Welcome to the Performance Music ensemble program. Redlands College is committed to fostering an innovative and responsive creative arts culture that is directed and inspired by our master Creator. Developing effective communication skills, celebrating opportunities to encourage one another and producing outcomes that reflect beauty and honour are key elements of our program.
To be part of a vibrant and successful ensemble, meeting certain expectations regarding attendance, preparation and communication will ensure participants will reap the considerable benefits of ensemble membership and allow for rewarding performances at our public outings that are widely acclaimed in the community for their quality and vitality. We therefore ask that participants commit to ALL their ensemble’s scheduled
rehearsals and events, as shown in the Performance Music Calendar of Events.
Through this commitment, students are learning to understand their personal
responsibilities in terms of reliability, commitment, and teamwork.
Commitment
To gain the greatest benefit from the investments of students, families and staff,
our program relies on mutual commitment, trust and encouragement. Pro-active
parental support of their child’s ensemble commitment is essential, not only by
helping them to consistently attend their weekly rehearsals and performance
events, but also by helping them to establish and maintain a consistent home
practice routine for their instrumental or voice studies.
Instrumental
Tuition It is
a requirement for membership of instrumental ensembles that students undertake
tuition on the instrument(s) that they are playing in their ensemble. Instrumental tuition can be done privately, outside of school or is available through the Performance Music Tuition Program at Redlands College. For more information and to enroll in the Redlands College Performance Music Tuition Program, please select the following link: 2023 Instrumental & Vocal Tuition Enrolment Form. Voice tuition in NOT required for choir ensembles.
Performance Music Ensemble EventsThe Performance Music ensemble events include on and off campus activities, and the program involves activities outside of school hours. To streamline the administration involved in organising these events, we ask parents/guardians to give permission, at the commencement of the school year, for their child to attend all their year’s ensemble activities as scheduled in the Performance Music Calendar of Events.
Detailed information about each event will be emailed to parents via their Redlands College family email address before each event. Please find a copy of the Music Calendar for 2023 on the following link: Ensemble Information and Calendar of Events
Absence from Rehearsal or PerformanceDuring the year, should your child need to be absent from a scheduled rehearsal or performance due to illness or another valid reason, please email events@redlands.qld.edu.au as early as possible in advance of the rehearsal or event.
Redlands College Performance Music Supporters Group - Volunteers and/or Cake bakers
Performance Music activities at Redlands College are made possible by a dedicated support group of parents, who provide catering and other support at events. If you are interested in volunteering and/or bake at Performance Music concerts and events, we would greatly value your support.
Terms and Conditions Please note that by signing an Ensemble Agreement:
- You give permission for your child to attend all events and that you understand that ensemble members need to attend on/off campus venues, and be collected, at the times advised for specific events.
- Students are committing to ALL their ensemble’s scheduled rehearsals and events, as shown in the Performance Music Calendar of Events. If you are already aware of your child’s unavailability to attend a scheduled event, please advise us about this as early as possible.
Students are required to: - Honour their signed Ensemble Agreement Form, which commits them to the full year’s participation.
- Be punctual and well prepared for all rehearsals and performances.
- Assist with setting up equipment before performances and packing up equipment after performances.
Agreeing to the Terms and Conditions of Performance Music Ensembles
Students have until the end of Week 4 of Term One to withdraw or change their ensemble membership. After Week 4, they are required to have returned their signed Ensemble Agreement/Global Permission Slip, indicating their commitment for the entire year.
Show Cause
The ‘show cause’ process should be a rare occurrence and need never be applied if parents help their child to plan and organise their commitments with care and thought. During the year, students who accumulate three Unapproved absences from scheduled ensemble rehearsals, or one Unapproved absence from an event involving their ensemble (see Performance Music Calendar of Events) may be required to justify their continued membership in that ensemble.
