Music News 1 2017 18

On​ ​another​ ​note….

News​ ​from​ ​the​ ​Simon​ ​Balle​ ​Music​ ​Department

The​ ​term​ ​has​ ​started​ ​very​ ​well,​ ​and​ ​over​ ​⅓​ ​of​ ​Year​ ​7​ ​are​ ​learning​ ​an​ ​instrument,​ ​which​ ​is fantastic​ ​news.​ ​Indeed,​ ​everyone​ ​keeps​ ​telling​ ​me​ ​how​ ​keen​ ​and​ ​friendly​ ​they​ ​are!

Rehearsals​ ​are​ ​in​ ​full​ ​flow,​ ​and​ ​concert​ ​dates​ ​have​ ​now​ ​been​ ​published.​ ​They​ ​can​ ​be​ ​found here​.​ ​(do​ ​click​ ​on​ ​this​ ​link).​ ​The​ ​main​ ​concert​ ​this​ ​term​ ​is​ ​on​ ​Tuesday​ ​14th​ ​November​ ​at the​ ​Spotlight​ ​Theatre​ ​in​ ​Broxbourne​​ ​(the​ ​Civic​ ​Hall).​ ​However,​ ​there​ ​are​ ​many​ ​other dates​ ​to​ ​look​ ​at!

Last​ ​July​ ​we​ ​had​ ​our​ ​first​ ​summer​ ​concert​ ​at the​ ​Saffron​ ​Hall,​ ​an​ ​amazing​ ​venue.​ ​Once again​ ​in​ ​2018​ ​we​ ​will​ ​be​ ​returning,​ ​and​ ​the date​ ​is​ ​Sunday​ ​1st​ ​July​.​ ​If​ ​you​ ​were​ ​not able​ ​to​ ​be​ ​there​ ​last​ ​year,​ ​you​ ​missed​ ​out, so​ ​book​ ​the​ ​date​ ​now.​ ​It​ ​is​ ​an​ ​inspirational place​ ​to​ ​perform.

If​ ​you​ ​are​ ​a​ ​new​ ​member​ ​of​ ​our​ ​musical​ ​family,​ ​do​ ​please​ ​take​ ​time​ ​to​ ​look​ ​at​ ​our​ ​music website.​ ​https://simonballemusicparents.wordpress.com/​.​ ​Here​ ​are​ ​all​ ​the​ ​links​ ​of information​ ​about​ ​lessons,​ ​how​ ​you​ ​can​ ​help​ ​musicians​ ​learn​ ​and​ ​other​ ​news​ ​about​ ​our music.​ ​It​ ​also​ ​has​ ​details​ ​of​ ​our​ ​weekly​ ​rehearsal​ ​schedule.

This​ ​term​ ​Year​ ​2​ ​start​ ​their​ ​String​ ​Training​ ​Programme​.​ ​The​ ​violins​ ​and​ ​cellos​ ​have arrived​ ​and​ ​are​ ​currently​ ​being​ ​set​ ​up,​ ​so​ ​we​ ​hope​ ​to​ ​start​ ​in​ ​a​ ​couple​ ​of​ ​weeks.​ ​There​ ​will be​ ​two​ ​15​ ​minute​ ​lessons​ ​per​ ​week,​ ​so​ ​that​ ​the​ ​learning​ ​is​ ​supported​ ​in​ ​small​ ​bites.

Parents​ ​will​ ​be​ ​given​ ​information​ ​as​ ​to​ ​how​ ​to​ ​help​ ​the​ ​children​ ​learn,​ ​so​ ​that​ ​we​ ​can​ ​start preparing​ ​for​ ​the​ ​first​ ​performance​ ​in​ ​December.​ ​The​ ​Larch​ ​Centre​ ​choir​ ​will​ ​also​ ​start​ ​this term.

On​ ​the​ ​inset​ ​day​ ​on​ ​25th​ ​September,​ ​many​ ​of​ ​our​ ​woodwind​ ​and​ ​brass​ ​students​ ​will​ ​be working​ ​with​ ​Jeffery​ ​Wilson​ ​from​ ​the​ ​Guildhall.​ ​He​ ​will​ ​be​ ​looking​ ​at​ ​how​ ​to​ ​improvise, working​ ​with​ ​a​ ​rhythm​ ​section​ ​to​ ​support​ ​our​ ​musicians.​ ​The​ ​Big​ ​Band​ ​are​ ​part​ ​of​ ​this​ ​day, as​ ​they​ ​develop​ ​as​ ​an​ ​ensemble​ ​following​ ​senior​ ​musicians​ ​leaving​ ​in​ ​the​ ​summer.

The​ ​Concert​ ​Band​ ​also​ ​are​ ​fortunate​ ​on​ ​Monday​ ​16th​ ​October​ ​to​ ​have​ ​a​ ​visit​ ​from​ ​The Band​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Parachute​ ​Regiment​ ​who​ ​are​ ​based​ ​in​ ​Colchester.​ ​It​ ​was​ ​a​ ​fantastic​ ​day​ ​last year​ ​and​ ​I​ ​am​ ​delighted​ ​they​ ​are​ ​returning.

Finally,​ ​below​ ​are​ ​some​ ​of​ ​our​ ​exam​ ​results​ ​from​ ​last​ ​term.​ ​They​ ​are​ ​fabulous​ ​and​ ​still​ ​well worth​ ​celebrating.​ ​Do​ ​have​ ​a​ ​look​ ​at​ ​them!

Keep​ ​enjoying​ ​the​ ​music!

Mark​ ​Taylor,​ ​Director​ ​of​ ​Music Simon​ ​Balle​ ​Music​ ​Department Mangrove​ ​Road Hertford​ ​SG13​ ​8AJ 01992​ ​410408

www.simonballe.herts.sch.uk music@simonballe.herts.sch.uk twitter.com/simonballemusic

Look​ ​at​ ​some​ ​of​ ​our​ ​fabulous​ ​exam​ ​results!!!

NAME MADDY​ ​MILROY LEON​ ​HOUSE SAM​ ​JONES JOSEPH​ ​MORRISS GRACE​ ​O’CONNER JAMES​ ​PEARSON JOSHUA​ ​GREEN GWILYM​ ​TURNER KATIE​ ​SPINKS ANNABELLA​ ​O’SULLIVAN LUCIE​ ​WELLER EMMA​ ​WHITELAND JESSICA​ ​MARTIN OLIVIA​ ​RIDER EMMA​ ​ROBINSON LIZZIE​ ​PICKUP HOLLY​ ​DEAR EMILY​ ​O’BRIEN TOBY​ ​APPLEYARD ZACH​ ​MEAKINS MABEL​ ​BAILEY SAM​ ​PALMER JAMES​ ​PEARSON SAM​ ​PRATT ADITYA​ ​SHUKLA JULIANNA​ ​GLINKOWSKA PATRICK​ ​HARTNETT JAMES​ ​ROLLINS JAMES​ ​OSBORNE JAMES​ ​MURPHY EMMA​ ​WHITELAND TOBY​ ​FLANAGAN CHLOE​ ​HILL LAURA​ ​BOLES LILY-GRACE​ ​GORDON SUMMER​ ​DAVIES GEORGE​ ​GOLLOP JACOB​ ​HILL SHANNA​ ​HAYES EVE​ ​BLYTH-MORTER CAITLIN​ ​STEWART MADDY​ ​DURBIN FENNER​ ​BROOKS-SKEET ABI​ ​COUSINS EMILY​ ​MORTON CHARLIE​ ​SUTTON

FORM 7M 8B 8M 9M 9L 7M 9A 13N 8R 7B 10L 7N 10B 9A 9A 12A 13R 13L 8R 7A 9B 8A 7M 8A 10B 9A 7B 11B 12L 13R 7N 9R 9B 11L 7N 7M 9N 7N 10N 12A 12A 10R 12M 13A 12B 13B

Simon​ ​Balle​ ​Music​ ​Department Mangrove​ ​Road Hertford​ ​SG13​ ​8AJ 01992​ ​410408

INSTRUMENT CLARINET CLARINET CLARINET CLARINET CLARINET CLARINET CLARINET CLARINET FLUTE FLUTE FLUTE FLUTE FLUTE FLUTE FLUTE FLUTE FLUTE FLUTE KEYBOARD GUITAR GUITAR GUITAR GUITAR GUITAR GUITAR GUITAR GUITAR GUITAR GUITAR GUITAR PIANO PIANO PIANO PIANO SAXOPHONE SAXOPHONE SAXOPHONE SAXOPHONE SAXOPHONE SAXOPHONE SAXOPHONE SAXOPHONE SAXOPHONE JAZZ​ ​SAX SAXOPHONE JAZZ​ ​SAX

GRADE 1 2 2 2 2 2 6 8 1 3 3 3 6 6 6 7 8 8 3 1 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 6 8 1 2 3 6 1 2 3 3 5 6 6 7 8 8 8 8

RESULT MERIT MERIT PASS PASS MERIT MERIT MERIT PASS PASS MERIT MERIT PASS MERIT DISTINCTION DISTINCTION MERIT PASS MERIT MERIT MERIT MERIT MERIT DISTINCTION MERIT MERIT DISTINCTION MERIT PASS PASS PASS MERIT PASS MERIT MERIT MERIT DISTINCTION MERIT DISTINCTION DISTINCTION DISTINCTION MERIT MERIT MERIT DISTINCTION DISTINCTION DISTINCTION

www.simonballe.herts.sch.uk music@simonballe.herts.sch.uk twitter.com/simonballemusic

RUBEN​ ​JOSEPHS EWAN​ ​CATTERMOLE LOUIS​ ​BROAD KATHERINE​ ​SEARLE

7M 8M 9L 10L

NAME LILY​ ​ARMITAGE MAX​ ​BATCHELOR JOE​ ​THOMAS JONNY​ ​ANDELIN JAMIE​ ​SACRE BRUNO​ ​MCLEES DANNY​ ​ORPIN FIN​ ​SMITH MATTEO TONTODONATI OLIVER​ ​DAFFERN

TRUMPET TRUMPET TRUMPET VIOLIN

2 3 5 5

MERIT PASS MERIT PASS

FORM 7M 8M 8L 7N 9R 9A 9M 9M 11A

INSTRUMENT DRUM​ ​KIT DRUM​ ​KIT DRUM​ ​KIT DRUM​ ​KIT DRUM​ ​KIT DRUM​ ​KIT DRUM​ ​KIT DRUM​ ​KIT DRUM​ ​KIT

GRADE 1 1 1 2 2 4 4 4 6

RESULT MERIT MERIT MERIT DISTINCTION PASS PASS MERIT MERIT MERIT

12L

DRUM​ ​KIT

7

PASS

From​ ​our​ ​recent​ ​tour​ ​to​ ​Ghent…..

Simon​ ​Balle​ ​Music​ ​Department Mangrove​ ​Road Hertford​ ​SG13​ ​8AJ 01992​ ​410408

www.simonballe.herts.sch.uk music@simonballe.herts.sch.uk twitter.com/simonballemusic