Performing Arts Prep Concerts - Tues 31st Jan and Thurs 2nd Feb

Messages for parents of Form 3 to 6 performers

Replies

First, thank you to all who have replied that they are planning to attend their child’s concert. If you have not yet replied, there is still time and if you have not been able to access the reply form emailed recently, please could you email Miss McLauchlan (fmclauchlan@stedmundscollege org), copying in Miss Flowerdew (lflowerdew@stedmundscollege org)

Rehearsals

There will be short rehearsals for each concert on Tuesday and Thursday mornings Please could you remind your child to bring in their instruments and music, including any piano accompaniments and backing tracks, on the day of their concert

On the day

Parents and grandparents attending the concerts will be welcomed through the Swan’s Nest doors from 1:45pm Visitors are kindly asked to sign in and will be issued with a lanyard and seated in the Prep Hall from 1:50pm Please sign out at the Swan’s Nest before exiting the Prep building

Thank you for your support and we look forward to seeing you on Tuesday or Thursday afternoon

Mary Poppins – Auditions Announcement for Form 6

We are all very excited about the forthcoming Form 6 summer production, which this year is going to be the much-loved classic Mary Poppins

The Form 6 auditions are taking place on the afternoon of Tuesday 7th February If any children are absent on the day, we are going to arrange an alternative time for them.

We encourage all children in Form 6 to audition for speaking and singing parts However, if children prefer, they may choose to audition for speaking roles only As usual for a show, casting decisions are based solely on the auditions and not on other factors

This week the Form 6 children have been given their scripts for the auditions The girls have been asked to practise the roles of Mary Poppins and Jane and the boys have been asked to practise the roles of George and Michael Everyone should also practise the part of Bert (the chimney sweep) using their best cockney accents! They can learn these off by heart if they wish Please note that irrespective of the roles they have been asked to perform for the auditions all children will be auditioning for all of the roles.

The children have also been given the lyrics for the chorus and first verse of two songs, ‘A Spoonful of Sugar’ and ‘Chim Chim Cher-ee’ We have rehearsed these together in class If they would like to be considered for a singing role, children can learn one or both of these, off by heart if they wish With parental supervision, the songs can be found on YouTube by typing in the name of the song plus ‘Disney sing-along’

We will also be explaining the format for the auditions to the children If any children have questions, they are welcome to speak to Mrs Fox or Miss McLauchlan during the next few days