Centenary SHS offers a comprehensive
Instrumental Music Program, encompassing group tuition and ensemble
rehearsals. Students have the
opportunity to participate in the school’s award winning ensembles and are
provided with expert tuition from specialist teachers.
Instruments that can be studied in the program include:
- Woodwind: flute,
oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, saxophone (alto, tenor, baritone)
- Brass: French horn,
trumpet, euphonium/baritone, trombone, tuba
- Percussion: tuned and
untuned percussion
- Strings: violin,
viola, cello, double bass
Centenary SHS also employs a voice and guitar teacher, and
students can sign up for vocal lessons (individual or group) or guitar lessons
(individual or group). These teachers
are experts in their fields, and operate on a user-pay basis (separate
invoicing to the school).
Ensembles at Centenary SHS include:
- Junior: String Ensemble and Concert Band
- Senior: String Orchestra and Symphonic Band
- Whole School: Stage Band, Percussion
Ensemble, Choir, Jazz Choir, Vocal Ensemble
High achieving students also have the
opportunity to participate in extension programs such as the Australian Honours
Ensemble and State Honours Ensemble Programs at the Queensland Conservatorium
of Music, Creative Generation, as well as the biennial Creative Generation
Excellence Awards in Instrumental Music (MOST).
For information, please contact
Head of Department The Arts, Ms Angela Sleeman aslee4@eq.edu.au