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.

student playing piano and singing
Primary student concert band

    Enquiries

    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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    Music

    The fundamentals of choral singing, conducting and performing.
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