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RIA Music Showcase

Semester 1 2021

Senior Music

Drum Kit: Imran Sadiqzai

Bass: Sonali Wijetunga

Guitar: Noah Charters

Keyboards: Casey Sfikas

Vocals: Jazmin Micallef, Rachel Featonby & Anna Barclay

 

Music by Elton John & Lyrics by Bernie Taupin

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Senior Music Specialism in Semester One...

In support of our VCE Music subjects like Music Performance and VET Music Industry, our focus in Senior Music specialism in Semester One was on developing ensemble skills including experimenting with arrangement ideas that complement our unique class instrumentation. This included creating arrangements whereby we recreated harmony singing from original recordings, or invented our own harmonies in some pieces. Some works chosen by the students were deceptively challenging and we hope you enjoy seeing and hearing the quality of their playing and singing. - Jake Johnson, Senior Music specialism teacher

Drum Kit: Imran Sadiqzai

Bass: Sonali Wijetunga

Guitar: Noah Charters

Keyboards: Casey Sfikas

Vocals: Jazmin Micallef, Anna Barclay & Phoebe Jansz

Music & Lyrics by Bruno Mars, Brandon Anderson, Dernst Emile II & Christopher Brody Brown

Leave the Door Open

Drum kit: Imran Sadiqzai

Bass: Sonali Wijetunga

Guitar: Jackson Lu

Keyboards: Casey Sfikas

Vocals: Rachel Featonby & Phoebe Jansz

 

Music & Lyrics by Paul Simon

Hazy Shade of Winter

Drum Kit: Imran Sadiqzai

Bass: Sonali Wijetunga

Guitars: Noah Charters & Jackson Lu

Keyboards: Casey Sfikas

Vocals: Allysia Waddy, Phoebe Jansz & Wynter Da Costa

Music & Lyrics by Walter Becker & Donald Fagen

Reelin' in the Years

Intermediate Music

Something’s Got A Hold On Me /
I Say A Little Prayer

Drum Kit: Izrael Leow

Bass: Jacob De Angelis & Calypso Galeney

Guitar: Jon-Anthony Formichelli

Keyboards: Finn Carson

Vocals: Taya Butler, Abbie Pitchford & Renee Shead

Something's Got A Hold On Me: Music & Lyrics by Etta James, Leroy Kirkland & Pearl Woods

I Say A Little Prayer: Music by Burt Bacharach & Lyrics by Hal David

Intermediate Music Specialism in Semester One...

Intermediate Music specialism studied works from the Soul, RnB and Hip Hop genres of the last 70 years. Technical work, solo and ensemble performances gave us the opportunity to look deeply into the unique rhythms, arrangements, tone colours, expressive skills, and song writing styles of these influential genres. These performances feature four medleys of our work over the semester.

We hope you enjoy it! - Jake Johnson, Intermediate Music specialism teacher

What's Going On /
I Want You Back

Drum Kit: Adam Cypser & Liam Bradford

Bass: Lincoln Power & Jacob De Angelis

Guitar: Jon-Anthony Formichelli

Keyboards: Finn Carson

Vocals: Abbey Humphrey, Abbie Pitchford & Lianne Jones

What's Going On Music & Lyrics by Marvin Gaye, Al Cleveland & Renaldo Benson

I Want You Back Music & Lyrics by Berry Gordy, Freddie Perren,

Alphonso Mizell & Deke Richards

No Diggity / Say My Name

Drum Kit: Ebony Launder & Liam Bradford

Bass: Lincoln Power & Calypso Galeney

Guitar: Ella Drew

Keyboards: Finn Carson

Vocals: Taya Butler, Summer Henry, Katie Roche &

Ella Drew

Say My Name: Music & Lyrics by LaShawn Daniels, Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, Beyoncé Knowles, LeToya Luckett, LaTavia Roberson & Kelly Rowland

No Diggity: Music & Lyrics by Chauncey Hannibal, Teddy Riley, William Stewart, Lynise Walters, Dr Dre, Richard Vick & Bill Withers

If I Ain't Got You /
Love On the Brain

Drum Kit: Anekha Venkatesh

Bass: Claudia Zadurian

Keyboards: Calypso Galeney

Guitar: Cohen Bland

Vocals: Zion Lyn Albellar, Renee Shead & Lianne Jones

If I Ain't Got You: Music & Lyrics by Alicia Keys

Love On the Brain: Music & Lyrics by Fred Ball, Joseph Angel &

Robyn Fenty

Junior Music

Are You Gonna Be My Girl

Vocals: Cameron Poole & Joshua Underwood

Lead Guitar: Sam Storey

Rhythm Guitar: Joshua Underwood & Indi Bramblebee

Bass Guitar: Jackson Newitt

Tambourine - Cameron Poole

Drum Kit - Mac Beale

Music & Lyrics by Nic Cester & Cameron Muncey

Junior Music Specialism in Semester One...

In Semester One, the Year 7 and 8 students in Junior Music specialism focused on developing knowledge on composition/songwriting as well as developing musicianship skills. The theory focus in the class was on how to sing, write and understand key signatures, majors scales and chord progressions. Using our knowledge on chord progressions and major scales, students have used digital programs such as Garageband to experiment, compose and record musical ideas. For Showcase this semester, the class prepared cover songs to perform as a group. In Term 2, we spent time practicing and communicating with each other during rehearsal. Throughout the semester, we conducted performance workshops to adapt students with playing in front of an audience, and we learnt how to provide constructive feedback to our peers and to reflect on our practice. - Wynne Djunaidy, Junior Music specialism teacher

Scar

Vocals: Maddison Harris, Shamika Pallany-Croft, Luka Rock & Lily Thomas

Acoustic Guitar: Lily Thomas

Ukulele - Gypsy Bates-Langley

Bass Guitar: Jackson Newitt

Drum Kit: Mac Beale

With thanks to:

Wynne Djunaidy on Keyboards

Music by Missy Higgins & Kevin Griffin and Lyrics by Missy Higgins

I'm Still Standing

Vocals: Lila Atkin, Tom Brusco, Bethany Heywood-Pek & Amelie Para

Electric Guitar: Joshua Underwood

Bass Guitar: Jackson Newitt

With thanks to:

Izrael Leow on Drum Kit (Yr 9) and Wynne Djunaidy on Keyboards

Music by Elton John & Lyrics by Bernie Taupin

With special thanks to:

Videography - Nathan Smart at Oomph Network

Lighting - Andrew Davies at Resolution X

Sound - Alpha Audio Services

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