Extra-Curricular Music

Choir rehearses twice a week. The Choirpreparesa repertoire ofanthems to sing in church every Sunday and alsoperforms in major concerts throughout the year.

Concert Band: There aretwo Concert Bands in school (Senior & Junior) with rehearsals on Tuesdays and Thursdays. By the Summer term thesetwo groups are combined. Members gain valuable experience in the discipline of working as a team. We aim to perform in as many of the music workshops and formal concerts as is possible throughout the year. We also prepare music for the Mowden CD, recorded everyother year.

Jazz Ensemble: The Jazz Ensemble meets every Monday after lunch. Trumpets, trombones, saxophones and clarinets combine to play a range of jazz styles. These aremainly arrangements from the AB Jazz syllabus. Members learn to play as a section, and also develop skills in improvisation.

PlayEnsembles: Whenever there is a school play (Years 6-8) an ensemble is formed to provide the incidental music. Music is written specifically for the players and is designed to test their skills under pressure.

Brass, Flute and StringEnsembles all rehearse regularly throughout the year.Musicians gainvaluable experience in ensemble playing.

AssemblyBands: In each of the three assemblies a group of musicians accompany the set hymn, playing arrangements in five parts. This regular playing improves confidence in sight-reading and performing under pressure.