Beaumont School Music Department

You can find the programme for Berlin by clicking here .

Dear all, As the excitement draws ever closer, please cast your eye over some final words of wisdom from Miss Doan and Mr Guinane: Packing We cannot overstate the importance of warm, sensible clothes. We are staying in a hostel so please pack a towel. Concert Dress Concert dress is all black. We will be performing in three concerts during the week. Musical performance is more often than not associated with some form of perspiration. Please bear this in mind when choosing the number of shirts/blouses/tops you bring. Please do not forget smart black shoes, and be aware of skirt length. Long Journeys The coach journey to and from Berlin is long. We would suggest you consider comfort as more important than fashion for this section of the trip. Avoid jeans and other tight-fitting clothes. Pack a toothbrush, deodorant and any other toiletries you feel you may need in your hand luggage. Optional extras include a pillow, an iPod (other MP3 players are available...

With under a week to go, here's a little reminder of what you need to think about this week: 1) Don't forget there is pretty comprehensive packing list on the back of the itinerary so please refer to that 2) Please can you bring a music stand, if you have one.  We need to as many as we can get.  3) CHOIR MUSIC: you MUST pack your music in your suitcase.  I will not be happy (be ready for the Doan glare) if you forget it. 4) CONCERT DRESS: smart all black (no leggings or short skirts), including SMART black shoes please. 5) There have been some changes to the itinerary but please pack your own so you have a good idea of what's going on. I think that's it for now. Updates will be made on Twitter this week too -please keep checking.

For your information, here are the rooms for Berlin. You won't be in them for very long!

We have now received details of rooming at the Youth Hostel in Berlin.  You need to get yourselves into rooms according to size and then turn up at the start of breaktime on Friday 1st February to register your desired combination.  Please don't forget, just because it's a room you want, you might not necessarily get it, depending on who else wants what.  Everyone needs a bed so don't leave anyone out, especially if they don't know many people.  If you have no idea what room you want to be in (or don't really mind) then please come to the meeting and we will allocate you a room.  You won't be there for very long so it shouldn't really matter. Boys: 3 rooms of 5 beds 1 room of 4 beds Girls: 5 rooms of 4 beds 4 rooms of 5 beds If you are in Years 7 to 11, you will receive your phone chain letter in your trays.  6th form, please come and collect them from Ms Doan's pigeon hole. All of the concerts are open to the public, and as fa...

Please see below for the playlist for Berlin Tour Choir.  Please listen and get learning!  We only have 3 weeks until tour!

Mr Guinane and I have narrowed down the font options for the Berlin hoodie.  Please let us know your preferred font, either via email on Beaumont.Music@Beaumont.herts.sch.uk or via Twitter (BeaumontMusic).  You have until Sunday evening 6.30pm to let us know!  Only students/staff coming to Berlin may vote. Look forward to hearing from you.

The following 6th form students still need to collect your Berlin medical forms and hoody letters.  The deadline is THIS Friday so please come and collect your forms from Ms Doan's and Mr Guinane's pigeon holes as a matter of urgency. Megan Beaven Emma Donaldson Hannah Fletcher Gaby Robertson

Just to remind you that the next instalment of £200 is due by this Friday 22nd June. Thank you to those of you who have already paid!

It was absolutely thrilling to discover that 62 of you would like to come on the Music Tour to Berlin in Feb 2013.  As you know, the original limit was 50 students.  I am now, however, investigating the possibility of a bigger coach but I don't want it to affect the cost too much.  We will find out by the end of the week if we can accommodate all of you, but if not, we will have to allocate places by lottery, with those missing the deadline forfeiting their place in the lottery.   Fingers crossed and watch this space!

You will see that the Powerpoint below does not have much information on it but should be used as an aide memoire for the lesson and as a way of checking your own learning. Year 9, you will need to start checking the blog often as both Mr Guinane and I will be posting homework, listening resources via Spotify, as well as lesson resources too. We will also post other items of interest so please watch this space. It's also nice to see some of you on Twitter. If you are a tweeter, follow us by clicking the button on the LH side of this blog. In the meantime, here is the Powerpoint for 15/6/11: Scales, keys and primary chords View more presentations from hanhdoan .

Your Performances will be found on the CRL from Monday 10th May. I will give you your marks on Tuesday. As I have mentioned in a previous post, re-recordings will take place on Wednesday and Thursday lunchtimes. Please make sure you come at the start of lunch. Here is the schedule so far: Wednesday 12th May: Georgia Thursday 20th May: Ben, Gaby Wednesday 26th May: Sarah and Sarah Thursday 10th June: Chloe Wednesday 30 June: Belle

As promised, here is a list of students who will need a computer for controlled assessment on each date. If you don't need it, that's fine. If you haven't booked one but would like one on the day, just let me know. Tuesday 11 th May : Belle, Robyn, Luke, Paul, Sarah O Wednesday 12 th May: Luke, Robyn, Yannick , Paul, Belle Tuesday 18 th May: Claire, Yannick , Luke, Anna, Belle, Callum , Paul, Vicky, Sarah, Hannah Thursday 20 th May: Luke, Claire, Belle, Robyn, Hannah, Sarah O Tuesday 25 th May : Ellie, Yannick , Luke, Robyn, Belle, Callum Wednesday 26 th May : Anna, Luke, Claire, Georgia, Yannick , Sarah O, Robyn, Belle HALF TERM We will sort out dates after half term on Thursday 27 th May.

Below is a list of the sessions planned for Controlled Assessment: Composition 1. Where a Tuesday or Wednesday is unavailable for various reasons, I have put in a Thursday. You will see that there are only 8 of your 10 hours allocated here. If you wish to use other 2 hours, see me after the end of the composition sessions and we can arrange for you to complete your work in luncthimes or after school. The final version of Performance 1 must be re-recorded by Monday 12 th July in order for it to be marked so you can write paragraph 3 in the final week. Opportunities for this will be Wednesdays or Thursday lunchtimes . A schedule will be sorted in tomorrow's lesson. MAY Tuesday 11 th Session 1 Wednesday 12 th Session 2 Tuesday 18 th Session 3 Thursday 20 th Session 4 Tuesday 25 th May Session 5 Wednesday 26 th May Session 6 JUNE Wednesday 9 th Session 7 Thursday 10 th Session 8 Tuesday 22 nd Session 9 Wednesday 23 rd Session 10 Tuesday 29 th Session 11 Wednesday 30 th Se...

Click here for the Spotify playlist to Solo and Accompaniment section of your Area of Study 2 (Shared Music). You will need to know the names and composers of these pieces and be familiar with them. Here are the links to the worksheets that we fill out, just in case you lose them or want to revise from them (colours etc) electronically at a later date. Area of Study 2 - Solo and accompaniment pieces Area of Study 2 instrument and accompaniment