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Singing Concerts

27/11/2015

 
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Congratulations to our wonderful vocalists for two brilliant concerts today. The standard of singing, and the quality of their original compositions, was very high. Huge thanks to our talented voice coach, Bella Spinks.

Videos of today's performances can be viewed on the Voice Lessons page.
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Piano Videos

20/11/2015

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The video clips from last week's brilliant piano concert are now available to view on the Piano page.
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Jam Band

17/11/2015

 
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​In the run up to our busy Christmas event calendar, Jam Band will now rehearse twice a week:

Tuesday AND Wednesday 12:30 - 13:00.

Singing Concert

17/11/2015

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Our talented voice students will be performing in the music assemblies on Friday 27th November, alongside their fabulous teacher and singer/song-writer Bella Spinks. They have been busy composing their own songs over the last few weeks and will perform them on stage next week. 

The first concert will occur 10:05 - 10:30. The concert will then be repeated for the second assembly 10:45 - 11:10. Parents are most welcome to attend either / both concerts.
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EXCITING NEWS

16/11/2015

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Downs Junior School has been shortlisted for the
​Best School Music Department Award at the
2016 Music Teacher Awards for Excellence!
For more information about these national awards, click here: ​http://www.musiceducationexpo.co.uk/awards/
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UPCOMING EVENTS & DATES

15/11/2015

 
​Below are details about the upcoming music events:

Friday 27th November
Bella Spinks' Voice Students - Singing Concert
10:05 - 10:30 and 10:45 - 11:10
​School Hall - Parents of the performers are welcome to attend
 
Thursday 3rd December
Year 6 Jam Band
Rehearsal in School for the Brighton Centre Concert
Audience: N/A
 
Monday 7th December
Year 6 Jam Band
Brighton Centre
12:00 Rehearsal - £3 per child, packed lunches required
19:00 – Concert at the Brighton Centre
Audience: Ticket Holders – tickets available from the Brighton Centre Box Office
 
Wednesday 9th December
Year 3 Christmas Concert and FODJ Winter Fair
15:30 – 18:00
Concerts in the Hall: 16:00 – 16:40 and 17:00 – 17:40
Audience: Tickets not required – seating not available – standing only
 
Saturday 12th December
Brighton Goes Gospel Christmas Concert
Roedean Theatre 2pm and 7pm
Miss Rusbatch, Mrs Kaiser and Mrs Roberts will be performing
 
Sunday 13th December
Jam Band and Mega Choir singing for charity (CLIC Sargent) at M&S Hollingbury: To be confirmed…
 
Tuesday 15th December
Ex-Pupils Christmas Concert – School Hall – 11:00 – 12:00
Mega Choir, Jam Band, Orchestra, Strings Ensemble
Audience: Men and women who attended Downs Junior School between the 1930s and 1960s: By invitation only.
 
Wednesday 16th December
School Christmas Concert - Mega Choir, Jam Band, Orchestra, Strings Ensemble
Audience: Tickets (free) will be required for both concerts via an online form
2pm – 3pm and 6pm – 7pm

Piano Recitals

13/11/2015

 
HUGE congratulations to the talented pianists who treated us to a string of wonderful performances today. Thank you very much to Alice Hawkes (our brilliant piano teacher) for teaching and inspiring such amazing compositions, improvisations and performances.

​Videos of the performances will appear on this page - it will take roughly a week to upload them all.
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Remembrance Service

8/11/2015

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Thank you to all of the children, staff members and parents who performed at the Remembrance Service on Friday. Special thanks to our piano teacher, Alice Hawkes, for performing on cello, and to our violin teacher Lisa De Simone, for performing on violin. 

Well done to everyone in Mega Choir. The soloists and small group singers will get another chance to perform in next week's music assemblies. The performances will be uploaded to this music site. Eyes and ears peeled. 

Final thanks and congratulations to the Button family, Mr Franceschi and the children who read poems, lay wreaths and held flags as standard-bearers. 

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