The Modbury High School Band Music Centre offers Music courses leading to SACE Stages 1& 2. The SACE Stage 2 course can be taken as either a HES or SAS subject. A number of our students proceed to further study at Adelaide University, the Elder Conservatorium or the Flinders Street School of Music.

The main focus of our music programmes is that of Band Musicianship and the principal vehicles for this are the Stage Band & Concert Bands. As an adjunct of this a comprehensive programme offering opportunities for Solo Performance is integrated within the overall structure of music programmes.

Modbury High School has an outstanding academic record and we take particular care that, whilst realising their musical potential, our musicians do not neglect the other aspects of their academic development.

The music programme at Modbury High School incorporates the standard musical literacy, history, aural and theory together with an extensive performance programme. Within the courses there is a bias towards Band Musicianship, Solo Performance and Composing/Arranging. Composition is a strongly developing focus of the department and is supported by a well equipped Composition Laboratory. Students who choose the PES Music strands are required to study Musicianship and those who choose the SAS options may, if they wish, develop their own interests with an Individual Study. All music students participate in their class band and there is the opportunity and expectation that music students will also participate in at least one of the major school ensembles.

The three major ensembles stand in a symbiotic relationship to each other and this interdependence is essential to their further development. The standards attained in the areas of Concert Band and Stage Band are of a high order as witnessed by our completion/festival results.

Musicians at Modbury High School have access to our Instrumental Tuition Scheme for which at present no charge is made. Students who do not possess a musical instrument are able to take advantage of our Instrumental Hire Scheme. The school seeks to operate the scheme at the lowest possible rate and under advantageous conditions.

The Music Centre is equipped with a wide range of musical instruments, a large Band room, a Keyboard Laboratory, a Composition Laboratory, which comprises computers and synthesisers, Music Classrooms and Practice Rooms.

The Band Music Centre is performance orientated in its approach to music education. As a consequence the ensembles are entered in Music Competitions and Festivals where this is appropriate and where participation does not disrupt the normal academic programme.

Major Ensembles Stage Band Concert Band Junior  Band

Other Ensembles Classical Guitar Ensemble Choir Class Bands Saxophone Ensemble

Occasional Ensembles

Various Woodwind and Brass Ensembles

Jazz  Bands