Music is in our DNA
At Oxley College, students with a passion for music are encouraged to explore a wealth of opportunities to showcase their talent and refine their skills. While music holds a valued place within our curriculum, it is in the co-curricular space where our bands, vocal ensembles, choirs, and instrumental groups truly come to life with a wide range of performance opportunities.
Ensembles
Not only is it fun to play with your peers, ensemble participation challenges and stretches students’ knowledge of music. They build on their ability to read music, follow a conductor and play as part of a group. The ensembles include Stage Band, assorted Choirs, Festival Orchestra, Senior & Junior Strings, Senior & Junior Concert Band, Oxley College Pipe Band, Guitar Ensemble, Flute Ensemble and Veeh Harp.
Opportunities to Perform
Throughout the school year we provide our students with a wide range of opportunities to shine through their performances, from assemblies, Orientation Days, School Musicals, along with Speech and Foundation Night. We also have a large contingent of students represent Oxley at the Heads of Independent Co-Educational Schools (HICES) Music Camp each year that culminates at an evening gala performance at the Sydney Town Hall.
Music Tuition
Oxley College offers access to a variety of talented music professionals who provide music tuition on site before, during and after school hours in the Performing Arts Centre.
Options for tuition include:
- Brass (French Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba)
- Guitar
- Musicianship/Theory
- Percussion (Drum Kit, Orchestral Percussion)
- Piano (Classical, Jazz, Popular)
- Pipes and Drum
- Strings (Violin, Viola, ‘Cello, Double Bass)
- Voice
- Woodwind (Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone)
Music Tutors independently invoice their respective students. The manner, frequency and fee rate are at the discretion of each Music Tutor.
Provided as a guide only: the recommended minimum private tuition rate as determined by the Music Teachers’ Association of NSW for 2025 is $110.00 per hour, exclusive of GST.
To apply for lessons, please complete the Music Tuition Form.
Please ensure that a tuition form is filled out per instrument (if learning multiple). A tutor will then arrange the lessons directly with you.
Useful Information for Parents
- All lessons will take place in the Music centre.
- A copy of each teacher’s timetable is on display in the courtyard of the Music centre.
- Lesson times usually stay the same for two weeks, before occurring half an hour later the next fortnight. This ensures that the student does not miss the same lesson continually.
- It is the responsibility of the student to record his/her lesson time each week in their College Diary (writing it down for the term is recommended) and arrive for lessons promptly.
- Attendance: If you are unable to attend your lesson, PLEASE GIVE YOUR TUTOR AT LEAST 1 WEEKS NOTICE so that they can try to reschedule your time.
- Lessons which are missed (without 1 weeks’ notice) due to excursions, incursions, assessments or any other reason will NOT be made up and will be charged to your account.
- If you are sick on the day of your lesson you must contact your tutor prior to 7.30am so that they can reschedule lessons for the day.
- Storage of Instruments: Students’ instruments may be left in the Orchestral Locker Room, situated on the left-hand side of the courtyard. This room will be locked at the end of each school day, but students should ensure they take their instruments home over weekends, public holidays and over the holiday periods.
- Instrumental teachers will invoice parents directly for lessons and should be the first point of contact for any matter relating to the tuition.
As part of a music ensemble at Oxley College, each student is required to maintain the following commitment:
- Students are expected to attend every rehearsal.
- Students must maintain at least 75% attendance record in each ensemble in order to qualify for a music award.
- Students are expected to be prompt and arrive with their equipment and music.
- If an unforeseen reason causes a student to be unable to attend, and/or he/she needs to leave a rehearsal early, students are expected to inform their conductor as soon as possible.
- Students are expected to be attentive and cooperate with the conductor and other ensemble members at every rehearsal.
- Students will be expected to perform at college functions, community functions, festivals and other competitions.
- Students will be required to participate in one or two performances per term and this may include weekend performances.
- Students are required to bring the following equipment to each rehearsal: Music, Pencil, and Instrument.
- Students are expected to practice and to attend rehearsals having prepared their music as specified by the conductor.
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Explore our activities beyond the classroom
Abundant opportunities exist for students to explore their gifts in cultural, sporting, community service, and outdoor activities. As well as acquiring particular skills, students test and develop their sense of self, their commitment to a group exercise and teamwork in all its complexity.
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