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, Trangie, Narromine and Wellington.

Some school music programs can now be accessed online by remote schools, alongside special workshops and performance projects offered by the Conservatorium.

Macquarie Conservatorium is dedicated to delivering music education to as many children and students in the Dubbo and Orana region as possible. Our school program is continually adapting to meet the needs of students in local schools. For inquiries about the offerings available for your child at their school, please reach out to our office.

Below is a brief list of our current offerings to provide insight into the wide range of opportunities available. If your school or the instrument your child is interested in isn’t mentioned, please contact our office so we can explore options together with you and your school.

Schools and pre-schools currently partnering with Macquarie Conservatorium to deliver music programs:

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

  • Dubbo Christian School: wind/brass/strings/

  • Dubbo Public School: brass/guitar/wind tuition

  • 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 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

  • Trangie Central School: piano/guitar/vocal ensembles

  • Wellington Christian School: guitar/percussion (drumkit)

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

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

  • Ballimore Public School: classroom music

*for instrumental tuition at Wellington Public School, contact the school office for enrolment.

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 Student Information Form:

Schools interested in adding bands, ensembles, curricular music, or instrumental tuition to their current program to contact the MacqCon office. Please call us at (02) 6884 6686 to request an information package or to speak directly with our Head of School Programs.

Student Information Form