At Hilton Primary School, our Kindy and Pre Primary staff teach Music and Drama as part of an integrated early years curriculum. Our specialist teacher of Music, Mr Albert Pritchard, teaches the Years 1-6 classes. Our students participate in a diverse array of musical and drama experiences as performers and audience members: singing, playing, listening and dancing. During 2023, our senior students developed a band, the Bucket Hats. They rehearse weekly and have entertained us at a number of school events.
The performing arts are highly valued at Hilton Primary as we encourage all students to develop and express their creativity. Our music skills are shared at whole school events (eg. NAIDOC week, End of Year Celebration evening) as well as at whole school assemblies, through the year.
During 2024, we had the rare opportunity to learn and perform Noongar songs with Gina Williams and Guy Ghouse (Wanjoo). After several months of collaboration with visiting artists, we co-presented the world premiere of Aliwah Bardinar at our outdoor stage. This was made possible with the addtional support of Breaksea Productions, Awesome Arts and our dedicated Hilton staff and families.
