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Music Nights at Happy Valley School provide an excellent opportunity for students learning a musical instrument to showcase their skills and talent to a large and appreciative audience. The evenings are held in the School Hall, usually During Terms 2 & 3. |
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Above: Aaron Finan on guitar performs at the first of the school's Music Nights for 2005. |
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Above: Kate Skinner on keyboard performs on Music Night in the School Hall. |
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| Above: Savannah Batten performs on violin. | |
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| Above: Violin student Rebecca Jutilane-Maynard concentrates during her performance. |
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On Tuesday 14th June, Happy Valley School conducted its first Music Night for 2005. Evenings such as this, have become an integral part of the school's music programme and a permanent fixture on the school's busy calendar. Approximately fifty students performed at our Music Night, and it was pleasing to see the students' confidence and skills developing as they sang and played to an appreciative audience.
Happy Valley School offers a wide range of opportunities for students to learn to play a musical instrument. Students can enrol for lessons in many instruments. Their class teacher is consulted as to whether they will be able to take on an instrument and keep up with class commitments. As students become more proficient at their instruments, there are many opportunities to perform; at assemblies, at music evenings and in the school band.
In addition to the extensive instrumental music programme, the school offers students the opportunity to be involved in choral activities through our School Choir, trained by Barb Williams.
During 2005,
students are receiving tuition in violin, guitar, recorder and keyboard.
Instruction is provided by either DETE (Department of Education Training
and Employment) staff or private instructors.
During our first 2005 Music evening, violin and recorder students played in groups, keyboard students performed individually and an aspiring band of three year five students entertained us with a 12 Bar Blues and a composition by one of the students. During the evening two pieces played were composed by the students themselves showing a great deal of creativity. The other was a piano solo. The Choir sang two brackets with soloists having a last opportunity to sing before their final auditions. A guitar solo, vocal trio and percussion presentation of a variety of drumming rhythms completed a varied program. Well done to all students who performed.
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