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31 January 2003
The first week back...... Its always good to be back teaching after the holiday break. This first week back has been especially exciting with existing students freeing themselves from the withdrawal symptoms of not singing for a while, and many new students fulfilling a personal passion some have wanted to pursue for years. Those new students who are wanting to make singing a career also have an exciting year ahead! Good news to hear the following this week.... * Melanie Munt was offered a place into WAAPA (Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts) Apparently they have many people audition each year and she was 1 out of the 2 girls who got a place from Adelaide. Singing is a large component of the course and we are glad the 2 years she spent at LHSS paid off! * Mandy Giles, who is featured on the front cover of the Showcase 2002 Programme, joined the Adelaide band Fresh through our Studio. They are a cover band and do mainly top 40's and 80's music and are performing regularly. Ken plays guitar and sings, Mandy & Jasmine share the vocals and Matt is their keyboard player. *LHSS student Graham Loveday will be performing in the Northern Light Musical Theatre Company 's production HMS Pinafore. * Susan Brooke-Smith is doing G & S production of The Mikado and of course: * Our teachers Katie & Allison have leads in Marie Clarke's production of The King & I to be held later on in the year. Break a leg guys! Singer wanted A female singer is required
to join the male/female Cabaret/Rock duo Double Standards. The main criteria for the singer is;
All equipment for a good quality
sound and lighting show is provided. Interested? Contact John Welsh on 8370 2468 or 0407 804 050. Email: jokar@chariot.net.au |
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25 January 2003 Staff meeting Our annual Occupational Health & Safety Staff Meeting was held this week at the new home of teacher Miranda Simonetti, which she just recently had built. We had the opportunity to not only go through these Policies, Procedures and our Occ. H & S Manual, but also to review 2002 and plan for the year ahead. Some interesting points were made regarding our Showcase 2002 concert to improve on it for this year. Lastly from our LHSS Teachers Manual, we looked at our section on "Vocal Warm-ups', the importance of them, why we do them and how to teach them in the most effective way. Successes Through our contacts, LHSS student Mel Drabic successfully auditioned for the lead singer of the duo 'Wild Fever'. They are leaving for Seoul, Korea in April 2003 for a 3 month gig at the Sheraton Grand Hotel with the possibility of a further 3 months. Good luck guys! Singer wanted A female singer is required to join the already performing successful male/female Cabaret/Rock duo Double Standards.
Their specialty is 50/60/70's Rock'n'Roll with the 60's being the dominating era. The main criteria for the singer is:
All equipment for a good quality sound and lighting show is provided. If you are interested please contact John Welsh on (08) 8370 2468 or 0407 804 050. |
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23 January 2003 Successes Congratulations to former student Kelli-ann Blakers who is now living in Sydney. She has recently been in a Samsung Mobile Phone commercial and, earlier last year, a Gatorade commercial. Congratulations to Simone Mastrillo who gained entry into the vocal/theory workshop course at North Melbourne TAFE She took only three lessons with LHSS teacher Katie Packer. There was a great amount of interest in the course and was thrilled by the good news of her entrance success. Well done to Antonietta Antonino and Veronica Varricchio who both received full Music Scholarships for the next 5 years of their secondary education at Mary Mckillop College. Former student Anthea Riley has also been offered music scholarships at Wilderness College and St. Peters Girls this year. Good luck Anthea, have fun! Gig Guide Former LHSS Peter King, our King Of Croon! will be performing at The Cab Lab (Cabaret Laboratory) on February 9th, 2003. These shows are dedicated to showcasing and developing emerging cabaret talent in Adelaide. For more information and to view Peter's website visit: http://www.kingofcroon.com Auditions-musical Northern Light Musical Society are looking for 2 males leads for their production of HMS Pinafore which opens on April 24, 2003 ( 2 week season). Rehearsals are on Monday and Thursday evenings, and Sunday afternoon. The roles are the romantic male lead (needs to be a true tenor) and a bass-baritone part. For more information please contact: Mark ph 8283 3885, mob. 0403 849825. Auditions-band Adelaide party band, Nano2nd
are looking for new lead singer(s) to join the band asap
as there is work waiting. Nano2nd! is an Adelaide based
covers band (vocals, guitar, bass, drums, 2 saxes). They are looking to
add 2 lead singers to the line-up (either male and female or 2 female),
which would make us a 7 piece band. Rehearsals are Tuesday nights at Marion Church of Christ from 8:15pm. Singers will be required to learn/sing 3 set songs. Expressions of interest or for further information please contact Adrian Terrace at on mobile: 0402100425, or email: nano2nd@iprimus.com.au 2003 Balaklava Eisteddfods Many of our students gain invaluable experience from the Balaklava Eisteddfods. The Vocal sections include Open Vocal, Duets and Trios, Musical Theatre, Contemporary Vocal (Amplified Voice) - solo and ensemble. Held on Saturday 2 August 2003. Entries close 6 June 2003. To receive entry forms and rules please send name, address & contact numbers to: Balaklava Eisteddfod Society PO Box 253 Balaklava SA 5461 or contact Di Spence ph (08) 8862 2113, email: spenbal@rbe.net.au 2003 Strathalbyn Eisteddfods The Vocal section will be held on Sunday 15 & 22 June 2003. To receive an entry form and rules please send name, address& contact numbers to: Strathalbyn Eisteddfod Society PO Box 699 Strathalbyn SA 5255 Or contact: Jill Jenkins (08) 8536 4260 or Lysbeth Pethick (08) 8536 3603 Wedding Bells Lastly, for those who don't know, I am getting married this year on April 12, 2003. The ceremony will be at Holy Trinity Church at 1.30pm, followed by the reception at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. It would be lovely to see past and present students (and their parent) there. You are most welcome to attend the ceremony and join us for coffee afterwards. My wonderful fiance has been a tremendous support and help to me over the past 3 year. He is very talented in many areas, including that of designing websites. The LHSS website gives testimony to this! Please visit his website at: http://www.pinnacleweb.com.au/ The staff and I look forward to resuming lessons for the year this Tuesday 28 January. It is going to be another great one! 18 January 2003 As we enter 2003, we are planning for an exciting year. Business Awards This is the year we plan to enter a few 'Business of the Year' Awards. We were fortunate to win a business award in the first few years of operating. If I hadn't been so busy over the past 5 years getting the staff and business to the point where it is at now (that is, running itself) I would have entered more. No time like the present though! Journal Articles Something else I have wanted
to do with a passion for the last 5 years is write articles for industry
newsletters and journals. This is the year! I'll enjoy writing these for
two Associations of which I am a member: the Music Teachers Association
of South Australia (MTASA);
and the Australian National Association of Teachers of Singing (ANATS).
I aim to shed light on a few subjects which may be new and of interest such as operating a Music Business as a 'business' and technical articles on vocal techniques. Keep watching this space. I'll put them on this page when they're ready! Term 1 The Studio reopens for the year on Tuesday 28th. Over the last few weeks until then, we are conducting our no-obligation trial lessons for those who wish to confirm their choice (and learn more about singing lessons and our Studio). Katie and Alli have been inundated with these. The three of us have really enjoyed being back at work! New Teacher Speaking of work, Lisa Simonetti, one of our longest attending students-come-teacher, is joining the teaching staff this year after 18 months of training. She shows a real aptitude towards teaching kids in particular and is excited about teaching this year. She is proving herself to be a great one! Computer Upgrades Next week, in the office we are adding a new computer to our network to help us manage the ever-increasing admin. In addition, a computer 'kiosk' will also be in the waiting room so students, parents and friends can view our Showcase 2002 Concert, Showcase 2002 photos and professional photos taken November last year at the Orange Lane Studios, and of course this website. I look forward to keeping you updated and sharing with you our news and experiences at the Studio regularly (we're aiming for weekly updates at this stage). So please keep watching this page, keep in touch, and email me with any comments.
14 January 2003 HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE! Look out for articles from the LHSS COMING SOON in the Messenger Newspapers. |
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