to Simmi and Tomas - please check that you haven't taken Isis's violin by mistake. THANK YOU. Kids, you were AMAZING today. Thanks to everyone in Mega Choir, Jam Band, Orchestra and the Violin Group (String Ensemble). Thanks also to Miss Lisa for accompanying her violinists.
The school has received wonderful feedback from the attending ex-pupils in the audience. They were thrilled with the children's performances and left filled to the brim with Christmas spirit and excitement! We have 2 HUGE concerts tomorrow. Today's concert was the perfect final practise and full run-through, in preparation for our big Christmas finale tomorrow. Tickets for the evening concert (6pm - 7pm) are now fully booked. There are a handful of tickets still available for the afternoon concert (2pm - 3pm). There are only a handful of tickets available for the 2 performances on Wednesday 16th December. To book your tickets, follow THIS LINK and make sure you use the correct booking code: 5XWCM A reminder for all children taking part in tomorrow's concert to ex-pupils:
A HUGE thank you to everyone who came to sing or to support the choirs on Sunday 14th December - we raised a whopping £331.55 for CLIC Sargent - a wonderful charity which helps children and young people suffering with cancer. It was lovely to collaborate with children from Downs Infant School. WELL DONE EVERYONE!
STILL TO COME...
Sunday 13th December: 1pm - 2pm - the children in Mega Choir and Jam Band are invited to perform, alongside children from Downs Infant School, at Marks and Spencer (food store) in Hollingbury, to raise money for the charity CLIC Sargent. Please join us, if you're able to, in support of a great cause - helping children, and young people, with cancer. Thank you. Monday 14th December: 1.15pm - 3.15pm - full rehearsal with Orchestra, String Ensemble, Mega Choir and Jam Band. INSTRUMENTALISTS - DON'T FORGET TO BRING YOUR INSTRUMENT & SHEET MUSIC! Tuesday 15th December: 11am - 12pm - Concert performance with Orchestra, String Ensemble, Mega Choir and Jam Band, to ex-pupils of Downs Junior School (from the 1930s to the 1960s). Audience = by invitation only. Wednesday 16th December: 2pm - 3pm AND 6pm - 7pm - concert performances with Orchestra, String Ensemble, Mega Choir and Jam Band. Tickets are required to watch these performances. Tickets can be booked online using THIS LINK and this code: 5XWCM - be QUICK as they're being booked up quickly - we currently only have a few tickets available for both performances. MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE - ENJOY THE FESTIVE BREAK & I'LL SEE YOU IN THE NEW YEAR! A reminder that the information, that's already been sent home, can be downloaded from the Christmas 2015 page.
At 3.15pm today the children are welcome to join Miss Rusbatch in the hall. Doors will open to audiences at 3.45pm. Standing room only. The children may get changed, or remain in their school uniform. The first concert starts at 4pm and the second concert starts at 5pm. Many children have solo parts or are singing in small groups. Attendance to both concerts is strongly encouraged but not compulsory. Enjoy the Christmas fair and thanks, in advance, for your musical support! |
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- Guitar / Bass - Lisa De Simone - Violin / Viola - Sarah Davison - Cello - Victoria Hancox - Flute / Recorder - Ross Williams - Saxophone / Clarinet - Sarah Leeves - Brass - Alice Hawkes - Piano - Lawrie Miller - Drum Kit - Bella Spinks - Voice - Music Service - 01273 293524 - Online Appication Children can only receive tuition for ONE instrument during class curriculum lesson time
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