The Arts
Our Arts studies incorporate both music and drama teaching from Kindergarten, through Primary and into the Secondary School years.
Overview
All students at DBIS have the opportunity to develop their musical and dramatic talents. We take a progressive approach to the teaching of music and drama encouraging core skill development and creative expression by way of class lessons, individual instrumental lessons, choral groups and school performances. We have a dynamic group of teachers who work to ensure each student's needs are met and that opportunities are provided for extension and diversification.
Students enjoy a wide range of activities and opportunities during their music lessons. The instrumental focus begins with percussion in the Kindergarten and Junior Primary school. The theory of music is focused on from Year 1 onwards so that the majority of our students are able to read and write music using traditional notation from Year 4 onwards. In Year 3 students begin to learn the recorder and in Year 5 the guitar is introduced. Students are guided in active construction of music skills and understanding by interpreting and investigating repertoire from a variety of cultures, styles and time periods, being exposed to visiting artist programs, creating and presenting their own and others’ work and making connections with what they already know and are currently investigating both in and outside of school.
Our Arts facilities include a purpose build music and drama room in our Kindergarten equipped with an extensive range of resources. We have a dedicated music teacher who is able to specialise in meeting the needs of our younger students. Our Primary and Secondary Schools have access to two extremely well equipped music suites including a computer composition centre, sound proof practice rooms along with an extensive range of instruments and associated resources. Our music suites are located in our Discovery Centre and are adjacent to our Performing Arts Centre - a superb facility including staging, seating for an audience of up to 700 and full sound and lighting capacity. Much use is made of this centre within our Arts programme.
To see the National Music Curriculum in detail, click the links below:
Key Stage 1
Key Stage 2
Key Stage 3
