Music

The school has many fine and enthusiastic young musicians.

Performance music classes started last year and are very popular with the musicians and the students around them.  The Art students next door are treated to live performances of classical music, jazz and pop music.  Credits are gained in Performance Music for NCEA.

Our choir, Greensleeves, is a weekly singing group for students who lead in church services, sing for a local retirement home and represented Marsden Whitby in the Big Sing regional competition for the first time in 2009.

We have an inter-house music competition each year which is anticipated with excitement.

Guitar Tutoring

Our new guitar teacher, Rob Matthews is soon to begin teaching guitar at Marsden Whitby on Mondays and Fridays after school. Rob is a graduate of Whitireia Performing Arts School and is an experienced guitarist, teacher and band-member.Students wishing to take up this opportunity can either contact Mrs. Edgecombe  or, better still, email Rob directly robmatthewsguitar@Gmail.com or phone 027-307-5141. (28/03/2011)

Violin Tutoring

We can also offer lessons in violin from Mrs. Anthea Shelton, who is a member of the Wellington Vector Orchestra and a tutor at Chilton St James School in Lower Hutt. She is also able to arrange for the hire of instruments if that is necessary. Again – if you are interested, please contact Mrs. Edgecombe  or contact Mrs. Shelton direct anthea_shelton@hotmail.com or phone 970-3349. (28/03/2011)

Keyboard Teacher

We are pleased to have Mrs Lorraine Pritchard teaching keyboard lessons at Samuel Marsden Whitby. If any parents are interested in enquiring further, please ring her on (04)2100663 or 021 1196771. There is a possibility that she may be able to teach elementary guitar also.