Last Friday the 5/6 Rock Band performed a special lunchtime concert in the Music Room. The band designed and created a poster that they put up around the school to promote the event. There were sooooo many kids that we couldn’t fit them all in and some had to watch from outside the door! Rock and roll!!
Category Archives: Ensemble Club
Grade 3 and 4 Open Mic Club
This term, students from Grades 3 and 4 have had the opportunity to come along to Open Mic club one lunchtime a week. This is a club set-up to give students that are interested in music or any performing arts area (we’ve had dance and even some comedy routines) a chance to build their confidence and try new things in front of an audience. Students can participate in Open Mic club by performing or just come along as an audience member and enjoy the show!
5/6 Rock Band and Senior Vocal Ensemble
The 5/6 Rock Band and Senior Vocal Ensemble have worked super hard this year on building a repertoire of songs and performing some fantastic concerts. They really had a chance to shine at the Bell Primary School 90th Community Celebration – congratulations to all these talented students!
5/6 Rock Band
Senior Vocal Ensemble
5/6 Rock Band Lunchtime Concert
Today during lunchtime the 5/6 Rock Band treated us to an awesome performance of three of their songs. Students from Prep to Grade 6 packed out the Music room to listen to them rock out!
Senior Vocal Ensemble on the Arts Centre Melbourne website!
The Senior Vocal Ensemble from Bell Primary School is the first school choir to feature in the Australian Music Vault (AMV) Choir project! If you’ve been to The Arts Centre Melbourne recently you might have noticed the new permanent exhibition – the Australian Music Vault – which celebrates the achievements of Australian pop and rock music. There’s Kylie, Barnesy, Split Enz (ok, not Australian), their instruments, songlists and stories. In addition to the exhibition, the AMV has developed special education resources for schools to use to promote singing and Australian music. Bell Primary is one of the first schools in the country to make the most of this amazing opportunity. Using the AMV resources, the Senior Vocal Ensemble rehearsed and performed “Diamonds” by Sia. Their performance was excellent, so good in fact that The Arts Centre Melbourne has featured it on their website! This is an exciting opportunity for our students to make real-world connections with their learning and showcase their talents to a wider audience. Check it out for yourself! Please visit the following link to view the amazing performance:
OPEN MIC CLUB
During Term 3, a lunchtime Open Mic Club is held in the Music Room once a week where students from Grades 3 and 4 practice performing songs of their choice in front of an audience. Students can come and perform or just watch and enjoy the show! Some brave students have even been showcasing their own songwriting skills. Wow!
Make Music Day 2018
Last Thursday saw Bell Primary School celebrate international Make Music Day 2018 by holding a lunchtime concert on the Basketball Court. The Grade 5/6 Rock Band and Senior Vocal Ensemble performed some music for students (and some visiting parents and family members) during their lunch break. What a fantastic celebration it was!
PREP and Grade 6 impromptu concert!
During our Grade 5/6 Senior Vocal Ensemble session today (Grade 5 students were on an excursion) we had an impromptu visit from Prep J and Prep L. The Preps were treated to a concert by the Grade 6 singers! And the Preps even got to show the Grade 6 students some of their singing too! What a great learning experience and a wonderful opportunity for an authentic audience.
Grade 3 and 4 Open Mic Club
In Term 4, Grade 3 and 4 students had the opportunity to participate in a lunchtime Open Mic club. This club gave students the chance to practice performing songs in front of an audience, just like at a real Open Mic event. Students could come and just be an audience member if they preferred and learnt what it meant to be a good audience. We had some amazing performances!
MUSIC in 2017!
Welcome to Music at Bell in 2017.
I’m very excited about my move to the Specialist Team to take on the role of Music teacher this year. I already know many of you in the Bell community and have had the pleasure of teaching some of your children here over the past few years, but for those of you I haven’t met, allow me to introduce myself…
My name is Milica (pronounced ‘Mili-tsa’) and I am known throughout the school as Ms S. This is my fifth year teaching at Bell, previously in the classroom. I have an extensive background in music and performance and hold an honours degree in Music. I’ve performed, recorded and toured all around Australia and overseas – from dingy bars in London to the Sydney Opera House and Woodford Folk Festival. My first overseas tour was to Japan at the age of 16 years playing bass guitar. So you could say I have long had a passion for music! I have run the Grade 5/6 Band at Bell for many years and now look forward to further developing the school music program.
To get the year off to a good start, the music room has been revamped. Special thanks to P.E teacher Josh for his handyman skills. Here’s a sneak peek!
Music at Bell in 2017… we’re ready to ROCK!!!
