Jubilee celebrations at Meadow Wood School
On the last day of half term, I had the pleasure of accompanying ‘Fused’ (our recent ‘battle of the band’s winners comprised of four year-9 musicians) to...
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On the last day of half term, I had the pleasure of accompanying ‘Fused’ (our recent ‘battle of the band’s winners comprised of four year-9 musicians) to...
Posted by Lee Cox
Last weekend on the 21st of May, four of our year 9 students made the 50-minute drive to Buntingford where they were to compete in the final round of a ‘battle of the...
Posted by Lee Cox
In Year 10 GCSE Music students were focussing on the pop music element of their GCSE course and were being well supported by Mr Gray, Head of Music and Advanced Lead Teacher to...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
On Friday night the music department took our GCSE class to see the London Philharmonic Orchestra play an evening of film music. We saw a wonderful programme of music featuring...
Posted by Nicholas Gray
The music department is pleased to announce that we have got an exciting opportunity for you to learn an instrument here at Bushey Meads for free. After half-term we will be...
Posted by Nicholas Gray
We are almost at the end of what has been a very busy term for the music department. Over the past few months we have seen a whole Year 7 choir for the Year 7 Celebration Evening,...
Posted by Nicholas Gray
Last night we were fortunate enough to be able to take some of our A level music students to see the London Philharmonic Orchestra performing at the Royal Festival Hall on...
Posted by Nicholas Gray
It was a wonderful experience to play jazz for KS2 of Little Reddings Primary School since educating young people about jazz culture is extremely important and still has many...
Posted by Greg Knowles
On Tuesday two of our Year 11 musicians, Rebecca Palmer and Anton Brown, went to Little Reddings School to help Mrs Dewhurst, one of our Year 6 teachers, deliver an assembly about...
Posted by Maria Fort
We were delighted as a school to receive recent national recognition for our outstanding music provision. Our Head of Music and Advanced Lead Teacher Mr Gray, ensures that...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
On the last day of half term, I had the pleasure of accompanying ‘Fused’ (our recent ‘battle of the band’s winners comprised of four year-9 musicians) to our closest neighbouring school ‘Meadow Wood’.
The band had made arrangements to appear as the live entertainment for a celebratory event to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s platinum jubilee.
We arrived at the front door of the school with all of our equipment in tow on what turned out to be a beautiful, sunny Spring afternoon. We were then directed to a large outdoor area that had already been decorated with union flag bunting and a mixture of red, white, and blue balloons. There were cake/drink stalls and large groups of people gathered on picnic blankets, enjoying the festivities.
Once we had set up, the band was ready to begin and proceeded to treat the crowd to a mixture of popular songs and original material. From the get-go, it was clear that a few people were very appreciative of the live music and one particular student was up and dancing with a huge smile on their face.
By the time they had finished their set, ‘Fused’ had drawn a sizeable crowd and received a well-deserved round of applause and a heartfelt “thank you” from the event’s organisers.
For those that may not have knowledge of Meadow Wood school, the institution specialises in providing a highly individual curriculum for primary-age students who have physical and neurological impairments. To spend an afternoon there and see the wonderful work that they do is a touching and humbling experience and I was extremely proud of how our students conducted themselves for the entirety of their visit.
Not only did they (as they always do) perform with aplomb and professionalism, but they also represented the school in an exemplary manner through their polite and approachable personalities, engaging fully with all students, staff members, and visitors that presented themselves.
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