Classroom Music:
All children from Prep - Year 6 receive a 30 minute Music Lesson at Mackenzie State Primary School every week. Music Lessons are held in the Music Room with Mrs Metcalfe.
Prep - Year 2 Music Lessons include: singing, dancing, moving to Music, beat keeping, rhythmic clapping, instrument playing, Music making, Music composing, Music responding & Music listening, as well as lots of other fun Musical games & activities. We focus on the enjoyment of Music as well as learning how to sing & play Music together with others.
Year 3 - Year 6 Music Lessons include: all of the above things at a higher level, as well as learning to read, write & play Music that is written on the Music staff using Music notation. These students also learn how to play the recorder. The recorder is a relatively cheap woodwind Musical instrument.
Mackenzie Musos:
The Mackenzie Musos is the name of our Mackenzie State Primary School choir.
Every week, the choir meets during their lunch break to learn exciting new songs with Mrs Metcalfe. The Mackenzie Musos have many opportunities to perform during the school year - at our weekly assembly, 'Afternoons of Music', Music Count Us In, Anzac Day & Remembrance Day.
Mackenzie Musos is for interested boys & girls who like to sing in Year 3 - Year 6.
It is free of charge.
Afternoon of Music:
At the end of each semester, Mrs Metcalfe coordinates an "Afternoon of Music" to showcase the musical talents of the extra-curricular Music students from Mackenzie State Primary School. All students & parents are invited to come along and enjoy an afternoon of Music, to listen to and look at some of the wonderful things that the Musical students of Mackenzie have been learning during the semester.
We usually have performances from Mrs Metcalfe's Mackenzie Musos choir, Ms Ashcroft's Strings & Mr Sandroussi's percussionists. Some of Zané's piano students also perform.
Performances will be advertised in Mrs Bryant's Friday email & also on the school calendar.