Music
The Music Department is very active throughout the school. Weekly class music lessons are taught to all year groups from Nursery to Form 6 by a specialist music teacher. In these lessons the emphasis is on practical participation by all children. The aim is to be fun, and the children are taught using the voice and a range of melodic and percussion instruments. From time to time, children are given the opportunity to try out different musical instruments, prior to starting individual or shared music lessons. There are also a number of lunchtime and after school music clubs to give the children further opportunities to play together.
All the children are encouraged to perform in formal and informal concerts from Reception onwards. The formal concerts, which take place in the School hall, are performed in front of parents and weekly informal performances, form part of our assemblies.
“Pupils’ musical skills are developed to a high standard.”
Individual and Group Music Lessons
Hilden Oaks offers individual or shared music lessons to all children from Reception to Form 6. The lessons are usually during the school day and at a time agreed with the class teacher. Lessons are available in piano, singing, violin, percussion, drum kit, guitar (acoustic and electric) and ukulele.
Entries for ABRSM instrumental and theory exams can be arranged through the school with the recommendation of the teacher.