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Frequently Asked Questions
Visit our Frequently Asked Questions for answers to questions many parents wonder about!
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Practise Tips For Parents.
Support your child’s regular at-home practice with encouragement and positive reinforcement.
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Welcome to the School Band
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Band Demonstration Video

  • Enjoy this video with your child, and learn all about the instruments of the band!

Instrument Information

Flute
Flute
Smallest and highest pitched wind instrument in the band.
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Saxophone
Saxophone
Plays middle to lower pitched notes so generally plays harmony to begin with. 
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Clarinet
Clarinet
Plays both low and high pitched notes so is a very versatile instrument.
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Trumpet
Trumpet
Smallest and highest pitched brass instrument in the band.
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Trombone
Trombone
Plays lower pitched notes so generally plays the bass line to begin with.
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French Horn
French Horn
One of the least common band instruments and not available at all schools. 
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BassGuitar
Bass Guitar
Helps to reinforce the trombone parts in a band and is different to the regular..
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Oboe
Oboe
One of the least common band instruments and not available at all schools. 
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EuphoniumBaritoneHorn
Euphonium & Baritone Horn
Baritone and Euphonium play the same part and require the same skills however are different sizes
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Percussion
Percussion
Includes a variety of instruments and students are expected to work as a team to learn and share all the various percussion..
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Useful Links
Dural Music Centre
(www.duralmusic.com.au) – TSA’s music retail partner
Music Council of Australia
(www.mca.org.au) – Australia’s peak music body
AMEB, NSW
(www.ameb.nsw.edu.au) – NSW branch of the Australian Music Examination Board
Baxters Buses
(www.baxtersbus.com.au) – TSA’s preferred transport provider
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Archive

“Soapbox” – October 2012 (Dr Robert Gupta)
There are clear and measurable benefits to individual and collective music making upon both student and society
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“Soapbox” – January 2013 (Practise)
How many of us have students or children who just don’t seem to practise?!  I bet we all have similar motivational..
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“Soapbox” – July 2013 (Creativity)
How often do we admire the innovative way our children see the world? The way they take ordinary, simple objects and..
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“Soapbox” – September 2013 (Potential)
 For those listening to Hot Cross Buns and Power Rock still, here is an ex-TSA student now completing her HSC in 2013..
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