At Te Kura o Te Tauawa Halswell School, your child can learn to play an instrument with the Christchurch School Of Music (CSM) Outreach Band Programme.

Children who learn music build confidence, increase their learning abilities, sharpen organisational skills and gain valuable social, physical and academic skills. Most importantly, learning an instrument in the band programme is fun!

In our band programme we teach clarinet, flute, trumpet, trombone, electric bass guitar, percussion and saxophone. Students in Year 5 and above (or those in Year 4 who are 9 years old) can choose their instrument and join a band. After four lessons, children join the Da Capo (beginners) band. They rehearse together for 45 minutes a week and have an individual 15-minute lesson (or a 30-minute lesson in a group of two).

Our Da Capo and Tutti bands are playing on Thursday 7th December at the Music Assembly, which starts at 9.15 am. Come along and see what we are all about. There will be a 'try an instrument session' for parents and students who are interested in the hall at 10:30am.

For more information email: office@csm.org.nz or the Outreach Band Coordinator at outreachband@csm.org.nz

Kind regards

Jody Keehan

Outreach Band Co-ordinator

Christchurch School of Music