Music

Music plays an important role in the life of the Prep School. We aim to provide an exciting musical education to all children, catering for all abilities and styles of learning.

Our classroom music curriculum fosters a love and appreciation of music. Children in the Prep School participate in class group instrumental schemes, which this year are Strings in Year 2, Woodwind and Brass in Year 3,  Ukuleles in Year 5 and Guitars in Year 6. In Year 4 pupils perform a musical in the Spring Term. Pupils study all genres of music in class and musical literacy is taught using Kodaly principles.

Throughout the year there are regular class concerts giving every child the chance to perform. There are also regular informal soloist concerts for parents as well as termly choir and ensemble performances. Every child sings in the Christmas Carol concert and has opportunities to perform in assemblies and other events.

Our team of professional visiting music teachers offer individual lessons on a wide range of instruments, please click here for full details. 

The school runs a varied co-curricular music programme which currently includes:

Treble Makers (Years 3-4) fun choir for our younger singers 

Senior Singers (Years 5-6) who sing pop, musical theatre and some choir classics

JETS (Junior Eric Thiman Singers) Years 4-6 singing mainly sacred choral music (auditioned)

ETS (Eric Thiman Singers) Years 6-9 – Performed at Southwell Minster and toured Amsterdam last year. 2025-26 sees a performance at Arundel Cathedral and a tour to Barcelona singing mainly sacred choral music (auditioned)

Prep Orchestra open to Grade 1+ musicians

Harp Harmony (by invitation)

Concert Band (Grade 1+)

Bow and Beyond  For all pre- Grade 1 bowed strings

Blast off!  For all pre-Grade 1 woodwind and brass

Year 6 Ukelele Band

These ensembles perform regularly and cater for all musicians, from beginners upwards. The school also runs an annual school House Music competition.

Strong links with the Senior School offer wider opportunities to our pupils including combined School ensembles and choirs.