Beaumont School Music Department

As we are approaching the new academic year, I think it's now time to start thinking about our forthcoming production of Hairspray ! The dates of the auditions are as follows: Friday 4 September: 2.40pm onwards Years 7-9 in the Hall – Dancing Years 10-11 in the Music block – Singing Monday 7 September: 3.25pm onwards Years 7-9 in the Music block – Singing Year 10-11 in the Hall – Dancing Wednesday 9 September: 3.25pm All Sixth form auditions – meet in the Hall Recalls will take place on Thursday 10 and Friday 11 September – times to be arranged. We are looking for a large cast with a wide range of talents and abilities so everyone who wants to take part needs to come to both the Singing and the Dancing audition – please don’t just attend one of them. Energy, enthusiasm and commitment are as important as talent! You need to be able to commit to the rehearsal schedule below if you want to be in the cast. Rehearsals should only be missed in exceptional circumstances so that we can mak...

I haven't had the chance to blog my recommendations for this season, but you must catch Saturday's MGM Prom while you can. A fabulous night of reconstructed scores of some classic MGM films, including Singing in the Rain , High Society and many more. The luscious orchestrations by John Wilson (all by just watching watching the films for hours) were performed fantastically by John Wilson and his orchestra. Catch the whole prom here and see below for an awesome finale.

Some interesting summer listening! Enjoy.

Please listen to Gretchen am Spinnrade and An die Musik (possibly one of my most favourite Lied of all time) and make notes on Schubert's word-setting, harmony etc etc. Use the sub-headings we have been discussing. Don't forget this is in your Spotify playlist. See previous postings if you haven't downloaded it yet. This will be the focus of Friday 3rd July's lesson so please make sure you complete this in enough detail. The translations of these two songs have been shared with you over Google Docs, but you can click here to go to it.

Essay title: "Comment on Schubert's interpretation of the text of Erlkönig . Include examples of word-setting, tonality, use of piano accompaniment and any other notable features." Due in by Wednesday 1st July by hand, e-mail or Google Docs. Enjoy!

Click here to download the playlist used in this lesson. As requested in a previous email, you should have downloaded Spotify so I can share playlists with you. If you have not done this yet, please click here . Below is the Powerpoint presentation from today's lesson. Your homework is to go through the headings on each slide and find examples of them from Erlkoenig. For example, you can split up the use of word setting into the different characters, as we did in the lesson. This work is due in on Tuesday 23rd June . Welcome back! Analysing And Understanding Vocal Music Intro (Schubert) View more OpenOffice presentations from hanhdoan .

Honk! Rehearsal Schedule until THE SHOW. Monday 1st June Act II Scene 1 (Old Woman, Queenie, Lowbutt , Jackdaw, Ida, Cat) Tuesday 2 nd June Full Cast Act II, Scene 3 Wednesday 3rd June Act II, Scene 2, Drake and Ducklings ( ZSh ) Ida – singing etc ( HDo ) Friday 5 th June Warts and All: dancers (8 frogs, Bullfrog and Ugly) CED WEEK (please check below) Tuesday 9 th June Act I blocking etc: Luke, Emma and Izzy ( ZSh ) Jamie R and James B working with Wil Pate Wednesday 10 th June Luke to work with Wil Pate Tuesday 16 th June FULL CAST Singing Act II, Scene 5 Wednesday 17 th June FULL CAST Block Act II, Scene 5 Friday 19 th June FULL CAST Dance call for Hold your head up High Monday 22 nd June FULL CAST Act II, Scene 6 Wednesday 24 th June FULL CAST: RUN ACT II!! Friday 26 th June FULL CAST DANCE Thursday 2 nd July FULL CAST EXITS AND ENTRANCES Friday 3rd July FULL CAST: dance polish Tuesday 7 th July FULL CAST Wednesday 8 th July FULL CAST SING THROUGH WIT...