Beaumont School Music Department

This is an amazing cartoon. A  Silly Symphonies  short from Disney about a young forbidden love between a violin from the Land of Classical and a saxophone from the Isle of Jazz. Their interactions drive the two nations to war, but then they step back and chill out after they learn to respect all kinds of music. Can you name the famous pieces featured? Classical pieces of note include Beethoven’s  Eroica  and Wagner's 'Flight of the Valkyries'.

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We have been contacted by a parent regarding the 150 year celebrations of the Alban Way. There is a lot going on in terms of events and lectures. If you are interested, click here for more details.  Enjoy!

We always love to hear from our alumni, and even better when our students end up in the same choirs as them.  At Easter, Ollie Davies, Alice Webster, and Sidney Brass sang in the National Youth Choirs with Emma Doherty (class of 2013).  Ollie then went up to Magdalen College, Oxford for a choral scholar open day, where he bumped into alumni Will Pate (class of 2010).   It was lovely to receive messages from Emma and Will, each with a cheeky photo, and both ensuring that the members of our department were being well looked after.  The Beaumont Music Family continues beyond Beaumont.

Hallo! Hausaufgaben: Pick a person (anyone), describe what they are wearing, and give any other information. Please check your spellings and capital letters!! Beaumont.Music@Beaumont.herts.sch.uk   Ich heisse…………………. Ich bin………………………Jahre alt. Ich habe am…………………………………..Geburtstag. Ich wohne in……………………………… [Mein Lieblingsessen ist………………………..] Ich trage einen/eine/ein……………………….Der/die/das/die…………ist/sind……

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Right people listen up. Esteemed alumni Sarah Walker is organising a concert to raise funds for her planned trip to Tanzania and Malawi, where she plans to undertake important work as part of her gap year. It is an amazing project so get involved! When: This Sunday, 15th September, 7pm Where: Cunningham Hill Junior School, Cell Barnes Lane The evening will feature a huge range of performances from ex- and current Beaumont students. It promises to be a fantastic evening full of Music. Entry is FREE but donations to help Sarah fund her trip are welcome! Spread the word, and once again, get involved!

The end of term is here! Well done to everybody who contributed to the Music Department this year. We have had a fantastic year, performed some brilliant concerts and produced some wonderful music. Well done. A particular well done to everyone involved in the Summer Concert on Tuesday. The conditions were harsh, but you did not let that detract from your musicianship or professionalism. You were all a credit to the school. Have a wonderful summer, get some rest and relax. Listen to as much music as possible, try to see a concert or a prom, and tell us about what you did in September. We will endeavour to tweet at regular intervals during the holidays, but #beaumontbedtimelistening will not be as regular as it is during term time. Follow us on twitter ( @BeaumontMusic ) if you do not already do so. Please feel free to email beaumont.music@beaumont.herts.sch.uk with any questions or queries you have, but bear in mind that I am getting married and going on my honeymoon so will ...

A huge congratulations to everyone who performed in the St Albans Young Musician Competition today.  As always you were a credit to the school and you all performed with such musicianship, passion and professionalism.   Everyone who performed is listed below and those who won their categories are in bold.   Recordings (and photos!) to follow! Secondary Instrument Ensemble: Louisa Briguglio & Niamh Quinn Secondary Vocal Solo:  Emily Almond and Emma Doherty (joint winners) Secondary Vocal Ensemble: Beaumont Year 13 Girls (also Paul Harris' performance of the afternoon), Emily Almond & Emma Doherty, Alice Webster & Beth Wilson Secondary Wind/Brass solo: Louisa Briguglio, Luke Bainbridge Secondary School Choir: Beaumont Vocal Ensemble Secondary String solo: Yannick Mayaud Secondary Band: Beaumont Big Band We are proud of you all.

Congratulations to everyone who took part.  You worked hard all day and we were really impressed with how you all came together to produce some high quality performances. Taking into account both of your performances during the day, as well as the criteria, we have awarded the following places: 1st: Luther King 2nd: Elgar 3rd: Austen All of placings were very close and it was a very difficult decision. Well done to everyone. D&G

Your task: In your houses, prepare a performance of: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds and A song of your choice You will select one piece to perform to Miss Doan and Mr Guinane (before lunch), and  select one to perform to your peers this afternoon. The rules: 1. Everyone in the house must make a significant contribution to both performances 2. Be considerate, and share equipment between houses, organising rotas if  necessary 3. Song choice: pick something appropriate, not too difficult and musically  appealing. We will help with location of lyrics and music but the majority of this  must be done by yourselves. 4. Both songs must include vocals Performances and judging: At 13:30, your help is required in moving equipment to the hall. You will have LIMITED time to set up, SO THINK ABOUT THIS CAREFULLY WHEN  PLANNING YOUR PERFORMANCES. You will lose points for FAFFING! Criteria: Involvement Quality of singing Qual...

As promised, here are the pictures of your sentences for your homework.  Use your writing frame to write your postcard and make sure you finish it for Tuesday.