Students in Year 7 and Year 8 have an exciting opportunity this year to learn an instrument in Performing Arts class. It will form the centrepiece of the music curriculum within this subject, and we are very pleased to be reinstating this program after it has been out of action for several years.
As this is the core component of our revitalised music curriculum, all students will need to bring their instruments home to practice. Most written work will be completed within class time, so the majority of students' homework will be to practice their instrument. This is a key advantage of our focus on instrumental learning, which allows for significantly improved student achievement, compared to only playing once per week in class.
Ballarat Christian College is supporting this program by covering the full cost of hire and normal servicing of instruments, as well as tuition, which will occur during Performing Arts class time. This significant investment by the College enables all students to take this opportunity.
All Year 7 students will learn a wind instrument or the violin, and all Year 8 students will learn the guitar. When the current Year 7 students progress to Year 8 in 2022, they will have the opportunity to learn guitar and/or to continue their 2021 instrument in private lessons.
Private music tutors are available at BalCC within school hours during term.  To find out more, please contact the tutors directly.  Frank Francica - Guitar    0408 670 124, Daniel Gay - Drums 0402 701 419, Brian Hamilton - Piano, brass, theory 0437 718 012, Yvonne Holley - Violin 0416 026 871, Clive  Meddings - Brass instruments 0409 333 890, Roger Schultz – Piano/Keyboard 0418 358 078.