SPRING NEWSLETTER 2018
TERM 3, 2018
This term and next are full of performance opportunities including our student end of year concerts. Here’s an offering from one of my favourite poets which you may like to share with your young musician as they prepare for their performances this term –
“when creating. be kind to your doubt.
hear it out. thank it for its concern.
and reassure it that you are an artist.
and risk is essential.”
Holiday Programmes & Upcoming Events
Holiday Rock & Pop School | 4-5 October
Start your journey to stardom these school holidays…
You’ll write original songs, rehearse & perform your music and have loads of fun playing in a band with other musicians your age!
Our Rock & Pop School will take place these holidays on 4 and 5 October. For two days of songwriting and performance with like-minded musicians, it's not too late to ENROL NOW.
Co-ordinated by our band teachers, day two is a real highlight and takes place at MAINZ (Music and Audio Institute of New Zealand) Auckland Studios.
Holiday Guitar Gig | 8-9 October
Join our guitar gurus to perform, write songs, have a go on a range of guitars and FX pedals, explore jazz, rock, pop, play with other guitarists your own age and with our tutors as band-members! Your Guitar Gig will culminate in a performance for friends and family on day two.
Lewis Eady Junior Music Contest for Groups | 22 September
Open to all primary and intermediate school children
Venue: Ponsonby Primary School, 44 Curran Street, Herne Bay (Hall open from 9.45am)
Section 1: START TIME - 10.30am
Section 2: START TIME - 1.00pm
The contest is a performance opportunity for children at all levels of musical achievement, which aims to encourage young musicians to perform and to gain valuable experience and increase confidence.
Deserving performances will be acknowledged with gold, silver or bronze certificates.
The contest adjudicators also provide constructive and encouraging written comments for all performances.
Images from 2017 LEJMC:
2018 TERMS
Term Three 23 July to 29 September
Term Four 15 October to 15 December (no lessons 20-22 October Labour Weekend)
*Lessons at St Paul's finish 24 November, lessons at Sancta Maria finish 27 November
MEET OUR TEACHERS
Here are two of our 2018 teachers. We are very proud of our teaching team of more than 40! Each is a talented and committed musician who loves sharing their musical knowledge. You’ll find a bio and photo of every teacher (returning faces and new faces) on the ‘Teachers’ page of our website.
Richard Linklater who joined Lewis Eady in 2006 teaches drum kit at Lewis Eady Music School (Great South Road, Epsom), Pasadena and Kowhai Intermediate Schools, Freemans Bay, Westmere and Ponsonby Primary Schools. Richard has over 45 years experience drumming at a professional level in many different genres of music including jazz and world-fusion, rock/pop, blues and R'n B, Ska/reggae, country, and on a range of instruments including Latin/Brazilian percussion, West African dununs, Cook Island log drums (pate) and hand drums (bongos, doumbek). Over the years, Richard has performed in many venues and at numerous events from Sweetwaters in 1981, the Taupo Arts Festival and the Percussive Arts Festival at Victoria University in 1998 and Womad in 1999. Richard now plays regularly at the Thirsty Dog's Auckland Blues Club, is a member of two bands 'Eli and The Blue Rocket Band' and 'Tommy' and loves passing on his skills to the younger generation.
Denny Chou who joined Lewis Eady in 2010 teaches piano at Balmoral School, Royal Oak and Ponsonby Primary Schools. Denny has been teaching piano for more than 10 years and alongside Dom Blaazer, she heads our team of piano teachers offering sound guidance and advice as needed. In 2008 (just a little before she joined our team) Denny was the Symphonic Band Leader at Tauranga Girls’ College. She moved to Auckland in 2009 and achieved her Bachelor of Music majoring in Piano Performance (Honours) in 2012. Denny also holds ATCL with distinction in piano and grade 7 in flute. She has successfully presented many students for both ABRSM and Trinity music examinations (initial through to Grade 8) with 100% pass rate. When not teaching, Denny enjoys the odd french pastry and a good coffee!
A GREAT READ...
Everything I need to know, I learned in music class
by Andrew Schwarz
STUDENT REPORTS & CONCERTS
Each of our students completes a self-assessment again this term. These enable our students to identify themselves (with guidance from their tutor) what they are achieving in their weekly music class. Keep an eye out for yours!
In term 4, you will be provided with a full progress report (prepared by our tutors) and you will be invited to an end of year student concert either this term or next. Please expect your concert invitation via text message from our Music School admin team.
PARTNER SCHOOLS
We teach music at Balmoral Primary, Bayfield Primary, Epsom Normal Primary, Freemans Bay School, Glendowie Primary School, Hobsonville Primary, Kohia Terrace Primary School, Kowhai Intermediate, Marist Primary Herne Bay, Maungawhau Primary, Mellons Bay Primary, Newton Central School, Orakei Primary, Parnell Primary, Pasadena Intermediate, Ponsonby Primary, Pt Chevalier Primary, Remuera Primary, Richmond Road Primary, Royal Oak Primary School, St Joseph’s Primary, St Leo’s Primary, St Michael’s Primary, Takapuna Primary, St Teresa's (Karori, Wellington), Stonefields Primary, Wakaaranga Primary, Westmere Primary School, Sancta Maria College and on Saturdays at St Pauls College, Ponsonby.
If you would like us to teach music at your school please contact Miranda on 021 524 433 or miranda@lewiseady.co.nz
