School Instrumental and Vocal Items

Kindergarten to Year 12

Performance opportunities are available for outstanding school instrumental and vocal items at the Festival of Instrumental Music, Festival of Choral Music and Primary Proms.

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Performance opportunities

These opportunities are open to all public school students (Years K to 12) and can include music ensembles of all sizes, large or small (including soloists) and may be instrumental or vocal. All items should avoid pre-recorded musical components such as the use of backing tracks.

2022 applications

Online applications with accompanying video auditions are now open by completing the online schools instrumental and vocal items form. 

Applications are now closed.

Successful applicants will be allocated to one concert and need to be available for a sound check and staging rehearsal on the day of the concert.

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Primary student concert band

    Enquiries

    Ian Jefferson
    Student Music Programs Officer (K-8)
    The Arts Unit
    Email
    ian.jefferson@det.nsw.edu.au
    Phone
    02 8512 1181
    Music Festivals
    The Arts Unit
    Email
    concerts.artsunit@det.nsw.edu.au
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    Programs

    Festival of Instrumental Music

    Music
    Years 3 to 6 students and teachers
    The Festival of Instrumental Music (FOIM) presents concerts of diverse and engaging repertoire, and specially commissioned works, for performances by Combined Recorders and Combined Strings Ensembles, while also providing quality professional learning for teachers.

    Festival of Choral Music

    Music
    Years 3 to 6 students and teachers
    The Festival of Choral Music (FoCM) brings students from across NSW to perform selected repertoire in combined mass choirs guided by specialist choral teachers.

    Primary Proms

    Music
    Year 3 and 4 students and teachers
    The Primary Proms features a combined choir of 450 voices. The singing repertoire is specifically selected and arranged for younger voices. Professional learning opportunities and associated resources support teachers to confidently teach the repertoire to their students.
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    Related digital resources

    Festival of Instrumental Music 2022 – Strings repertoire

    Music
    Teachers
    In this resource you will find teaching tips and conducting videos, audio teaching tracks, lyrics as word docs and a reference sheet music. Enjoy sharing these wonderful songs with your students.

    Primary Proms 2021

    Music
    Teachers
    In this resource you will find teaching tips and conducting videos, audio teaching tracks, lyrics as word docs and a reference sheet music. Enjoy sharing these wonderful songs with your students.

    Teaching music in your primary classroom

    Creative Resource Music
    With
    Richard Gill

    Employing the unique experience and teaching expertise of Richard Gill, this interactive course provides a specific framework for teachers working with music in classrooms. Encompassing a range of media and interactive elements, including video, interactive information and progressive questioning to clarify pedagogy.

    Viola

    Art Bites Music
    Secondary music

    Nicole Forsyth presents a series of warm-ups for upper strings.
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    Related local arts programs

    Belrose | Epping

    Sydney North PS Vocal Ensembles

    Local arts program Public schools Music
    Years 4 to 12
    These choirs encourage, nurture and inspire vocalists by providing high quality training and performance opportunities.
    Newcastle/Lake Macquarie/Maitland

    Primary Wind Ensemble

    Local arts program Public schools Music
    Years 3 to 6

    The Primary School Wind Ensemble is for NSW public school primary aged students that currently do not have access, or have limited access (perhaps a very small or developing ensemble), to a band at their own schools.
    Orange/Dubbo

    Bandlink Western NSW

    Local arts program Public schools Music
    Years 5 to 12
    A series of 2 day workshops for students who play a woodwind, brass or percussion instrument to work with professional instrumentalists to further develop their skills.
    Forster

    Great Lakes and Greater Taree Music Workshops

    Local arts program Public schools Music
    Years 3 to 10
    An opportunity for student musicians to broaden their skills playing in a concert band. Students will experience sectional rehearsals while collaborating with other like-minded students and perform in a concert at the conclusion of the workshops.
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