Music Feature: DJ Senior School
One of the reasons music is such a brilliant activity for developing the brain is the multiple tasks that must be performed to create music; read the music, translate that into movement to create sound and monitor that sound and make miniscule adjusts based on aural perception (and that is a very basic description!) Learning any musical instrument will develop the brain in this manner. One of the newest offerings from the Music Department is DJ lessons; clearly a new branch of discipline, nevertheless it still encompasses these skills requiring real attention to detail here is our DJ teacher Mr Powell to explain more .
The Food of Love This Valentine's With Valentine ’ s Day next week the Year 10 pupils used the opportunity to push the culinary boat out with some romantic pizza roses. These beautifully crisp warm shaped bread roses were filled with a rich red homemade tomato reduction sauce, and finished with a shiny crust to each petal and topped with a little cheese - they were the perfect way to spread the love! Mr Mann, Head of the Faculty of Art, Design, and Food has included his recipe for Valentine's Pizza Roses for you to try at home over the holidays together with his recipe for sweet Valentine's Apple Rose tarts (please
forward him any of your photos of your Valentine's bakes for House Points jom@queenscollege.org.uk).
Tea Time Concert
What a fabulous way to round off this half of the term! At the end of a busy Festival week, parents and students were treated to a wonderful Tea Time concert in the OMR.
We were lucky that this particular concert has a wide variety of instruments and styles to enjoy. Opening the concert was Archie Wade with a strident performance of a Trumpet Voluntary by Greene. With a change of mood but no less engaging was Charlotte with a stylish performance of Cumbia Deliciosa by Ortiz on the harp, followed by Sam with a subtle rendition of Mot d ’ amour by
Elgar. Maryam played the well known Passacaglia by Handel with great panache, followed by a lively violin duet, Por Una Cabeza by Gardel, played by Fallon and our violin teacher, Mrs Alex Ennis. Finishing proceedings was our Head Girl Pippa , playing the Waltz from Suite Antique by Rutter with consummate skill. A very enjoyable concert that was enjoyed by all who attended; many thanks and congratulations to our performers. More photos on Flickr.
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