Instrumental Evening

Please note the change of date for our Instrumental Evening. We will now be hosting the night on Monday 2nd December. More details to follow shortly.

Catholic Schools Music Festival

DVDs of the Catholic Schools Music Festival performance are available

Click this link to order.

Parent Education Evening with Dr Anita Collins: Bigger Better Brains

Anita is best known for her role as on-screen expert and campaign lead for the Don’t Stop the Music documentary that aired on the ABC in late 2018.

Neuroscience and psychology researchers have done extensive studies over the last 20 years to understand how the brain processes music and why music learning seems to be such a cognitively unique activity. Musically trained children have better language and communication skills, can focus for longer and are more likely to stick with difficult problems until they solve them, they are able to control their own emotional responses and understand emotional responses of others and they have significantly better working and long-term memory systems.

These enhancements then support happier and healthy lifestyles and choices in adulthood, the capacity to both shift and advance in their professional lives and maintain their brain health into later life. The research is now starting to reveal why music learning is so effective at enhance brain function. 

This is a free event, please register here: https://www.trybooking.com/BFMXE

Carols performance at Mitcham Square Shopping Centre

Students who participate in the school Band, Junior Choir and Senior Choir have the opportunity to perform carols at the Mitcham Square Shopping Centre on Thursday 14th November. The set will commence promptly at 5.30pm and will conclude by 6pm. To thank us for spreading the Christmas cheer, the Centre will provide a pizza dinner to the participating students. To assist us with planning the program, please click this link and complete the form ASAP, by Monday 4th November at the very latest.

Carols performance at City of Mitcham Carols

Choir students from St Joseph's Kingswood will be participating in the City of Mitcham Carols on Saturday 30 November. Students in years 3-6 who participate in the Junior Choir or Senior Choir will perform a 12 minute set starting at 5.57pm. Children will need to be signed in and congregate backstage for a briefing commencing promptly at 5pm. Children in the Junior Choir may depart once the set is completed (at approx. 6.15pm), with students in the Senior Choir invited to sing during the nativity scene portion of the night, later in the evening. While families will be required to arrange their own transport to/from the event, we need you to confirm whether your child is attending. Please click this link and complete the form ASAP to allow for planning.

As those who have attended before, this is a wonderful community event and regardless of whether your child participates in a school choir, we encourage you to attend!