Instrumental Music

The Department for Education Instrumental Music Program is a valuable part of school and offers many students from Year 4 to Year 6 the opportunity to learn an instrument during school hours. Some schools have String programs which start at Year 3. CLG has a Band program.

In junior primary, students are exempt from the Instrumental Music Program so they may focus on establishing and developing their early learning skills.

An ‘Expression of Interest’ ‘Edsmart’ email is sent to families at the end of a school year. Registered students commence at the start of the following year. As we are a school of over 600 children, the level of demand is much higher than the places available. Places are allocated according to a child wishing to continue from the previous year and the date an expression of interest form was registered. Vacancies rarely occur once places have been filled.

By completing an ‘Expression of Interest’ form you are not committing yourself or your child/ren. It is an expression of interest only. First priority when placing students is given to continuing students.

It is important for families to understand that being involved in the Instrumental Music Program means students leave their classes for about half an hour once per week. Work missed during this time must be made up (if required by the classroom teacher) in the student’s own time.

The DfE Instrumental Music Program has separate programs and at CLG the Band program is offered. Students in Years 5-6 can learn Brass instruments (trumpet and trombone) and Woodwind instruments (flute, clarinet and saxophone). Where there is room for more students’ places are offered to Year 4 students.

Students enrolled in the DfE Instrumental Program must sign an agreement to continue for at least one year.

DfE Instructors are employed by the Department and there is no cost for these lessons.