Fridays on the Lawn – Student Edition
HOTA Presents
Fri 5 Sep - Fri 21 Nov 2025
Fridays on the Lawn – Student Edition
We’re thrilled to relaunch the reimagined Fridays on the Lawn – Student Edition! This exciting event highlights the talents of local student solo acts, bands, and DJs, offering a dynamic platform for young musicians to shine.
Set in a lively and supportive environment, the event nurtures creativity, collaboration, and community connection. It’s an incredible opportunity for budding artists to gain real-world performance experience, guided by HOTA’s professional staff, while showcasing their skills in a premier arts industry space.
Don’t miss this vibrant celebration of young talent, bringing the community together and inspiring the next generation of musicians.
#Application and Audition Process
1. Registration Form
- Teachers are required to complete the registration form on behalf of their student performers.
- A separate form must be submitted for each band or solo performer—forms cannot be combined.
- Each application must include a filmed audition showcasing the band or solo performer.
2. Key Dates
- Applications close: Fri 27 Jun 2025
- Successful applicants notified: Fri 25 Jul 2025
HOTA will provide
- 1 x Audio Technician
- Stage Dimensions:
- Width: 4.8 meters
- Depth: 3.6 meters
- PA System
- 2 x Microphones
#School and Student Requirements
Recommended Year Levels: Students in Years 7–12 are eligible to participate.
Registration: All student performers must be registered by their school’s music or arts teacher.
Supervision: Teachers must supervise student performers and are responsible for their safety and well-being for the duration of the event.
Assistance: Teachers are responsible for assisting students with setup and pack down for their performance set.
Equipment: Schools and students must supply their own instruments, including a drumkit, keyboard, keyboard amplifier, and guitar/bass amplifiers, appropriate leads and cables, and music stands.
Performance Duration: Durations of 15, 30, or 45-minute sets are available. Sets will be curated by the Education Producer to enhance the experience for both performers and the audience.
Additional Support:
To help streamline the event and ensure its smooth operation, we invite participating schools that can provide a drum kit, keyboard, keyboard amplifier, guitar and bass amplifiers for the duration of the event to contact the Education Producer: education@hota.com.au
Schools providing the setup will be acknowledged as co-sponsors during the event by the Education Producer.
Links to curriculum:
ACARA 9.0
Years 7 – 10 Descriptors and Elaborations:
Developing Practices and Skills
Develop, practise, and refine listening and aural skills alongside vocal and/or instrumental techniques to manipulate elements of music and achieve expressive effects. Reflect on their own and others’ music to inform compositional and performance choices, focusing on the interpretation and manipulation of musical elements and compositional devices.
Creating and Making
Interpret music across various forms and styles, using style-specific vocal and/or instrumental techniques to manipulate elements of music and compositional devices to communicate ideas, perspectives, and meaning. Compose music by combining and manipulating elements and compositional devices relevant to chosen styles and forms, and notate, document, or record the work.
Presenting and Performing
Rehearse, refine, and present music they have learned or composed, demonstrating relevant vocal and/or instrumental techniques and performance skills.
QCAA
Music Extension (Performance) General senior syllabus 2020/2026
· Unit 3: Explore
· Unit 4: Emerge
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