Extra-Curricular Music Programme
Instrumental Lessons
Tuition by our specialist instrumental teachers is available for a wide range of instruments. Any student in the college can learn an instrument at any time and in any year level.
Tuition is free if your son is taking music as a timetabled option.
If music is not taken as an option, the annualtuiton fee is $250 or $125 per half-year.
Rental of certain instruments, such as trumpets and saxophones, is $100 p.a.
Please contact Christopher Wilson for more information: cwilson@stjohns.school.nz.
We are very proud to have the following talented and respected teachers in our team:
Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass – Hilary Baker
Guitar and Bass Guitar – Campbell Lovatt
Junior Brass & Woodwind, Jazz Band - Simon Schofield
Senior Brass & Woodwind, Chapel Band, Senior Band – Christopher Wilson
Drums – Chuck Davis
Pipes – provided externally
Ensembles
JRP Band
The Jazz-Rock-Pop Band is a great introduction to Jazz, Swing and Funk styles and participates in band competitions and festivals both locally and nationally. It allows players of intermediate and advanced levels to specialise their development.
Junior Band
The Junior Band is the perfect place for beginner and intermediate players to discover the exciting world of music and the awesomeness of playing in a group.
‘Vox Box’ (Vocal Group)
This vocal group sings for Masses, at various gigs in the community, and enters The Big Sing competition. While they sing a broad range of music from up-tempo hits such as Pinball Wizard to cool classics as Hallelujah, Barbershop is a particularly favourite style.
Combined St John’s and Sacred Heart Concert Band
The band performs in concerts and festivals, such as the Hawke’s Bay Festival of Bands, and to our feeder primary/intermediate schools. It is an exciting group that benefits from the breadth of instruments, the repertoire such a group lends itself and the strengths, experience and skills of the players. It plays a range of music from TV and film, rock and pop, as well as atmospheric and dramatic.
Assembly/Church Band
This important group supports whole-school singing in Assembly and Mass at Sacred Heart Church. They give a harmonic and driving accompaniment to the student and staff body for the St John’s Anthem, National Anthem and sacred and secular inspirational songs. A senior pianist and/or guitarist supports regular assemblies and the full band for Mass accompanied by a throng of strong singers.