In 2023 Hobsonville School Music Department will offer the following opportunities during school hours as part of the Performing Arts curriculum:

All students (Yrs 1-8) will receive marimba and general class music tuition in 2023.

In addition, there is a range of music specialists’ groups available for students to join, by selection:

Choirs (free of charge):

Junior Choir - Yrs 1-3
hayley.yoon@hobsonville.school.nz

Middle School Choir - Yrs 4-6
ina-marie.nel@hobsonville.school.nz

Senior Choir - Yrs 7-8
hayley.yoon@hobsonville.school.nz

Instrumental tuition ($10 per term):

Recorder - Yrs 4-8  ina-marie.nel@hobsonville.school.nz

Ukelele Bands - Yrs 2-8
hayley.yoon@hobsonville.school.nz

Marimba Bands - Yrs 5-8 
ina-marie.nel@hobsonville.school.nz

Violin - Yrs 4-8
hayley.yoon@hobsonville.school.nz

Strings Group - Violins and Cello - Yrs 4-8 
hayley.yoon@hobsonville.school.nz

Private music tuition (paid) will also be on offer during school hours:

Piano/Keyboard - Yrs 3-8
https://www.lewiseady.co.nz/tutors
Click here to enrol

Drums, guitar, and bass guitar - Yrs 3-8
AJ MacFarlane
ajsmusictutoring.com

Cello - Yrs 4-8 - Helen Brinkman helen.brinkman@nzbarok.org.nz

Other performing arts groups include the following cultural groups (free of charge):

Pasifika - Yrs 4-8
leta.fabricius@hobsonville.school.nz

Modern Dance - Junior Yrs 1-3 & Senior Yrs 4-8 
lauren.ambags@hobsonville.school.nz

Indian Dance - Yrs 3-8 
sujatha.mahalingam@hobsonville.school.nz

Kapa Haka Groups:
Junior - Yrs 1-2
amanda.neighbour@hobsonville.school.nz

Middle - Yrs 3-4
alice.stringfellow@hobsonville.school.nz

Senior - Yrs 5-8 
david.brake@hobsonville.school.nz

Spanish Dancing - Yrs 1-8 - Private Tuition
Erika Marais 
erika@danceschooloftamim.co.nz

Drama (Manon Humphrey) - Private Tuition
auckland@marrzipandrama.co.nz.
www.marrzipandrama.co.nz

Performances
Waiata ā Kura will be on Monday mornings at 8.50am this year with short outdoor performances by our Music and Cultural Groups. Regular updates of performances will be posted on our school digital platforms and parents are invited to attend.

An indoor Music Concert will be staged at the end of Term 2 involving our specialized music groups. Parents will be invited to attend this evening.

This year will have a Senior School Production at the end of Term 3 in the auditorium (Yrs 5-8 students)