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Percussion and Guitar Auditions

Places are now available in percussion for S1 pupils.  Anybody who wishes to be considered for a place should see either Mrs Selbie or Ms Williams in the Performing Arts Department.  Auditions will take place next Monday (3rd September).

Places are still available for guitar lessons and anybody interested should again see Mrs Selbie or Ms Williams.

Instrumental Lessons

Instrumental lessons will begin the week beginning 20th August. Timetables will be available on the website from Monday 20th and pupils are asked to note the time of their lesson for the first week using either the website or the instrumental lesson board in the department. Printed timetables will be issued during the first lesson.

Pupils who are attending Williamwood on a placement request and have previously received instrumental lessons and would like to continue should see Ms Williams or Mrs Selbie as soon as possible in the Performing Arts base.

S1 auditions for guitar and drum lessons will take place in the first few weeks of term. Information will be given at assemblies.

Percussion Ensemble

On Thursday 15th March Ross Gunning, Freyja Wilson and Johnny Friend are meeting with John Wilson in the East Renfrewshire Council offices as they are members of the East Renfrewshire Percussion Ensemble which recently won the Percussion competition at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

Glasgow Music Festival

Congratulations to the following pupils and ensembles for their success at the Glasgow Music Festival:

Senior Concert Band – First in School Concert Band A

Lewis Graham – First in the Woodwind Solos A

Anna Gillespie – Second in the Viola Solos Open

Samantha Greenwood – First in the Viola Solos B

Senior French Horn Trio – Joint First in the Brass Ensembles A

Junior French Horn Trio – First in the Brass Ensembles B

Bassoon Quartet – First in the Woodwind Ensemble

Stuart Vettraino – First in Brass Solos Open and Second in the Brass and Woodwind Concerto

Andrew Vettraino – First in Brass and Woodwind Concerto

Hopefully there are more results to come!  Please let Ms Williams know of any successes.