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Every student at school attends a classroom music lesson each week. These music lessons are taught by our Music Specialist. This enables each student the opportunity to learn about music theory, instruments and singing. The music content taught complies with the current curriculum set by Education Queensland.

We have a Junior Choir, Senior Choir and a Recorder Band on offer for our students. This is a great opportunity for our students to extend their skills. Each group has the same performance opportunities as our other Instrumental ensembles.

Instrumental Program

Springwood Road State School offers a number of ensembles designed to cater to the variety and range of students’ musical needs. It is compulsory for all students receiving lessons at school to participate in an ensemble.

We have a Senior Band, Junior Band, Senior String Ensemble, Junior String Ensemble, quartets and duos for our Instrumental students to take part in. Our Instrumental students perform for our school community as well as the wider community. For example shopping centres, child care centres and aged care facilities. This is a great opportunity for our students to enhance their performance skills. We also encourage our instrumental students to compete in Eisteddfods and Fanfare.

Students have an opportunity to take part in yearly Music Camps with instrumental students from other schools. This enables students to enhance their skills and extend their repertoire.

Examination and Assessment

All students participating in our Instrumental Program undergo formal assessment at the end of each Semester which is sent home with their classroom report. Formative assessment is undertaken each week by Instrumental instructors. For more information on examinations and assessments download the Instrumental Handbook.

Instrumental Levy: $25
Instrumental Hire Fee: $30

Our Instrumental Levy is to assist in the administration costs of the program. Students who are hiring a school instrument are required to pay an additional hire fee.

Performance Uniform


Students who are apart of our Junior Band, Senior String Ensemble and Senior Band wear a Performance Uniform whenever they perform.
The basic elements are

• White Music Polo Shirt

• Long Black pants/skirt

• Black Socks

• Black Shoes

Our Music Polo shirts are only available from our school tuckshop. A second hand uniform store is also run through the tuckshop. For further information please download our Instrumental Handbook

Senior Concert Band - consisting of brass - woodwind - percussion


This ensemble caters to the more advanced instrumentalists and the repertoire and performance standard is high in reflection of that. The Senior Concert Band expands students’ technical abilities and sense of musicianship with a repertoire of both program and festival selections.

The Senior Concert Band is open to all students deemed to have reached a suitable standard and positions will be offered based on individual students results from the yearly schedule of examinations and assessment. Participation in this ensemble is compulsory if invited to join.

Junior Band - consisting of brass, woodwind and percussion

This ensemble caters to students in their first year of instruction, and who are not yet of a standard appropriate for membership in the Senior Band. This ensemble is intended to provide an introduction to concert band performance with repertoire consisting of the recommended tutorial text as well as selected concert band performance material. Rehearsals commence in Term 2.

Senior String Ensemble - Consisting of violin, viola, cello and double bass


This ensemble caters to senior string students. This group continues to develop ensemble skills, with more emphasis placed on tuning and advanced musicality. The Senior String Ensemble is open to all string students deemed to have reached a suitable standard and positions are offered to ensure a balanced ensemble sound is maintained. The opportunity may arise for a student accompanist to work with either the Junior or Senior String Ensemble.

Junior String Ensemble - Consisting of violin - viola - cello and double bass


This ensemble caters to students in their second year learning a string instrument. Repertoire is drawn from the standard string orchestra literature as well as the recommended text. This group allows students to experience ensemble performance as well as develop rudimentary skills.