Today, we attempted to create a live lyric video for our school song about CNVP (fundamentals of sentence structure). We're hoping the song will be a useful resource in literacy lessons for the younger children in our community, and beyond!
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Friday 21st June
The top 3 bands from this year's Battle of the Bands will perform for all of the staff and children at Downs Infant School from 14:00. Sunday 23rd June Mega Choir will perform as The Sound of Science' for the school's science-themed summer fair. The fair starts at 12:00. We will be performing any time from 14:15. Friday 28th June Sports Day - it's time for WAKA WAKA and Hall of Fame during our opening and closing ceremonies. 12th & 16th July Year 6 performing The Wizard of Oz to the school community. 18th and 19th July Year 6 performing The Wizard of Oz to their families. Friday 19th July Guitar assemblies with guitar teacher Tom. 10:00 and 10:45. Molly (5B) hasn't seen her guitar for two weeks. It's likely that another child has mistakenly taken Molly's guitar home, believing it to be theirs. It's a 3/4 size Valencia guitar with nylon strings and a small dint on the head of the guitar, near the tuning pegs. It's in a black case with VALENCIA in white font on the front. If you find Molly's guitar, please return it to the school office, or the music practise room, or to Miss Rusbatch. Thank you.
Today, Jonah, Emile, Dhillon and Arlo wanted to perform their own 'Coconut Song' to the class! This year's Year 6 Production will be... If you have any costumes or props that you feel would be suitable for the production, (and you're happy to lend them to the school until the end of term) please contact Miss Rusbatch or Mrs Savage with details. Thank you.  Following nearly two years of fundraising, the music iPads have ARRIVED! Thank you to everyone who has contributed to our money-raising exploits - especially to the families who have signed-up and paid for extra-curricular music clubs, choirs, band groups and orchestra. We look forward to sharing some of our compositions and accomplishments (using music technology) very soon..  All music clubs and ensembles will re-commence this week. Please ensure you have signed up via ParentPay before the deadline this Friday. Thank you.  Congratulations to everyone from the Year 4 and Year 5 creative teams for an impressive Brighton Festival parade performance - you looked and sounded wonderful. BRAVO!
Please sign-up your child for music clubs via ParentPay.
Super Choir will commence on Tuesday 7th May Mega Choir will commence on Wednesday 8th May Orchestra will commence on Thusday 9th May Video clips, photos, results and feedback from the judges are now available to view on the Battle of the Bands 2019 web page.
Huge thanks to Yukie Day and Lee Salvidge for taking photos and filming the evening.  Last Friday, our voice students performed to the whole school. During the day on Tuesday, Year 6 were busy rehearsing for and performing in their own 12-bar-blues music videos. Last night was the final of the Battle of the Bands 2019. And today, we were treated to performances by our flute and recorder students. Well done and thank you to everyone involved. Updates, photos and video clips will be added to the website over the next few days.   The judges for this year's Battle of the Bands FINAL 2019 have been announced.
Visit the BOTB 2019 to find out who they are. There's also information for finalists available to view. If you have any questions, please contact Miss Rusbatch ASAP It has taken a few weeks to sink in, but, on Wednesday 6th March 2019, Miss Rusbatch received the Inspiration Award at the national Music Teacher Awards for Excellence in London. I feel incredibly honoured, humbled, shocked and grateful. This truly is an award for Downs Junior School and our community and is the result of a hugely supportive team of families and school staff. Thank you to everyone and anyone who has been involved in music-related events over the years. Long may music ring through this school! (A. Rusbatch)   Wow! What a week of performances. Well done to everyone who has been busy writing songs and rehearsing. This year, every single band performed their OWN SONG in their audition. That’s AMAZING! You all have so much potential and there is clearly a huge amount of talent in this school. Every band who auditioned this week can chat with Miss Rusbatch next week at lunchtime for audition feedback. She will tell you what she liked about your song and what went well with your performance. She will also tell you how she thinks your band and your song could be improved.
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MUSIC STAFF:
Anna Rusbatch
- Head of Music - Tom Butterworth - Guitar / Bass - Lisa De Simone - Violin / Viola - Sarah Davison - Cello - Francesca Urquhart - Double Bass - Victoria Hancox - Flute / Recorder - Howard Burchfield - Clarinet / Oboe - Ross Williams - Saxophone / Bassoon - Sarah Leeves - Brass - Alice Hawkes - Piano - Lawrie Miller - Drum Kit - Bella Spinks - Voice - Music Service - 01273 293524 - Online Appication Children can only receive tuition for ONE instrument during class curriculum lesson time
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