Our staff are experienced in teaching beginners through to advanced and experienced players of all ages.
The program has a strong focus on building good technique as well as musicianship and performance skills.
Our teachers aim to create an atmosphere where students are challenged and supported in their music-learning journey.
Our staff are skilled in preparing students for exams and assessments, with the Australian Music Education Board (AMEB) and the HSC being the most popular.
Renting an instrument may also be available.
Trumpet and Cornet are the highest members of the brass family. There are differences between the two instruments, but at the beginning level these differences are minimal.
The French Horn is larger than a trumpet. A beautiful sounding instrument usually found in the orchestra, chamber ensemble or concert band.
Part of the lower brass family, trombone is a unique and wonderful instrument, using a slide to change pitches rather than valves. Trombone is equally at home in the orchestra or jazz ensemble.
The difference between these two instruments is minimal for a beginning student. Double the size of a trumpet and half the size of a tuba Baritone Horn and Euphonium play a similar role to trombone in an ensemble. They are an important part of the lower brass section in brass bands and concert bands.
The largest and lowest of the brass instruments. Essentially the same instrument with different functions. Sousaphone is often associated with parade or marching bands, while tuba is the preferred instrument for orchestras, concert bands and brass bands.
Learning woodwind can open opportunities to join a varied list of ensemble groups including
Concert Band
Junior Concert band
Lessons are available in blocks of 20, 40 and 60 minutes over a 9-week term, and weekly scheduling is subject to availability. Group lessons for beginners may also be available. Contact us for more information.Â
Wendy Champion | Advanced Woodwind, Piano, Trumpet.Â
Julian Paviour | Trombone, Trumpet. Tues Only.Â
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We acknowledge the traditional Custodians of this Land, where the Aboriginal People have performed age-old ceremonies of storytelling, music, dance and celebration. As a traditional meeting place, many first nations peoples came to this region. Underneath our buildings and roads this Land always will be traditional Aboriginal Land. in the same way, all music making genres and practices come from our musical elders, so we acknowledge those on whose skills and wisdom we draw.
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