The Instrumental Music Program aims to provide students with
the opportunity to become musicians and experience the expressive qualities of
music through learning to play a band or orchestral instrument and to
participate in performance ensembles such as concert bands and orchestras. The
program aims to:
Inspire all students’ creativity and
imagination, engage them in the art of expression, immerse them in a language
and history that is rich in culture, provide them with opportunities beyond the
classroom and excite them about life and learning.
Benefit students through the skills, concepts
and attitudes they acquire, not only during their schooling, but also in the
years beyond, whatever their chosen career path.
Build on a comprehensive combination of learning
styles and experiences, through which students develop increasing confidence
and musical sensitivity throughout their years of learning as they engage with
progressively complex techniques and a broadening range of genres and styles of
music.
Provide opportunities for greater participation
in music education for the whole school community as well as enrichment
experiences for gifted and talented students.
Foster opportunities for interaction between
year levels through participation in school‐based ensembles, as well as for
cross‐linking to other areas of the school curriculum.
Engage students to improve the quality of
perception and self‐expression by fostering the acquisition of musical skills,
thereby increasing aesthetic sensibility, cultural awareness and
social‐emotional engagement.
Students in the Instrumental Music Program participate in lessons
Woodwind, Brass, Percussion and String
instruments during class time each week in a small group. Students have the
opportunity to participate in our Symphonic Band, Concert Band, Stage Band,
Jazz Ensemble, Strings Orchestra and Vocal Ensemble. These groups participate
in a range of national and International music competitions.