Ipswich East State School offers an extensive music program, both in the classroom and at an extra-curricular level.
Classroom music
The classroom music program has a child-centred focus on creativity and collaborative music making. Students have access to a vast range of musical resources and instruments and learn to use these, along with their own voices and bodies to improvise, compose and perform.
Children in Prep to Year 6 receive music lessons from a music specialist.
Instrumental Music (selective programs)
Ipswich East State School provides an opportunity for students in year 4
to 6 to learn an instrument through our Instrumental Music Program. The program
provides free tuition, once a week,
on woodwind, brass and percussion instruments.
The following instruments are taught at the
school:
- Woodwind: flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor
saxophone
- Brass: trumpet, trombone, euphonium
- Percussion: snare and bass drum,
drum kit
The school has a limited number of instruments available for loan.
- When a student enters the program they must agree to:
- Practice regularly
- Become a member of one of our ensembles
- Participate in all concerts and camps
or workshops
- Attend all lessons, rehearsals
and extra classes as required
Some of the advantages of being a member of the instrumental program are:
- Improving self-esteem and self-discipline
- Encouraging teamwork
- Assisting with hand/eye co-ordination
- Better reading skills
- Greater problem solving skills
- A source of enjoyment for both students and parents
How students become part of the program
All current Year 3 students will be invited to participate in the
program, those students who complete an ‘Expression of Interest” form issued in
Term 4 will be tested on their listening skills and instrument suitability.
Students will then be selected to join the program for the new school year.
Cost
Our school has introduced a Student
Resource Scheme which will cover the use of music resources. For further
information about this scheme please contact the school office.