Forest Crescent PS Choir

Forest Crescent Primary School offers an extensive Music Programme for all Pre Primary to Year Six students. All students attend Music once a week for sixty minutes and are given many opportunities to develop their musical talent and to learn skills and processes to improve their musical abilities. Students participate in various whole school performances throughout the year, their class assembly items, and Open Night each year. Whole school performances develop each student’s sense of unity and belonging and strengthen the community atmosphere at Forest Crescent PS.

 The Forest Crescent Primary School choir consists of 60 students from Years 4-6, chosen through audition. The choir performs on many occasions throughout the year and has built a reputation for being very high-quality.

If you have any questions about the Music Programme at Forest Crescent PS, don’t hesitate to contact Ms Rebekah Britten, the music specialist, at school at (08) 9232 3550.

Past Achievements

The choir participates annually in Anzac Services, Whole School Assemblies, and Special Assemblies at Forest Crescent Primary School.

We have also participated in;

• Massed Choir Festival at the Perth Concert Hall (2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
• Massed Choir Festival at the University of Western Australia (2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
• Music in the Park (2016)
• Carry A Can Day for Foodbank in Perth City (2016)
• Sing Festival at the University of Western Australia (2011, 2012, 2013, 2016 and 2017)
• WAGSMS Burswood Concert Series (2010, 2013 & 2019)
• The unveiling of the Christmas Wishing Tree at Kmart,  Maddington (2012, 2013 and 2017)
• Western Australian Principal’s Conference (2012)
• Performance at Arcadia Waters (2020)

Forest Crescent PS Got Talent

Forest Crescent’s Got Talent began in 2010 as the brainchild of a student for a PEAC assignment. It has since become an annual event that children look forward to immensely.

It starts with a series of auditions for children wanting to participate. Auditions are held in Term Two at lunchtimes, in clusters, at a year group level. A timetable is made up at the start of Term Two, and students know when their year level is due for an audition. Students are chosen based on their performance and, if successful, are asked to perform in a semi-final that usually occurs in Week Nine or 10 of Term Two. Children are categorised into sections according to their year level. Years One & Two are the Junior Section, Years Three & Four are the Middle Section, and Years Five & Six are the Senior Section. The top four acts from each section are then asked to perform in the Grand Final, held in Week Ten Term Two, at the Whole School Assembly on a Thursday morning. A video recording of all performances is available after the event and can be put on a USB for parents on request.

Forest Crescent PS and the Instrumental Music Tuition Scheme

Forest Crescent PS offers instrumental tuition for selected students in Years 5 & 6 for various instruments, including flute, clarinet, guitar, and brass. Lessons are provided by specialists from the Instrumental Music School Services (IMSS). Students are instructed once a week in groups of five students for thirty minutes.

It is expected that students who are offered a position are prepared to consider commitment until at least the end of Year 10 and will plan to continue music studies at a secondary school that offers an instrumental music program for their instrument.   In many cases, the instrumental teachers in primary schools also teach in the secondary schools in the district, ensuring continuity of instruction.

Students involved in Instrumental Music must attend band practice once a week to develop their skills and learn to play with a group. Band practice will be held on Wednesday at lunchtime (1:20 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.).

Parents have a vitally important and active role to play in encouraging their children to make this commitment.  As the child progresses, practice time will increase.

Classical guitar students must supply their instruments at the commencement of tuition.  Parents of students playing other instruments are encouraged to obtain their child’s instrument right from the start of tuition. This is a sound financial decision for those who can afford it, saving a significant amount of the purchase price in the longer term.  It is strongly recommended that you wait until instrumental teachers have advised you on appropriate instruments before purchasing. Successful applicants will be provided with a shopping list.

Loans of department-owned flutes, clarinets, trumpets, and trombones are available (on request through your child’s school) for the first year if required. Cellos are available for two years, and baritones and double basses are available for participation.  Parents must pay a non-refundable instrumental charge of $110 to the School before taking possession of a Department-owned instrument.  This amount covers depreciation, routine maintenance and repairs.  It does not cover wilful damage, negligence or loss, for which parents will generally be liable.

Year 5 2025 Loan Agreement Form

The selection criteria are:

• student interest in learning the instrument offered;
• parental commitment and support;
• musical ability as demonstrated in class music lessons;
• general ability in class, consistency of school work, attitude towards homework;
• physical suitability for the instrument on offer, and performance results on a musical aptitude indicator.

A district-wide meeting will be held for the parents of children who receive an offer. Before this meeting, the school will send details, and parents will have the opportunity to meet the instrumental music teachers and ask any questions they may have. This will ensure that they fully understand what is offered and the commitment they and their child will make before final acceptance.

Forest Crescent Primary Instrumental Schedule and Band

Forest Crescent PS band involves students from Years 5 and 6 who play flute, clarinet, guitar, drums, keyboards, and brass.

Students involved in Instrumental Music must attend band practice once a week to develop their skills and learn to play with a group. Band practice will be held on Wednesday at lunchtime (1:20 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.). In Term One, only Year Six students attend band practice. From Term Two, students from Years Five and Six attend practice weekly.

Specialists from Instrumental Music School Services (IMSS) provide lessons. Students are instructed once a week for thirty minutes in groups of five.

The IMSS timetable has just been finalised.

The IMMS instrumental program commences in Term 1, Week 2 (Monday- Guitar. Wednesday- Flute & Clarinet, Thursday-Brass)

• Guitar Instrumental Teacher: Mrs Tammy de Wind
  • Class times – Every Monday; After School Care Room
  • (Year 6) 11:05-11:35am- (Year 6 students need to be released 5 minutes earlier to collect music stands)
  • (Year 5) 11:35am-12:05pm

• Flute & Clarinet Instrumental Teacher: Mrs Penny Hall
  • Class times – Every Wednesday; Drama Room
  • (Yr5 Flute) 11:25am-11:55am- (Year 5 students must be released 5 minutes earlier to collect music stands)
  • (Yr6 Flute) 11:55am-12:25pm
  • (Yr5 Clarinet) 12:25pm-12:55pm
  • (Yr 6 Clarinet) 1:50pm-2:20pm

• Brass Instrumental Teacher: Mrs Michelle Wilde

• • Class times – Every Thursday; After School Care Room
  • (Year 5) 12:05pm-12:35pm – (Year 5 students need to be released 5 minutes earlier to collect music stands)
  • (Year 6) 12:35pm to 1:05pm