Music and Singing
Australian research has identified the value of participating in arts experiences in school. The study is based on 643 primary and secondary school students from 15 schools over the course of two years.
All students at Henley Beach Primary Schools have lessons in the Performing Arts (Music, Dance, Drama).
Additional experiences are listed below. Check the fortnightly newsletter for the most up to date information.
Music Ensemble Night
Our annual Music Ensemble Night is a showcase of the music groups at our school and is held in the gym.
Instrumental and vocal groups perform, including Festival Choir and instrumental students and small groups.
Smaller instrumental groups including brass (trumpet and trombone), percussion , strings (violin, viola, cello), woodwind (flute, clarinet and saxophone) and all recorder classes also perform.
We Are a Festival of Music School
Henley Beach Primary School participates in the Festival of Music each year. Students from our school have been involved in many ways. Along with our school choir performing in the Festival of Music concert series, we have also had students in the orchestra, in the performance troupe and as soloist.
The Primary Schools Music Festival presents the Festival of Music in South Australia annually and is recognised as a state heritage icon. This choral program has a longstanding tradition that has impacted generations of public school students across South Australia.
It is a highly valued part of the school curriculum here at Henley Beach Primary School. Students and families look forward to taking part every year. It stands at the forefront of arts education in South Australia.
The Festival of Music resonates with Henley Beach Primary School’s commitment to promote the importance of music and the arts in education along with engaging our school community. It plays a vital role in nurturing young talent, fostering a sense of unity and inclusivity, and preserving and building South Australia’s musical landscape and history.
The positive benefits of maintaining a culture of choir and singing at Henley Beach Primary School unequivocally fosters the magic of social connection, belonging and teamwork, strengthens body posture, develops lung function, and helps blood pressure (wellbeing), improves literacy skills (excellence and equity, effective learners), along with many more benefits that enable students to thrive and prosper!
The Festival of Music provides our school with a program that connects each of us with our shared humanity.
Music Tuition:
Learning to play a musical instrument has many advantages, including development of the brain. The following is a link to an animated video explaining how the brain benefits from learning to play a musical instrument:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0JKCYZ8hng
Music tuition is available during school time at Henley Beach Primary School
Department of Instrumental Music
Group Strings (violin, viola, cello) lessons are available for Year 3-6 students. They hire or purchase an instrument and a tutor book, but lessons are free.
Group Brass (trumpet, trombone) lessons are available for Year 5-6 students. They hire or purchase an instrument and a tutor book, but lessons are free.
Registration of interest are required for Brass and String lessons which commence in term 1 and a commitment for the whole year must be made.
The registration of interest can be found under forms in Audiri.
Private tuition providers (piano and guitar)
Individual or small group lessons on guitar and piano are available to students in any year level. These lessons are provided at school by private tutors who have been approved by the Department for Education. There is a tuition fee for the lessons.
The private instrumental teachers may have vacancies throughout the year. For more information, please contact the Front Office.
