[Year 12 IT Apps] So you think you can rock...? - A fun, new interschool competition for Secondary Schools

[DANIELA LUPONE]

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From: Lisa Chadderton [mailto:lisa.chadderton at gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, 11 June 2009 3:50 PM
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Subject: [Year 12 IT Apps] So you think you can rock...? - A fun, new interschool competition for Secondary Schools

VITTA proudly presents the So you think you can rock...? interschool competition. Secondary Schools across Victoria are invited to enter this exciting, fun and educational musical extravaganza! Best of all, it's free!

What is So you think you can rock...?
Schools will go head to head in two categories - Hard and Expert - during regional heats using the popular game, Guitar Hero World Tour. Heats will be held in all DEECD regions.

Each school may enter one 'band' per category consisting of one teacher and three students (students may come from any year level or may be a combination of year levels). Bands competing in the heats will be given two randomly selected Guitar Hero World Tour tracks to play in the appropriate skill level.  The band with the highest combined score in each category of the heats will win the regional final and will be eligible to compete in the So you think you can rock...? Grand Final at the VITTA Annual Conference 2009.

How will So you think you can rock...? help in class?
So you think you can rock...? will improve students' musical understanding and skills, promote stronger student-teacher relationships, allow students to set goals, improve concentration in class and best of all, is fun for all involved!

FREE Information Sessions
VITTA will be running FREE information sessions in all DEECD regions in Victoria. Come along to find out more about the competition, Guitar Hero World Tour, how you can use the games for learning. You can also have a go at Guitar Hero World Tour yourself!

Register for your regional training session by emailing VITTA at rock at vitta.org.au<mailto:rock at vitta.org.au> and letting us know your name, your school and the information session you're registering for.

Date

Region

Venue

Address

Time

22 June

Grampians

St. Brigids CSC

Robinson st, Horsham

10am -12pm

23 June

Loddon Mallee

Quality Hotel Mildura Grand

Seventh Street, Mildura VIC 3500

10am -12pm

24 June

Western Metropolitan

Williamstown PS

Cecil St, Williamstown

10am -12pm

25 June

Gippsland

Bairnsdale Secondary College

Wallace Street, Bairnsdale

10am -12pm

26 June

Hume

Yea High School

Racecourse Road, Yea

10am -12pm

29 June

Barwon South West

Kardinia International College

Kardinia Drive, Bell Post Hill, Geelong

10am -12pm

30 June

Eastern Metropolitan

Ashwood College

Vannam Drive, Ashwood

10am -12pm

01 July

Northern Metropolitan

Thornbury High School

238 Collins Street, Thornbury

10am -12pm

02 July

Southern Metropolitan

Mornington Secondary College

1050 Nampean Highway, Mornigton

10am -12pm



Prizes
Each member of the winning band will receive a Guitar Hero guitar and game for the console of their choice (including PC and Mac). Prizes will be available for runners up and heat winners. All participants will receive a certificate of participation.

Want to know more?
The So you think you can rock...? website is still under construction but will be available soon. Let us know if you would like to be notified of all new announcements by expressing interest at rock at vitta.org.au<mailto:rock at vitta.org.au> or by calling 9495 6836


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Senior Project Officer
VITTA
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