Clinton’s
Music program includes classroom music, instrumental music and choral music.
All lessons are aligned with current curriculum documents to encourage
every child to succeed in their music education.
Students participate in weekly activities that involve singing, playing
instruments, listening, moving, improvising and composing by selecting the
music elements to express ideas through sound. They are assessed on their
ability to demonstrate knowledge and understanding, creating, presenting, responding
and reflecting.
Learning experiences are personalised to cater for the developmental
needs of each child. Our school also prioritises the use of ICT in Music and
focuses on integrating literacy and numeracy to enhance overall
outcomes.
Choir
Junior
and senior choirs are two vocal ensembles that allow students to explore
popular music from the 70’s through to present day.
Participation
in choirs allows students to perform in front of audiences at assembly and
various concerts around the Gladstone area as well as compete in competitions
such as Fanfare and Eisteddfod. The Choir is available to students
in Years 2 to 6.
Instrumental Music
Clinton’s Instrumental Music program offers opportunities for students
from Year 3 to Year 6 to participate in small group instrumental lessons and
large ensemble rehearsals. We currently have over 100 children learning
an orchestral instrument.
Strings: The strings program offers students from Year 3 to Year 6 the
opportunity to learn the violin, viola, cello or double bass.
Multi Instrumental: The multi instrumental program offers students from
Year 4 to Year 6 the opportunity to learn a concert band instrument. There
are currently 2 ensembles; junior concert band and senior concert band.
Students can learn the flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, French horn,
baritone horn, euphonium, trombone, bass guitar and percussion instruments.
The curriculum is based upon and Education Queensland's Instrumental Music
Curriculum Guide.
Program
Intent
To provide opportunity for students to learn a musical instrument within
an ensemble setting.
To provide an opportunity for students to share their musical
experiences with others.
To establish and support links within the surrounding and wider
community.
To provide opportunities for greater participation in music education
for the whole school community.
To foster interaction between year levels through participation in
school based ensembles.
To support learning in the classroom through cross curricular links.
To provide students with the opportunities to improve their self-esteem
and interpersonal skills through group work and ensemble participation.
Learning experiences are personalised to cater for the developmental
needs of each child. Our school also prioritises the use of ICT in Music and
focuses on integrating literacy and numeracy to enhance overall outcomes.
The
instrumental music program enables students to learn an orchestral instrument
in the brass, woodwind, percussion and string sections. Students are selected
from an audition process and if accepted will be entitled to attend workshops
with tutors, perform in front of audiences at assembly and various concerts
around the Gladstone area as well as compete in competitions such as Fanfare
and Eisteddfod.
Students
are able to audition for the instrumental program during term 3 of each year.