At West Busselton Primary School all students from years 1 – 6 study music for 1 hour a week.  

Students experience the main elements of music (Pitch, Rhythm, Beat, Dynamics, Form and Tempo) through two main areas, making and responding.  When students are making music, we are singing songs, learning dances to go with songs, creating rhythms to play on tuned and untuned instruments or playing arrangements on the xylophones and marimba. In year 3 all students learn the recorder and then in year 4 – 6 students learn songs on the Ukulele.  

When responding to music, students listen to many different styles from pop to classical to jazz and listen for different parts and consider how they personally feel about the music. Through extensive research Music learning is the only area that develops our auditory processing to a high level and if exposed to music learning between the ages of 3-12 it supports the neurological (brain development) foundation for all learning.

Students in years 1 – 6 also have the choice to join the school choir where they perform at many different events throughout the year including the Bunbury Eisteddfod and the Community Carols By Candlelight event at the Busselton Jetty.

When students reach years 5 & 6, selected students from a music aptitude test can learn a musical instrument through the Instrumental Music program IMSS. Instruments on offer are Woodwind – Flute & Clarinet and Brass instruments such as Trumpet, Trombone and Euphonium.

Tanya Harte

Music Specialist