Our College offers an exciting and wide-ranging music program – catering to all ages and interests – to nurture your child’s musical abilities.
With around 30 music groups – ranging from a Year 2 Recorder Group through to Vocal Ensembles, String Ensembles, an Orchestra, Big Bands and Contemporary Band – there are many exciting opportunities for your child to explore music and experience the joy of performing.
Your child will be encouraged to perform in our program of annual concerts and may be invited to represent Concordia on a regional or international music tour, or at the Generations in Jazz or ABODA Festivals. In the past, students have even had opportunities to learn from and share the stage with accomplished artists and acts such as James Morrison, Thirsty Merc, and the ARIA-winning a cappella vocal ensemble, The Idea of North.
Music Ensembles
With many different ensembles, choirs and bands available each year, students may nominate and audition to join one or more of these co-curricular music groups and are expected to commit to a full year/season of rehearsals. They are also asked to agree to the Ensemble Policy and Agreement.
Instrumental Lessons
Our highly qualified, specialist instrumental music teachers provide lessons on a wide range of instruments or voice. Tuition is offered from Year 2 to Year 12 and students may hire instruments through the College.
- St Peters Campus can apply for lessons through Novar Music
- Students in Years 1-12 at St John's Campus or Concordia Campus, Highgate, may apply to commence lessons through our online Instrumental Music Studies form.
- If your child wishes to withdraw from instrumental lessons, please complete our Instrumental Withdrawal form.
- By completing the above forms, students at our Highgate campuses acknowledge their acceptance of the Instrumental Lessons Agreement between the student and the Instrumental Tutor.
Scholarships
Scholarships are available to motivated and highly skilled musicians.
Learn more about scholarship opportunities
Special Interest Music
From Year 7, musically gifted students can apply for Special Interest Music, a mentoring program to develop their talents. Students study Musicianship, Ensemble Performance and Music Arrangement.
School Musical
All students from Reception to Year 6 at our St Peters Campus take part in an annual campus musical production, providing opportunities to further develop their performing arts skills, as well as providing leadership opportunities.
In our Middle and Senior School, many of our students perform in a professionally presented musical, which provides them with theatre and musical performance opportunities on-stage and behind the scenes. An annual tradition, our musicals started in 1961.
Music Tours
Over the years, students from Concordia College have enjoyed opportunities to travel and perform to audiences in a range of locations, both in Australia and overseas, including successful music tours to Central Australia, Europe, Japan, Malaysia, China and Hong Kong. In 2018, the school music tour saw students travel to France and Belgium to help commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I.
