150 Years
Music
The opportunity to take part in Creative Arts is encouraged throughout the school. Making music is one such creative process that is much enjoyed at St Mary’s. The school has a fine choir and regularly participates in local music festivals. Instrumental teaching starts in Year 2, usually with descant recorders. As the pupils progress through KS2, so the range of instrument lessons offered increases to include violin, cello, guitar, clarinet, saxophone, flute, trumpet and trombone. These are provided by peripatetic teachers and incur a charge. Performance in many different forms is an integral part of school life. Whether within the class setting or whole school events, the children are not only encouraged to develop their skills and talents, in a variety of performance settings.