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Our music programme
We partner with ten primary and intermediate schools in Papatoetoe and Mt Wellington to deliver a challenging, rewarding and fun instrumental music programme to 1000+ students from years 3-8. Each year we start our programme with 500+ year 3 & 4 students in Musicianship classes. The idea is to build ‘tacit’ musical skills, prior to starting an instrument. These classes combine singing, movement and speech to develop children’s innate musical abilities.
We then provide a four year course of study for band instruments from Year 5 in flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone and percussion and five year course of study for strings from Year 4 in violin, viola, cello and double bass.
Band instruments are taught at Papatoetoe West, Puhinui and Papatoetoe North Schools and stringed instruments at Papatoetoe East, South and Central Schools. At Bailey Road School and Stanhope Road School in Mt Wellington the string programme is taught from Year 4 through Year 8. The band programme continues at Kedgley Intermediate, and both the band and string programmes continue for Years 7 and 8 at Papatoetoe Intermediate.
Students participate in weekly small group lessons and ensemble rehearsals delivered by skilled and enthusiastic professional instrumental tutors who maximise music learning and literacy.Regular performance opportunities are provided throughout the year and students are further motivated through exposure to uplifting performances by professional musicians. Outstanding students are identified as early as Year 4 to receive scholarships, which fully cover the costs of private instrumental tuition throughout their high-school years.

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