Well done to Fraser Waddington (S5) and Aimee Sharp (S5) who represented the school at the District (Kilmarnock) round of the Rotary Young Musician Competition. Also competing was Rory Anderson who was representing his local Scout group.
Young Musician Competition 2023
Entries are now open for this year’s Young Musician Competition!
The competition takes place on Wednesday 22nd March 2023, at 7pm in the school extension. All competitors should arrive no later than 6.45pm and full school uniform should be worn.
There are 3 classes in which to compete: Junior (S1/2), Intermediate (S3/4) and Senior (S5/6). There is a maximum of 10 competitors per class – if necessary, heats will be held in advance – time and date TBC.
The winner of the Senior class will go forward to represent Stewarton Academy in the East Ayrshire regional heat of the Scottish Young Musician competition taking place at Grange Academy on Thursday 20th April.
To enter, fill out the Form here, with applications closing at the end of the school day on Wednesday 8th March.
Note that all competitors must provide a copy of the sheet music that they are performing for the adjudicator to refer to on the night. For more information and advice, speak to any of the Music staff.
Good luck!
Scottish Opera Young Company
Have a look at the link below for information on the Scottish Opera Young Company project. See your Music teacher if interested!
Subject Choices
Please find links below to the Subject Choice presentations for Music and Music Technology courses. These have been discussed in class – if you have any more questions, make sure to speak to your class teacher.
East Ayrshire Spring Concert
Rehearsals are starting soon for the East Ayrshire Spring Concert! Why not get involved, and join the rehearsals with pupils from across East Ayrshire! The concert is on Tue 14 Mar in the Grand Hall, Kilmarnock. Click on the links below for more information about each of the groups taking part. If you have any questions, speak to your Music teacher or instructor!
Christmas Concert
Tickets are now on sale for our Christmas Concert! Book early to avoid disappointment as this event usually sells out.
Rotary Young Musician Competition 2022-23
We are looking for pupils from S4 – S6 to represent Stewarton Academy in the instrumental and vocal categories of the District (Kilmarnock) Final of the Rotary Young Musician Competition. You will be competing against pupils from other Kilmarnock schools and the winner of the District Final would then progress to the Regional (West of Scotland) Final.
The competition takes place on Thursday 24th November at 18.30 in Laigh Kirk, Kilmarnock. On the night, you should perform a maximum of two pieces and your overall performance time should not exceed 10 minutes.
If necessary, we will hold auditions in school week beginning Monday 7th November in order to select one instrumentalist and one vocalist to represent Stewarton Academy on the night.
To register your interest, fill out the Form below! For more information, come and see any of the Music staff.
SCO Immerse Concert
Piano masterclass with Richard Meyrick
Stewarton Academy Music Department were delighted to host a virtual masterclass on Monday morning with international concert pianist Richard Meyrick. S5 pupils Fraser W., Rory A. and Rhys H. performed Pink Minor, Chopin’s Waltz in Ab major and Debussy’s Reverie respectively for Richard and other senior piano pupils who were in attendance.
Offering advice and encouragement to help improve their pieces and playing more generally, Richard’s expertise was much appreciated by the pupils who were then treated to a thrilling performance of a technically demanding Rachmaninov Prelude live from his London piano studio.
Get Into: Production
Click here to read about the Production courses on offer at the RCS – speak to your teacher for more information if interested.
https://portal.rcs.ac.uk/transitions/get-into-production-ayr/
