At Milford School, in addition to the classroom music specialist programme, we have an abundance of music groups the children can belong to.These include: Junior choir, Senior APPA choir, Kids for Kids choir, Senior xylophone group, Junior and Senior beginner and advanced recorder groups, school orchestra (all ages) and chamber groups. Throughout the year other groups may be added in response to skills displayed by specific students during music classes. Please let me know if your child has a specific talent or passion in music, so that I can encourage them to join the group that best caters for their needs.

Over the next two Fridays, I will be asking children to put their names down for various groups they may like to belong to. Some of the groups are audition groups, but most are open for anyone in the specific year level to join. Please encourage your child to look at the notices on Friday mornings so they know when to come for sign ups and auditions.

We also have two productions this year : The Junior Production is for ALL Year 1 - 3 children and the Senior Production is for ALL Year 4 - 6 children. We will be starting the auditions for these in week 9 and 10 of this term.

The dates for the productions are: 24th - 28th August - week 6 of Term 3.

Private music lessons on various instruments are taught by several providers at Milford School. Children are withdrawn from class for their individual lessons and parents pay for these. All information and enrolment forms about private music lessons are located in the school office.

If you have any questions regarding music groups, please don’t hesitate to contact me: eugenie.middleton@milford.school.nz or alternatively come and see me before or after school in the music room.

Eugenie Middleton

Music Specialist