In our class music sessions, children do lots of singing and movement and enjoy learning songs for whole school assemblies.

Children experiment with a variety of instruments including electric keyboards, electric drums, ukuleles, guitars, boom whackers and a variety of non-tuned percussion instruments. Children start to learn the ukulele and basic keyboard skills as well as basic theory, from which they can springboard into extra lessons if they wish. Visiting tutors offer guitar, piano, vocal and drum lessons.

The Department of Education “Instrumental Music School Services” (IMSS) program selects children with special musical aptitude in Year 5 and 6 to learn either the trumpet, trombone, baritone, clarinet or flute. This tuition extends on to the local government High School program where students are able to perform in a band with other students. The Busselton Senior High School and Cape Naturaliste Music programs combine to form “Geographe Bay Music”.  It is highly acclaimed and has been awarded “School of Musical Excellence” status.
The school’s two choirs regularly perform at community events; the Bunbury Eisteddfod and “Carols By Candlelight”, and a choir camp is offered every year.

Every second year we combine with four local schools for camp, which culminates in a performance at all four schools. Highlights have included performances in 2000 for the Queen, and in 2015 for the 150-year celebration of Busselton Jetty, we sang our own ‘Jetty Song’ which is now played in their Underwater Observatory.

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