KWS MAGAZINE May - Kinross Wolaroi School

First Year 3 Beginner BandAfter weeks of lessons and many hours of practice at home, the KWS Year 3Beginner Band hit the stage to the delight of parents, friends and other Prepstudents.The Prep School initiative to increase the number of students in theInstrumental Programme has seen every Year 3 student learning a bandinstrument over Terms One and Two.Demonstrations and ‘try-outs’ started the process. The students were thenallocated an instrument and put into pairs to conduct their lessons. Excellenttutelage was provided by Ms Innes, Mr Ismail and Mrs Schoeler-Jones.The concert allowed the whole group to play their instruments in alarger ensemble. Proud, smiling parents listened to their children performbeautifully as part of the first ever KWS Year 3 Beginner Band.Sharing Music KnowledgeThe Newington Prep Band arrived for a workshop in thePerformance Theatre with our KWS Prep Senior Band. Initially,each band performed. Mr Vickers, Head of Instrumental Musicat Newington, provided a wonderful concert for our studentsand really engaged the Prep Senior Band during the Newingtonperformance. Mrs McRae conducted our Prep Senior Band whoperformed beautifully for the Newington boys. The joint bandexperience was a real thrill. All the students really enjoyed theactivity and achieved a fantastic level of performance by the endof the session.Best Shot In The WestThe Prep School’s annual musical promises to be arollicking, Wild West tale full of song and dance.Best Shot In The West tells the story of what happenswhen Wilhelm Kadoc, fresh from Sweden and strugglingwith the English language, arrives in the little town ofSmoggy Hollow.The wonderful set has been built and our Year 5 and 6students are busily studying their lines. The performancewill take place during the last week of this Term.18