The music block has been a hive of activity over the last few weeks, with students quietly putting in time during lunchtimes to prepare for some upcoming events, including our summer concert, Meads Fest. Here is a brief update on what some of our musicians have been doing:

Year 9 Battle of the Bands

A newly formed Year 9 band has been making use of the practice rooms lately as they prepare for their Battle of the Bands performance which is part of their scheme of work for this term. It takes a lot of coordination to get a band tight and ready for a performance, and the group has been working hard on playing as a cohesive unit. It’s great to see them taking the initiative with extra rehearsals.

Choir

The school choir have been working on some challenging new vocal harmonies and are making excellent progress each week with their song Killer Queen. We are also very pleased to have one of our A Level students, Larry, stepping in to accompany the choir on the piano. Having a senior student provide the live accompaniment is a huge help to the group, and it’s a wonderful example of different year groups working together to make things happen.

Piano Rehearsals

It has been a pleasure to hear Yeshani, one of our Year 9 musicians, rehearsing on the piano. It takes a lot of discipline to practice solo, and when I walked into her rehearsal this week I was really impressed with her sensitive playing.

A quick reminder to book your tickets for Meads Fest which is happening on 8th July.

And pop into the music department or email Ms Fort if you are interested in having lessons on an instrument.