For students from Year 3 to Year 6 who show aptitude, musical instruments and lessons are available at our school through our Instrumental Music Program.
Places in the instrumental program are generally offered in Term 4 for the following year’s Year 3 strings and Year 4 brass, woodwind and percussion.
Our string specialist is Ms Margaret Caley and our band specialist, teaching brass, woodwind and percussion, is MrToby Stockdale.
Instrumental Music Handbook (PDF, 573KB)
Junior Strings
In years 3 and 4, the students establish the basics of playing their instruments with good posture and in tune. Ensemble skills are developed from the beginning in the group lessons. Students have opportunities to perform at end-of-semester school music concerts and at school assemblies. In year 4, students participate in the Southside Junior Strings Workshops to extend their ensemble skills and to experience playing in a large orchestra.
Senior Strings
This ensemble is made up of students from Years 5 and 6. They further develop their ensemble playing skills, by playing more challenging repertoire with multiple parts. The senior strings perform at end-of-semester school music concerts, the state-wide Fanfare Festival, which is held every two years, and other performance opportunities throughout the year. In year 6, students participate in the Southside Senior Music Workshops to further develop their ensemble skills and to help them prepare for the challenges of continuing instrumental music in high school.
Senior sgtrings rehearsals are conducted Thursday mornings, 7:30am to 8:30am in the PAC.
Junior Band
All beginning band students join together in Term 1 to form our Junior Band. These students then go to Junior Band Camp with other schools in the Mt Gravatt district. This kick-starts their band experience, ready for formal performances in Term 2.
Senior Band
All senior band students from Years 5 and 6 form the Senior Band. These students perform more challenging music, more challenging arrangements, more challenging part work. Senior band rehearsals are conducted Monday mornings 7:40 – 8:40am in the PAC.
For further enquiries about the music program, please email admin@marshallroaddss.eq.edu.au