“Music is the strongest form of magic."
Marilyn Manson
“Music can change the world because it can change people.”
― Bono
Musical Enrichment Opportunities
We work closely with our local music hub and local musicians, including secondary school music teachers, to provide children with opportunities to listen to and play a variety of musical instruments. Some of these opportunities are provided by the school, others are privately paid for by parents.
Sam Moorcraft | Secondary music teacher |
Matt Fowles | Guitar |
South Glos Music Hub | Ukelele (Year 3, whole class) |
Rockademy | Guitar, Drums (parents pay for individual lessons) |
Nurry Lee | Global concert pianist |
As a whole school, we provide opportunities for performance throughout the year.
EYFS | KS1 | KS2 |
Christmas Performance | End of Year 6 Summer Performance | |
Daily performance opportunities in continuous provision | Whole school assemblies – those who have lessons are invited to perform with their instrument | |
Weekly singing assemblies | ||
Summer fayre singing performance – perform with local bands | ||
“BC does Eurovision” – each class performs a song (vocally or via instrument) from a representative country, to the rest of the school, with a resulting vote |
We also provide opportunities throughout the year for children to observe live performances, such as Samba drumming workshops, visiting Pantomime productions, and visiting local theatres.