School Programs

Macquarie Conservatorium’s team of specialist teachers delivers early childhood music, curricular music, instrumental tuition and ensemble programs to government and non-government schools and pre-schools in Dubbo and further afield in Gilgandra, Goolma, Narromine and Wellington.

Some school music programs can be delivered to remote schools online. Schools also have access to special Conservatorium workshops and performance projects.

Contact Macquarie Conservatorium if your school or pre-school is interested in starting a music program, taking part in special one-off projects, or if your school needs assistance with their existing music program.

PARENTS - If you’d like your child to learn a musical instrument at school:

1.     Check the list below of our partner schools to see if your school is there.

2.     Check below for which instruments are taught at your school and how old your child needs to be to start learning an instrument.

3.     Visit this page for videos of our teachers demonstrating each instrument, to help you decide which instrument your child would like to learn. Visit this page for more info about what your child will need to learn an instrument.

4.     Click on the button below to submit an Inquiry form for your child to learn an instrument at school.

5.     Once we have your Inquiry, we’ll email you everything you need to enrol your child for music lessons at school.

6.     To be sure of a place for the start of next year, make sure you inquire NOW and enrol before the end of Term 4 this year. Completing our Enrolment form when we email it to you and paying a fee deposit will secure your place.

Schools and pre-schools with Macquarie Conservatorium music programs:

  • Central West Leadership Academy: brass/wind/guitar/piano tuition

  • Dubbo Christian School: choir

  • Dubbo Public School: brass/guitar/wind tuition

  • Goolma Public School: curricular music

  • Orana Heights Public School: brass/guitar/wind tuition

  • Macquarie Anglican Grammar: guitar/percussion(drumkit) tuition

  • Narromine Christian School: brass/wind tuition

  • St Augustine’s Primary School Narromine: brass/wind tuition; band

  • St Brigid’s Coonamble: guitar (online only)

  • St John's College Dubbo: brass/wind/guitar/piano/vocal tuition; Vocal Ensembles

  • St John's Primary School Dubbo: brass/strings/wind tuition; band; string ensemble

  • St Joseph’s School Gilgandra: brass/wind tuition

  • St Laurence's Primary School Dubbo: brass/strings/wind tuition; band; string ensemble

  • St Mary's Primary School Dubbo: brass/wind tuition

  • Wellington Community Children’s Centre – Pre-school: Early Childhood Music

  • Wellington Public School*: brass/wind tuition; band

Brass: trumpet, trombone, tuba, euphonium, baritone horn, French horn

Strings: violin, viola, cello

Wind: flute, clarinet, saxophone

Instruments have different minimum ages/school years for starting tuition:

Strings - start tuition from Year 2 onwards.

Brass and Wind - start tuition from Year 3 onwards, or from Year 4 for large instruments.

Guitar - start tuition from Year 3 onwards.

If you’d like your child to learn a musical instrument with Macquarie Conservatorium at one of the schools listed above, complete our Learn Music at School Inquiry Form:

If your school is not listed here, your child can still learn an instrument after school at Macquarie Conservatorium. Visit this page for our range of instruments and then go to enrolment to send us an inquiry form for lessons at Macquarie Conservatorium: click on the All other inquiries button.

*For instrumental tuition at Wellington Public School, contact your School Office for more info and enrolment.