H2U Vol 7 Issue 6 June 2008 - Highcliffe School

a heat against other people
of the same instrumental
family and ability. Each
heat had a lower tier and a
higher tier winner and all
these winners went
through to a Grand Final
Concert in the Performance
Hall on the evening of 14 th
February. The finalists
performed in front of an
audience of family and
friends and the three
judges. Winners who went
through to the final were:
Josh Sparks 7.6 (Drums
Lower Tier)
Ady Smith 12.5 (Drums
Higher Tier)
Kat Johnston 9.7 (Guitar
Lower Tier)
Craig Downer 13.6
(Guitar Higher Tier)
Phil Sparks 10.5 (Guitar
Highly Commended)
Sammy Smith 10.8
(Guitar Highly Commended)
Will Smith 8.8 (Woodwind
Lower Tier)
Ever wished you could play a
musical instrument?
It is never too late to start!
On offer to students of
Highcliffe school are lessons on:
Woodwind: Recorder, Flute, Clarinet,
Saxophone Brass: Trumpet, French
Horn, Trombone, Tuba String: Violin,
Viola, Cello, Double Bass Guitar:
Acoustic, Electric, Bass Other: Drums,
Piano, Keyboard, Theory, Voice
SPECIAL PROMOTIONAL OFFER
New for 2008 – We are offering FREE
instrumental hire for students playing
brass and string instruments.
If you are interested
in
starting a new
instrument,
please see a
member of
the music
department
ASAP for
a letter
Beth Waters 11.7
(Woodwind Higher Tier)
Ellie Sherwood 10.7
(Woodwind Highly Commended)
Sherrie Barrett 7.4
(Strings Lower Tier)
Emily Hiscock 8.5 (Voice
Lower Tier)
Chloe Sami 12.3 (Voice
Higher Tier)
Will Smith 8.8 (Voice
Highly Commended)
Hannah Elkins 9.7 (Voice
Highly Commended)
Sam Gibbins 11.7 (Voice
Highly Commended)
Hettie Hayward 7.7 (Piano
Lower Tier)
Steven Lee 12.4 (Piano
Higher Tier)
Becky Luckwell 9.6 (Piano
Highly Commended)
Adam Horwich 10.4 (Piano
Highly Commended)
The overall winner of the
lower tier was Year 8 student
Emily Hiscock, who
sang “Saving all my love
for you” with the maturity
of tone and confidence of
someone much older than
herself. The overall winner
of the higher tier and given
the title of Highcliffe Young
Musician of the Year was
Steven Lee who performed
the technically difficult but
sensitive piece ‘Claire de
Lune’ by Debussy with
beautiful tone and expression.
Well done to everyone
who took part and a
special congratulations to
all of the winners.
Report by Miss McMillan
Battle of the Bands
With the soaring melodies
of the Jack Case
Experience to the
apocalyptic guitars of ASP,
the school rock community
gathered to raise money to
help
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