2004 School Magazine

026 Faculties:Creative Arts

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>. Beat Byte Blitz presented an opportunity for girls to write and perform their own original music and engage with the exciting possibilities offered by working with technology and music. The initiative was ajoint venture between Mr Pennay, Head of Classroom Music and Binary Designs, a company special151ng

Finale, Cakewalk and Fruity. Loops Binary Designs arranged lunch time

concerts featuring electronic amsts each day and these performers gave the students an insight Into different electronic styles and tertiary options for electronic musicians and composers The workshop CUIminated in an innovative and expressive performance of student work for parents and friends on the final afternoon. The girls supported each other in their creative endeavours with some girls opting for live singing and instrumental performances while others demonstrated their skills in writing scores for computer animated graphics and creating digital soundscapes and video clips

A CD of the girls' music was produced as a record of this valuable and enriching experience and students and facilitators collaborated to produce a DVD presentation that shows the girls hard at work at various stages of the three-day workshop it was exciting to see the wealth of musical talent that is being encouraged through the Classroom Music Programme and particularly Impressive to witness such a growth in the girls' performing confidence over the course of the workshop

in computer applications for use within the Music classroom. Karen Henderson and partner Len Henderson, both accomplished musicians with expertise in arranging music of all styles using technology, worked with the girls to compose, arrange, improvise, perform and record music un a range of popular styles Programmes used included Band in a Box,

Ms S Moon. r Classroom Music eacher

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in conjunction with the University of Brisbane in a day of workshopsty, Ie activities, Queensland^ School Links Program with repertoire specifically chosen according Classroom Music students from Year 9 to the year level and prepared and presented to Year 12 have all participated in the using an aural approach School of MusicS Year Level Music Days The Year 9 students were ortunate to throughout 2004. have the Conrdinator of Music Education at As part of the Brisbane Girls Grammar University of Queensla d, James Cuskelly visit School commitment to the principles of Brisbane Girls Grammar School for a workshop lifelong learning, o9ether with he growing They then attended a second workshop later acceptance of the value that multiple pathways in Term 111 where they combined with students present for our oung people, these days are from a variety of secondary schools also offered for discrete year levels and are intended employing an aural-based classroom music to provide opportunity for students to be part programme. Mr Pennay Head of Classroom of music learning in a stimulating environment. Music, Ms MCGarry, Classroom Music Teacher Brisbane Girls Grammar School studentsjoined and Mr Cuskelly are all on staff at the University students from other secondary schools around of Queensland and it is initiatives such as

this that serve to further strengthen the already existing links between the University of Queensland and Brisbane Girls Grammar School.

Ms S Me ear Classroom Music eacher