With St Benedict’s being an all-boys school, the focus of class music is for the boys to experience music and to practically play instruments. An effective and enjoyable way of doing just that has been to make use of our marimbas. It is the perfect way to differentiate between the boy’s different skill levels: the boys that do not have as much rhythm playing basic crotchet notes, while the boys that are more skilled, usually playing the melody parts.
With St Benedict’s being an all-boys school, the focus of class music is for the boys to experience music and to practically play instruments. An effective and enjoyable way of doing just that has been to make use of our marimbas. It is the perfect way to differentiate between the boy’s different skill levels: the boys that do not have as much rhythm playing basic crotchet notes, while the boys that are more skilled, usually playing the melody parts.
The boys are so passionate about the marimbas; they are in the classroom at break times practising their parts and, if they were allowed before and after school, they would be there too. The popularity for marimbas has grown so much. We have four different marimba bands as part of the cultural clubs after school. We have two grade 4 & 5 bands, and two grade 6 & 7 bands. These bands are so in demand that we have to audition the boys, and there are always more boys eager and enthusiastic to participate.
