All Year 9 School of Instrumental Music students are required to be enrolled in the Instrumental Class Music course at school.
The Year 9 Instrumental Music course is designed as an extension for students who have completed Year 8 Instrumental Music course, however is open for new applicants who have excelled in general music studies at Baldivis Secondary College and elsewhere. Baldivis Secondary College Instrumental Music program enables students to further develop their skills in all aspects of Music. All students will continue to be enrolled in regular weekly instrumental lessons whereby free instruction is offered to students in the instrumental families of Guitar, Woodwind, Brass and Percussion. Instruction in these instruments involves thirty minutes a week in a small group situation and because of our cyclic timetable students will only miss the same half-lesson of regular timetabling each week for a maximum of one term.
As part of this course, which runs through the whole year, students will study in increasingly complex depths the theoretical concepts of Jazz, Classical and Contemporary music, whilst applying these new understandings to their own compositions and recordings. Students will also continue their aural (ear training) studies which will complement their listening and performance skills in preparation for the ATAR Music Course. Students will be assessed on both their individual work and also on their contributions to group activities.
All students in the program are strongly encouraged to participate in an ensemble. The ensembles currently on offer are:
- Classical Guitar Ensemble
- Contemporary Ensemble
- Rock Band
- Baldivis Secondary College Concert Band
- Vocal Ensemble
These students are required to attend weekly rehearsals mostly after school but also during some lunch times.
Performance Uniforms
Students are required to wear a performance uniform to all music performances. This ensures a professional standard of presentation when representing Baldivis Secondary College within the school and out in the wider community.
Boys
- Black shirt: long sleeve
- Black trousers
- Black shoes and socks
Girls
- Black Shirt: Full length or ¾ sleeves.
- Black Trousers and/or skirt below the knees
- Black court shoes
- Black hair ribbons / bands
To join the School of Instrumental Music Program and be included in the Instrumental Music course as a new student, please register your interest with music teacher Joanne Branch at joanne.branch2@education.wa.edu.au
Prerequisites:
Participation in the Year 9 Instrumental Music Course, or entry may be negotiated via interview with Arts staff.
Pathways:
High-achieving students in Year 10 Instrumental Music can continue on to ATAR Music courses in Year 11 and 12. For those not pursuing an ATAR Pathway, General Music is an option in Senior School.