Superb Year 7 Musicians
It was superb to join Ms Fort’s talented Year 7 music class last Friday morning to see them learning all about the complexities of musical rhythmic notation and also be able to...
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It was superb to join Ms Fort’s talented Year 7 music class last Friday morning to see them learning all about the complexities of musical rhythmic notation and also be able to...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
We are delighted that so many students have been coming to the music block to create together over the past few weeks. Five days a week we have had every room in use each...
Posted by Nicholas Gray
We are delighted to announce our extracurricular timetable for music this academic year. Due to the current situation we will be running year group days for our KS3 students as...
Posted by Nicholas Gray
It has been great to see the arts in the news for positive reasons this week. As Covid-19 caused the closure of so many live music venues and theatres, the government...
Posted by Nicholas Gray
When we first went into lockdown, I realised how lucky I personally was to have a bit of extra time to myself. I planned big projects I was going to do: to teach myself to play...
Posted by Maria Fort
If you are interested in joining any of these ensembles please speak to the music department. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Before School 8:30 – 9:00 Brass...
Posted by Nicholas Gray
Richard Meyrick, a former professional concert pianist, delivered a masterclass in piano performance for 32 of our able pianists across the school on Monday December 16th. Upon...
Posted by Sarah Brown
We have been very fortunate to receive a grant of £750 from Sound Foundation UK to put towards a brand new piano. Using extra funds that we have raised from concert tickets and...
Posted by Sarah Brown
We are delighted that so many GCSE Music students are regularly attending our lunchtime and after school catch-up sessions in the music department. We are open every lunchtime and...
Posted by Sarah Brown
Thanks to the generosity of sponsor Sir Harvey McGrath, concert pianist Richard Meyrick has been visiting schools throughout the UK with his inimitable and inspiring piano...
Posted by Sarah Brown
It was superb to join Ms Fort’s talented Year 7 music class last Friday morning to see them learning all about the complexities of musical rhythmic notation and also be able to play and create their own rhythm patterns.
They developed their own rhythms, performed them as a soloist and in an ensemble setting and really loved putting the theory into practice.
It was very impressive and as one student said “This lesson is a mix of maths, dance, drama, music, PE and English!” Clearly enjoying the engaging start to the day.
Freya’s book indicates the care and commitment they all have to their studies. Her work is neat, well presented, peer assessed and demonstrates great progress.
As we grapple with the complexities of remote learning taking place at the same time as providing real time lessons, it was great to hear from our hugely talented and enthusiastic...
Thanks to the generosity of sponsor Sir Harvey McGrath, concert pianist Richard Meyrick has been visiting schools throughout the UK with his inimitable and inspiring piano...