Class Arts Program
Our specialist Arts teacher visits Sandgate State School
for three days a week to teach three strands of The Arts curriculum; Music (two terms), Drama (one term) and Visual Arts (one term) across the year. Students have a weekly lesson with our Arts teacher. Classroom teachers cover the other two strands of The Arts curriculum; Dance and Media Arts.
The Arts is a banded subject and as such, is taught and reported on across a banded period e.g. Years P-2, 3-4, 5-6.
Choral groups
Students may elect to be in one of the school's performing choir groups. All choirs practise once a week with the Music Teacher.
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Popcorn Junior Choir (P-2) - during lunch break rehearsals
- Senior Choir (Years 3-6) - before school rehearsals
New voices are always welcome!
Instrumental Music program
Students from year 3-6 are able to be involved in the school
instrumental program. Strings begin in year 3 whilst brass, woodwind and
percussion tuition begins in year 5. Instruments are loaned to students for a
period of time and a music specialist from Education Queensland provides
instruction. Students participating in the program are required to pay a levy
through the Student Resource Scheme to cover the costs of servicing the instruments, participating in competitions
and purchasing sheet music to learn. More information about this payment can be found in the documents section of our website.
As the students progress, they join one of the school
ensembles or bands. The experienced brass, woodwind and percussion students
form the Sandgate State School senior band. They perform at special school
occasions during the year, as well as travelling to compete and perform at
various events.