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Band and Strings Ensembles

Band Director Dave Odams

Training Band

Training Band is an introductory band for students in their first year of playing an instrument. This band is predominantly for Year 3 students, but it is open to students from Years 3 to 6 who have no or minimal prior experience.

Conductor: Dave Odams

Rehearsals: Wednesday mornings at 7.20 am in the school hall

Band Colour: Green

String Ensemble

This ensemble looks after all traditional bowed string instruments (violin, viola, cello, and double bass). It is open to interested students from Years 1 to 6 regardless of previous ensemble experience.

Conductor: Vov Dylan

Rehearsals: Tuesday mornings at 7.20 am in the school library

Band Colour: Purple

Intermediate Concert Band

This band is for students who have progressed past their first year of playing in a band and who wish to continue learning their instrument steadily and are enjoying being a part of a band with their friends.

This band predominantly comprises Year 4 students, sometimes with selected senior students from the Senior Concert Band acting as mentors. Band mentors (who are in their third or fourth year of playing) will regularly/sometimes attend Intermediate Concert Band rehearsals and performances to support and lead instrument sections.

Conductor: Luis Madrid

Rehearsals: Thursday mornings at 7.20 am in the school hall

Band Colour: Red

Senior Concert Band

Students who played in the Intermediate Concert Band the previous year may join the Senior Concert Band to extend their repertoire and band participation skills.

Conductor: Dave Odams

Rehearsals: Tuesday mornings at 7.20 am in the school hall

Band Colour: Blue

Jazz Band

This is an extension ensemble comprised of students from the Senior Concert Band and, to a lesser extent, the Intermediate Concert Band. Entry is by audition and there are firm expectations surrounding the practice time band members put in (during term time).

Conductor: Dave Odams

Rehearsals: Friday mornings at 7.20 am in the school hall

Band Colour: N/A

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