FROM THE MUSIC DEPT
DIXIT 20th November 2020
Music Department news Exam Success! Huge congratulations to Year 9 student Caidie Brennan for achieving a high distinction for Grade 7 Piano! This gains Caidie vital UCAS points for university entry in 5 year’s time and is equivalent to an additional A level.
Christmas Music - Opportunities We are all really sad that we are unable to have our amazing Carol Service this year and have been thinking of ways we can still use music to celebrate the love, joy and hope of the Christmas season.
I would like to invite any student who would like to, to make a video of themselves playing or singing a piece of Christmas themed music. This doesn’t have to be religious (but equally, it can be!) - it can be anything from ‘O Holy Night’ through to ‘Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree’ and beyond! These videos will be shared with our community in Notices, Assemblies and on our social media platforms. We might not be able to make music en masse, but let’s still make it count! We would also like to try and put together a virtual choir recording of ‘Silent Night’ using software and Mr McCarey has kindly offered to put this together. Anyone can take part in this, and this would involve the student singing along to a backing track supplied by me to ensure we are all in the same key, through their earphones whilst being videoed. There can’t be any rehearsals, (but I’m happy to offer help remotely if needed!) so it’s very much up to the student to decide if they’d like to do this on their own and send it to us. Students should email me at j.bryant@holyportcollege.org.uk to ask for the track. Please encourage your child to be involved - it would be wonderful to get a ‘virtual’ open access choir together for a Christmas celebration. Mrs Bryant
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