Instrumental Program
An extensive instrumental music program is on offer to students of St Joseph's provided by various private music teachers. While this is a private arrangement between those teachers and the family, lessons are conducted during school time and at the school ensuring ease of access and safety.
Instruments taught include -
- Strings (violin, viola, cello and double bass)
- Woodwind (flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, saxophones)
- Brass (trumpet, trombone and baritone)
- Piano
- Keyboard
- Guitar
- Percussion (The Drum Kit)
Three ensembles - Strings Ensemble, Pop Orchestra & a Rock Band - provide these students the opportunity to play together and perform at assemblies, community evens and compete at the local eisteddfod.
Instrumental Teachers and Enrolment Forms
Lindsay Macdonald-Clow
Lindsay is a talented musician and teacher who began his instrumental teaching program, Lindzmuse, in 2006. If you would like your child to learn any of the following instruments - Woodwind, Keyboard, Piano, Singing, Drum kit or the Guitar please email Lindsay at Lindzmuse.com or learn_from_thebest@yahoo.com.au
Lindsay manages the following teachers:
Shaun Mulick Jacob Trotter Emily Coumbis Gavin Hamburger
Guitar Drum kit/Guitar Keyboard Woodwind
Year 5 Group Instrumental Lessons
As a flow on from the Year 4 Instrumental Program St Joseph's is offering a low cost, group instrumental lesson which includes the hire of the instrument and eight, half hour group lessons per term. In their lesson the student will learn band music and will be intergrated into the school bands after they have build sufficient skills on their instrument. Enrolment form is below.
Myron Cheney. Currently Brass tuition occurs only in a half hour Year 5/6* group instrumental lesson.
Please use the Year 5 Group Instrumental Enrolment form below. * Year 6 for 2013 only.
Year 5 Group Instrumental Enrolment Form
The Strings Program
Our strings program is headed by an accomplished performer and teacher, Mr Alex Pattri. He currently teaches on a Wednesday and a Friday in the St Joseph's Good Samaritan Centre's instrumental room.
If your child is interested in learning the violin, viola, cello or double bass then you may email Alex at offenbachstrings@iprimus.com.au or complete the enrolment form below.
St Joseph's bands Enrolment Forms
All instrumental Ensembles have a small fee that is added to their school levies once they have enrolled. The fee is $30 per term and covers the conductors fee, band music and folder.
Instrumental Band Leaders Form
Instrumental Teacher Biographies
Want to know more about our teachers? Then click on the links below.