Music

Birkenhead College is well-known for its excellent Music Department and its high participation in Music. Our programme has strong contemporary elements, with a focus on songwriting and performance, allowing our students to explore and expand their creativity and musical knowledge.

We offer a wide variety of activities in which we encourage our students to be involved. These include both solo and group composition and performance (which includes opportunities to perform at Smoke-free Rockquest, Tangata Beats, Stand Up Stand Out and Lion Foundation song-writing competitions).

Music is encouraged at all levels and tuition for most instruments is provided by our experienced itinerant tutors. We also have a recording studio for students to immerse themselves in and learn the art of sound production.

Specialist music tuition available at the school:

Electric and Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Drums, Bass Guitar, Piano, Trumpet, French Horn, Euphonium, Flute, Violin and Cello .

HOD Mr Shannon Coulomb

cb@birkenhead.school.nz

STAND UP STAND OUT WINNER

Year 11 Crispin's beatboxing skills weren't lost on the judges this year, when awarding First Place in the Solo Instrument catagory.

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Listen to Year 12 student Ryu playing at the finals of this year's competition, where he placed second in the Solo Instrument catagory.

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BC band Yellow Lines placed second in their catagory for this upbeat and polished performance at Auckland's Town Hall this year.                

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHT

Watch a jaw-dropping performance by one of our Year 12 Music students, Nanao Kuwabara.​​​​​​​

STAFF PERFORM TOO!

HOD Music, Mr Shannon Coulomb, has just released a new song with his band, Swerve City. View Moving Pictures now!​​​​​​​​​​​​​​