IMSS
Rossmoyne Primary School has a very strong music program, which is supported by the Department of Education’s Instrumental Music School Services (IMSS). Students are invited to enter the IMSS program from the beginning of Year 3 and selections also take place in Years 4 and 5. For more information regarding the IMSS program, click the file link below.
For 2021, all instrumental positions have been allocated.
This page has video examples of each instrument but if you're not satisfied, you can always search up the instrument on YouTube or Google to find out more about it!
For 2021, all instrumental positions have been allocated.
This page has video examples of each instrument but if you're not satisfied, you can always search up the instrument on YouTube or Google to find out more about it!
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The following instrument positions will be available in 2022.
Year 3 Violin & Viola* 8 students
Year 4 Cello 3 students
Year 5 Brass (Trumpet/Trombone) 5 students
Year 5 Clarinet 5 students
Year 5 Flute 5 students
Year 5 Double Bass 2 students
Year 5 Percussion 2 students
*Rossmoyne PS is on a rotation where we offer violin and viola for two years and then violin only in the third year. In 2021, Rossmoyne PS is scheduled to offer four violin places and four viola places.
Year 3 Violin & Viola* 8 students
Year 4 Cello 3 students
Year 5 Brass (Trumpet/Trombone) 5 students
Year 5 Clarinet 5 students
Year 5 Flute 5 students
Year 5 Double Bass 2 students
Year 5 Percussion 2 students
*Rossmoyne PS is on a rotation where we offer violin and viola for two years and then violin only in the third year. In 2021, Rossmoyne PS is scheduled to offer four violin places and four viola places.
Violin - Yr 3 Only
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If I was a violinist, I would love to play like this young lady! So much expression and complexity in this piece.
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Here's a great video where you can hear the contrast between the sound of the violin and the cello. Extra bonus points if you're a fan of Frozen 2. Even if you're not, have a good listen to this video and decide which one you like better.
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Viola - Year 3 Only
The viola is very similar to the violin but ever so slightly larger and sounds slightly lower. Instead of reading the treble clef, viola players read the alto clef. The process of learning the viola is the same as the violin.
Cello - Yr 4 Only
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Here's a fun video of two cellists playing a classical piece and then launching into Thunderstruck. OF COURSE, cellists hardly ever play to the point where they damage their instrument so take this with a grain of salt ;)
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This video is a repeat from the violin section above. You can hear the contrast between the sound of the violin and the cello. Extra bonus points if you're a fan of Frozen 2. Even if you're not, have a good listen to this video and decide which one you like better.
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Double Bass - Yr 5
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Clarinet - Yr 5
That wood wind instrument, with the single reed, that is the Cat in 'Peter and the Wolf'.
Here's a well known piece called 'Rhapsody in Blue' by George Gershwin and arranged by Wolfgang Kornberger (what an amazing name). It's performed by the Vienna Clarinet Connection.
Helmut Hödl - clarinet
Rupert Fankhauser - clarinet
Hubert Salmhofer - basset horn
Wolfgang Kornberger - bass clarinet
Helmut Hödl - clarinet
Rupert Fankhauser - clarinet
Hubert Salmhofer - basset horn
Wolfgang Kornberger - bass clarinet
Sometimes, clarinetists also play jazz ;)
Flute - Yr 5
That silver instrument that's played on the side which is actually also a woodwind instrument....even though it doesn't have any wood on it.
'Flight of the Bumble Bee' written by Rimsky Korsakov is a very well known piece. Who do you think plays it better?
'Flight of the Bumble Bee' written by Rimsky Korsakov is a very well known piece. Who do you think plays it better?
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James Galway - from the United Kingdom?...
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Or Emme He - 9 Years old flutist from California?
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Trumpet & Trombone - Yr 5
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Here is the amazing, Australian musician James Morrison demonstrating the trumpet and the trombone.
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In this video, a group called Canadian Brass plays their version of 'Flight of the Bumblebee'. I'm not obsessed with this pieces of music ;)
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Percussion - Yr 5
Percussion lessons includes the study of the concert xylophone, the snare drum, the drum kit and any other auxillary instruments that may be used in an orchestra or the concert band, e.g. guiro, cymbals, triangle, tambourine, bass drum, etc.
How cool are Western Australian percussionists Kaboom?
How cool are Western Australian percussionists Kaboom?
Here's a video of a group called Tetrafide. These guys used to create amazing percussion pieces and performances here in Perth. You might recognise some faces.... including the Kaboom Percussionists Cat and Josh and.... Mr Iain Robbie, our own Percussion tutor!
