Music News | Preparatory School

Instrumental Music

At the Preparatory School the Music Department offers a range of instrumental tuition in the Private Instrumental Music Program.  The cost for a weekly half hour lesson is $48 with hire costs where applicable at $50 per term.  All fees and charges appear on the School account at the end of each term. Four weeks’ term time notice is required to cease lessons and must be made via email to the Director of Music, Mrs Geraldine Campbell, on gcampbell@trinity.nsw.edu.au.

Tuition is available on the following instruments:

• PK onwards – piano, guitar, percussion, violin and viola
• Year 3 additional instruments – flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, French horn, baritone

Instrumental Enrolment Forms are to be completed and returned to Mrs Campbell and can be found here.

Parents Dropping off Instruments

If students forget to bring their instruments on the day that they have an Instrumental Music lesson of the Year 1 and 2 Strings Program of Year 4 Band/Strings Program, we please ask that parents not ring and arrange a time to drop the instruments off at school.  If the student forgets their instrument they will have to go without that day as parents are only permitted on site for meetings or to collect unwell children.  The boys have been informed of this procedure and all Instrumental Music Staff. Hopefully this will teach them to be reliable and responsible in regard to packing and organising their equipment for the day. Thanks for your understanding and co-operation.

Primary and Infants Choir

These choirs began rehearsals this week.  Due to COVID restrictions we have had to cap the student numbers to 15 students only for these non-auditioned choirs.  Junior Choir is open to Year 2 boys only and Primary Choir to any student from Years 3 to 6 who is not in Trinity Singers. If your son would like to be involved please email ikeyser@trinity.nsw.edu.au to register your interest.

Trinity Singers

Thanks to all the boys for a great start to Trinity Singers for 2022.  After such a long time between rehearsals it was so refreshing to hear their voices soar once more. A reminder: the ALL rehearsal has been moved to Mondays, Part 1 – Thursday and Part 2 – Friday. Until further notice all rehearsals can only be held from 8am-8:30am. 

Theory of Music

Expression of interest is being sort for AMEB Theory of Music classes from students in Year 3 onwards for (Grades 1 and  2 classes) and Individual Lessons for (Grades 3 and 4) for 2022.  If you would like your son to take up this offer to support their practical component, please email Mrs Campbell and state your son’s name, class and the AMEB Theory of Music Grade he will be studying in 2022.  I strongly suggest that a discussion with your son’s Instrumental Music Teacher takes place before putting his name forward. Once we have an indication of numbers, the cost per student will be determined for the Grade 1 and 2 class. Grades 3 and 4 will be at the Private Tuition costs of $48 per half hour.

Please email Mrs Barbara Fox bfox@trinity.nsw.edu.au by Friday 18 February to indicate your son’s interest and the Grade he wishes to complete.

Rehearsal Schedule for 2022

Music Co-curricular Rehearsal Schedule for Term 1

Geraldine Campbell |Director of Preparatory School Music