Interested in learning an instrument?
 
The MacKillop Music Academy commenced in 2023 and gives students in Years 5 and 6 at a Catholic primary school the opportunity to learn an orchestral string instrument or wind instrument one night per week during the school term.
 
The Academy is run by MacKillop music teachers and lessons take place at the College’s Padua Campus in Wanniassa. MacKillop students and private tutors support the students in the program.
 
Instrument hire is also available (if required) for the duration of enrolment in the MacKillop Music Academy. We have 12 instruments to choose from:

String Instruments: Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass.

Wind Instruments: Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, French Horn, Trombone, Trumpet, Euphonium, and Tuba.

The Academy operates as follows:

• New students may enrol for the beginning of a school term
• Rehearsals are held after school on Tuesdays during the term, from 4 – 5.30pm
• Each session runs for a total of 90-minutes:
  • 30-minute small group session with a tutor
  • 15 minute break
  • 45 minutes ensemble rehearsal
• There will be a concert performance at the end of each term for family and friends.
• In addition, there will be opportunities for students to join MacKillop ensembles for rehearsals and workshops mid-term.

Fees for the program will be paid each term to cover tuition and instrument hire (if required).

• Tuition fee is $150 per term
• Instrument hire is $80 per term; however, students are able to provide their own instrument.

Applications will be accepted before each school term. Applications received after the beginning of each term will be put on the list to commence at the beginning of the following term.