Dear Musical Parents,

Firstly, I would like to welcome all of you and your children into our revitalised Instrumental Music family here at Our Lady of the Southern Cross College. I would like to thank all of you for giving your children the gift of music through participation in this program. On a personal level, I am excited to be able to extend the gifts and talents of our students and develop a high quality program here at the College.

This week Wind students learnt:

• How to put their instrument together
• How to correctly hold their instruments
• How to play their first 3 notes
• How to read music 

This week Guitar students learnt:
 

• How to correctly hold their instruments
• How to play their first 3 notes
• How to play chords E minor and G Major
• How to read music

This week Percussion students learnt:

• How to correctly hold their drum sticks
• How to read music notation and rhythm
• How to play in time

Thank you to those who have already returned Instrument Hire forms. If you have not yet returned this form, please do so as soon as possible so that your child can then be allocated an instrument. Once the form is returned, students may meet Mr Wager in the Music Block, where I will provide them with their instrument. 

The interest in the program has been high, with over 20 Expressions of Interest received. If you are still interested in the benefits of Instrumental Music for your child, there are still a number of vacancies. Please enquire at the College Office. I look forward to welcoming even more of our College community to the program, and know that we have the beginnings of an exceptional program.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email me and I will respond as soon as I can. Email to Caine.Wager@twb.catholic.edu.au .

Caine Wager

Instrumental Music Teacher