Greenvale Primary School

Performing Arts News by Mrs Foletta

This week is planning week where students are given extra fun activities by the Specialists while their classroom teachers are planning their programs for next term.

The year 4s and 5s that had music on Tuesday were given the opportunity to create their own music on their laptops using free computer programs Incredibox and Song maker.

Congratulations to the students who performed to everyone at Monday’s Assembly and sang a really fun song called ‘Best Day Ever’.

The Greenvale Choir continue to practice during lunch sessions and will be performing some great songs at the Art Show next term. They’ll be appearing twice on the night just in case you can’t make it to their first performance. Looking forward to seeing you there!

Last week the Year 6 students began presenting their ‘Composer’ projects to the class. Since the start of the term each student was required to choose a famous Composer from the past. They needed to find information and use a computer program to create an interesting slide show. After presenting their slide show they completed a self-assessment on how well they felt they went and what they could do to improve next time. Each Year 6 student was also required to complete a peer assessment for one student in the class.

After listening to some classical music from the Composers the students were quite surprised that they recognised the music, usually from TV commercials and movies. In fact Tchaikovsky’s music has been used for many children’s movies such as ‘Nutcracker Prince’ and ‘Barbie of Swan Lake’.

Some interesting facts. Did you know?

• Edvard Grieg kept a good luck frog figurine in his pocket. He would pat it before each concert.
• Joseph Haydn loved playing practical jokes. At age 17, he was kicked out of singing school, partly because he had cut off the pigtail of another boy, but mainly because he had “matured” and his once-beautiful voice had turned to

On June 28th, 30 choir students performed in the ‘School of Rock’ at Melrose Melbourne Receptions, Tullamarine. They were one of many Primary and Secondary students who performed on the day with the aim to entertain, without the pressure of a competition. Our students opened the show with 2 songs; Colour my World and Celebration. Alyia, Canay and Verity lead the choir students who all worked hard to practice during their lunch times. They sang beautifully and danced cheerfully in their new colourful music t-shirts. Term 3 will be another busy time while the choir practices for their Art Show performances.