Music Department

The Music Department has one large teaching room, equipped with Macs, running Logic, Sibelius and Garageband. The room has an Interactive White Board and sixteen Yamaha keyboards. There are four practice rooms, available for peripatetic teaching and for the students who receive instrumental tuition.

At Key Stage 3 year groups receive two music lessons a week. The topics they study are linked to the New Curriculum for Music and include: Song-writing, Latin Beats, Medieval Music, Reggae, Jazz Improvisation, Film Music, and Blues.

The students are assessed in accordance with National Curriculum Strands combining composing, performance and musical appraisal. This year our girls achieved 90% A*- C at GCSE. At KS4 we currently have 14 students taking their Edexcel GCSE Music exam.

Extra-Curricular Activities

The Music Department offers after-school activities to our students. The Extra-curricular activities include: KS 3 choir, samba Band, KS 4 Revision Class. We are also planning to start a String Group. Students who participate in the school’s musical life have a number of opportunities throughout the year to demonstrate their instrumental and singing skills. The occasions when we are proud to perform are: School Concerts, Christmas Carol Services, School Masses and Assemblies. Our KS3 Choir has also performed outside the school. We have sung during Senior Citizen Parties and Charity Events, and in Residential Homes.

Peripatetic Teaching

The Music Department offers peripatetic instrumental and voice tuition. We currently offer singing, piano and violin lessons which are partly subsidised by the school. Students have the opportunity to take ABRSM exams and we are proud of an excellent pass rate.