Music
Music is an integral part of school life at Flagstaff Hill R – 7 School.
Every student attends weekly lessons in Classroom Music with a
specialist teacher. Activities include singing, moving and playing
classroom percussion instruments. Thinking musically is encouraged, and
skills in reading and using symbols to convey musical ideas are
developed. Students have opportunities to participate in community
programs and initiatives such as the Come Out Festival, the South
Australian Primary Schools Music Festival, Musica Viva in Schools, and
Music Count Us In. These programs help to expose students to a range of
musical styles and historical contexts. Please click on the logos to
visit their sites.
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Optional, special interest Music Programs are offered during the course of the school day, through DECD, and by Private Providers.
DECD supports our Senior Choir – open to students in Years 5 – 7. Choir members attend weekly, one hour rehearsals with an on-site Choir Teacher and visiting Accompanist based on the outstanding Festival of Music resources.
In Term 3, a selected group performs on the stage of Festival Theatre. Pathways exist for students with exceptional skills; Flagstaff Hill students have been vocal soloists, dance/drama troupe members, orchestral players and student comperes in recent years.
DECD also supports our Strings program, with access to violin, ‘cello and viola instruction, local workshops and performance opportunities for students in Year 3 – 7.
Private Providers come in to our school, and offer tuition in Piano & Keyboard, Guitar, Wind, Brass, Percussion and Singing.
Instrumental lessons are mostly in the afternoons, scheduled to avoid
clashes with Literacy and Numeracy teaching blocks in all classrooms.
We hold an annual Mid-year Instrumental and Choral Recital in the School
Gym for all Special Interest Music Students and their families.