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:
Wind Instruments: Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, French Horn, Trombone, Trumpet, Euphonium, and Tuba.
Structure
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.
Financial Obligations
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.
How to join the MacKillop Music Academy
Look at the instrument options below and choose an instrument you would like to play.
Complete the online registration form below.
The College will email all registered participants to provide an outline of the program.
Complete all required forms (sent by email) and pay the tuition fee.
What instruments are on offer?
Violin
Viola
Cello
Double Bass
Flute
Clarinet
Saxophone
French Horn
Trombone
Trumpet
Euphonium
Tuba
You can use the form below to register for the MacKillop Music Academy. We would ask that you only register for the program if your child can attend the sessions on Tuesday afternoons from 4-5.30pm.
Need more information?
If you would like more information about the program, please contact the Director of Music and Performance, Ms Veronica Boulton: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
St Mary of the Cross MacKillop made the statement: “We are but travellers here, so while we are here we should do as much good as we can and live in peace with each other.”
With this in mind, the College respectfully acknowledges the Ngunnawal people who are the Traditional Custodians and First People of the land on which we gather each day. The College also pays its respects to the Elders past, present and emerging, and any other Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander peoples living and working in the MacKillop community.