We are passionate about music at our school, and we teach all the children about a wide range of musical instruments during their time with us, as part of their curriculum music lessons, such as ukulele, keyboard, recorder and glockenspiel, together with a variety of tuned and untuned percussion instruments, such as chime bars, bells and drums. This provides a solid introduction to playing a range of musical instruments, which can be taken further with extracurricular lessons.

Children will also experience a range of different musical opportunities throughout their seven-year journey here at school, including a music curriculum which teaches skills in listening, and responding to, music, making connections between genres, artists and instruments, participation and composition, and an understanding of the basics behind musical notation and orchestration. Children will be taught how to listen deeply, consider the purpose and history behind music, the emotions and feelings of composers and artists who create music, and how to use this in their own pieces of music.

Children will acquire a progressive level of skills in playing a recorder, and be given the opportunity to learn how to play a wide range of instruments from peripatetic teachers' and wider curriculum experiences. Children will be given the opportunity to develop their voice, participate in local and national competitions and events, for the choir, band and smaller ensembles, combining music with drama and art for effect.

The Choir

The school has two choirs; Y3/4 and Y5/6.  The choirs currently meet on a Wednesday after school. 

The choirs regularly take part in external competitions such as the Oundle and Peterborough Music Festivals of music and performances with the Stamford Choral Society. 

The Y5/6 Choir is led by our Choir Director, Mrs Vicki Mills, and the Y3/4 Choir is led by Miss Hannah Stewart.

In School Music Tuition (EXTRA CURRICULAR)

To provide the children with a wide range of musical opportunities, the school offers a range of lessons with external specialists.  These are at an additional cost, which is paid directly to the tutor. These lessons take place during lunchtime or after school.

If your child is interested in any music lessons, please contact the office.