Music

Highgate School offers a diverse Instrumental Music Program where students in Year 3 through to year 6 have the opportunity to learn a variety of instruments and participate in a number of different music groups.

String Tuition at Highgate School

The Department for Education provides free string tuition in groups for students in years 3 to 6. The instruments offered at Highgate School are Violin, Viola & Cello.

If your child is not currently in the String Tuition program, and wishes to commence String Tuition please fill in the following form:

String Tuition Application Form

If your child is currently in the String Tuition program, and wishes to continue in 2027, please download and fill in the following form:

String Tuition Continuing Form

Private Tuition at Highgate School

Highgate School also offers tuition on flute, clarinet, singing, modern and classical guitar, piano and drums by private providers.

Priority will be given to students in years 3 and up. Private lessons incur tuition fees and are half an hour in duration. Most providers offer individual lessons, but some tutors also offer shared tuition.

If your child is not currently having private tuition and wishes to commence private tuition, please fill in the following form.

Private Tuition Application Form

If your child is currently having private tuition and wish to continue with the same instrument in 2027, they only need to let their teacher know.

Tuition Fees

For fee information please see the Music Information Booklet on this page.

The school has set a suggested fee for private tuition for individual lessons and for paired lessons. All lessons are of half hour duration during school hours.

Tutors usually invoice families directly at the start of each term. All tutors have completed the required Department checks and appropriate training to work on site.

Highgate School owns a small number of musical instruments that are available for hire if needed.

The ultimate goal of students who learn an ensemble or band instrument is that they participate in one of the school ensembles, eg. the Highgate Concert Band or the String Orchestra. The ensembles are also open to those students who learn an instrument out of school hours.

For more information on fees, instrument hire, school ensembles, tuition etc contact Instrumental Music Administrator Adriana Tsesmelis by email to instrumental.music46@schools.sa.edu.au.