Hampshire Music Service - Battle of the Bands 2014

BATTLE OF THE BANDS 2014

Hampshire Music Service are looking for the best rock bands in Hampshire!

Play a major venue to a live audience and a panel of professionals!

Round 1: - Audio
Send a recording

• Band members need to be under 17 on 31st July 2014
• Cover songs or original material
• If you don't have a recording make one!
• Studio quality recording is not necessary. Raw talent is enough!

Email an MP3 file of one song to dean.hallett@hants.gov.uk

Or send a CD to:

Dean Hallett

Hampshire Music Service

Rookwood Centre

Penshurst Way

Eastleigh

SO50 4RJ

Please include the following information:

• Band name
• Home town
• School / College / Youth Centre
• Email for your music teacher or parent
• Band members names and the instruments they play

Include in the MP3 name or on the CD:

• Song name
• Band name
• School or Youth Group

Deadline for entries is 20th December 2013

Round 2: - Live Heats

The best bands from the Audio Round go on to compete in Live Heats around the country in spring 2014.

Round 3: - The Final

The heat winners will each play a set to a panel of professional musicians to find the Overall Best Band.

Main School Rehearsal Schedule

*Please note that Miss Tottman will make changes to this schedule so check in DS1 as well -this is a must!  - please check there too, although we will try to keep this schedule as up to date as we can. To view this regularly please see the PERFORMERS tab

CABARET REHEARSAL SCHEDULE: November to Christmas

LEADS YOU NOW NEED TO LEARN YOUR LINES IN PREPARATION FOR EACH SCENE WE BLOCK

Bethany Hicks and Luke Yates to come and talk to Miss Tottman this week please (not on Tuesday though as I’m not here)!

Remember this rehearsal schedule is only a guide and WILL change a bit every week. SO CHECK EVERY MONDAY!!

Date	Rehearsal	Who needs to be involved
Thursday 7th November 3.20-4.45	Block Scene 3- Schneiders flat,	CHORUS NEEDED Schneider, Cliff, Kost, Sailors, Schultz Luke/Bethany to help direct Luke/Bethany to create chorus ideas for Schneiders song.
Tuesday 12th November 3.20-5.00pm	Block Scene 4/5 Kit Kat Club	Emcee, Sally, girls Kit Kat girls- WHOLE CHORUS Luke/Bethany to work with chorus in background of scene
Thursday 14th November 3.20-5.00pm	Scene 6- Sally moves in with Cliff (Scene 7: 2 ladies dance)	Cliff, Ernst, Sally, Schneider, Perfectly marvellous. Taxi man- George K W and other year 8. Block Sallys song? Luke/Beth to be at one of these rehearsals this week and help with song blocking
Tuesday 19th November	Scene 8- Pineapple scene	Schneider, Kost, Schultz,
Thursday 21st November	Scene 9-Tomorrow belongs to me Scene 10- Sally tells Cliff her secret- 2 songs in here. Including Maybe this time	Chorus except Kit Kat girls Luke/Bethany to block Cliff, Sally, Ernst, Why Should I wake up? Something dream like? Block song?
Tuesday 26th November	Scene 11- Money, money, money Scene 12- Schultz proposal Block Married song?	Sc 12: Kost, Schultz, Sailor x3, Schneider, Sally, WHOLE CHORUS NEEDED Bethany/Luke to have a go at blocking this money, money scene.
Thursday 28th November 3.10- 5.00pm	Scene 13: Party END OF ACT 1	Sally, Cliff, Schneider, Kost, Sailors, Ernst, Talk to Luke/Beth about Meeskite blocking and Tomorrow belongs to me in this scene WHOLE CHORUS NEEDED
Tuesday 3rd December	Scene 2: Fruit Shop Gorilla song?	WHOLE CHORUS NEEDED. Schlutz, Schneider, Kost, Sailors, Ernst, Luke/Beth to have a go at blocking chorus for scene 13 (party scene above) plus Meeskite
Thursday 4th December	Scene 4: Sally and Cliff argument Gorilla song?	Sally, Cliff, Schneider,
Tuesday 10th December	Scene 5: Kit Kat Club	Emcee, Waiter, Sally, Cliff, Ernst, 2 x Nazi men (Luke Rose, Adam H and any other men who want to be Nazis!!). Luke/Beth to help with physical theatre fight motif
Thursday 11th December	Scene 6: Sally and Cliff break-up	Cliff, Schultz, Sally, WHOLE CAST in to practice for run through next week
Tuesday 17th December	Scene 7: Block- Run whole show	WHOLE cast plus Miss Thomas for ending.
Thursday 19th December	RUN WHOLE SHOW

Joss Arnott Dance Company

Last week the BTEC Dance students took part in a vibrant and athletic workshop led by Lisa Rowley, a member of the professional dance company 'Joss Arnott'. 

 

About Joss Arnott Dance Company

Joss Arnott Dance is an internationally touring, cutting edge contemporary dance company based in South East England, led by Artistic Director and Choreographer Joss Arnott. The companies work focuses on athletic explorations and presentations of corporeal function influenced by Arnott's fascination with the body. Joss' work takes a surrealist approach to aesthetics relating with performance, drawing on influences from pop cultutre, fashion and film.

 

About Lisa Rowley (workshop leader for Joss Arnott) - Her career so far...

Originally from Leicester, Lisa trained at 'Dupont Stage School'. She then went on to train at Laban, graduating in 2008. Since then she has toured internationally with 'Transistions Dance Company', worked with Henry Oguike as a company member for his 2009 'Research and Development Period', danced with 'ACE Dance and Music' for their Spring 2010 tour of 'Switch' and worked with 'Tavaziva Dance' before joining Joss Arnott in 2010.

 

BTEC Dance 

Lisa took our group of BTEC Dance students through a Joss Arnott styled masterclass, giving them an insight into  the movement style and demands that they would face as part of the company. The masterclass challenged students' to give in to gravity, to move at extreme speeds and isolate body parts rapidly. The group learnt a small section from 'Threshold', a piece the students had recently seen performed at South Hill Park Arts Centre in Bracknell, which was extremely challenging but they all did really well!

 

To see some work by Joss Arnott Dance please click on the videos below:

 

Here are a few pictures of our students learning some choreography with Lisa:

 

If you would like any further information about anything you have read in this post please speak to Mrs Wearing or Miss Thomas in the Dance Department.

 

 

Dance & Drama Updates for September!

Welcome back everyone! We hope you had a lovely summer holiday and feel ready for another year. There are a few dates for auditions/shows coming up so please see below if you are interested in taking part in some of our fantastic performing arts events this year:

 

DANCE

 

House Dance: This years House Dance show will be on 16th and 17th (judging night) October, from 7.30pm, in Drama Studio 1. More information will follow about how you can purchase tickets for this event so stay tuned or speak to Mrs Wearing or Miss Thomas in the dance department.

 

 

Rock Challenge Auditions: The audition sheets for the Rock Challenge with be up on the notice board outside of the dance studio today so pop along and sign up if you are interested in taking part! Don't miss out on this great opportunity!

The auditions are on the following dates:
Tuesday 24th September 3.15-4.30pm - for Years 10 and above only (Dance Studio)
Tuesday 1st October 3.15-4.30pm - for Years 7, 8 and 9 only (Dance Studio

DRAMA

 

Main School Production Auditions: This years Main School Production will be 'Cabaret' and auditions are coming up very soon! Please see the dates below to ensure you are attending the right one for you:

Monday 23rd September: Dance audition (in dance studio) -  3.10-5.30
Wednesday 25th September: Music audition (in music block) -  3.10-5.30
Thursday 26th September: Drama audition (drama block) - 3.10-5.30 

Recalls on Friday 27th Sept: 3.10- 6.30pm

If you have any questions please speak to Miss Tottman in the Drama department.

 

Boys Dance Group (BDG)

This video was recorded just prior to the group touring the local Primary Schools with Sam from Fuzzy Logic - it showcases their new choreography being rehearsed in our dance studio. What do you think the piece is about?

Dancing in Shadows...

Here are some short examples of some of the lovely work that took place in Dance over Arts Week...

Environmentally Friendly Outdoor Classroom Designs

As mentioned in a previous blog post students from the University for the Creative Arts visited the Art Department during last weeks Arts week. They were working with classes to create exciting and environmentally friendly outdoor classrooms.

Here are some of the final models, what do you think?