Instrumental Initiatives
As part of our on going focus and commitment to providing as many opportunities as possible for students to learn instruments, we have three instrumental schemes in place. These initially arose in response to the national shortage of double reeds and trombone players, but has subsequently grown and developed according to the changing musical climate and landscape.
For each project we offer a launch assembly led by our specialist instrumental teachers which include performances from our ensembles as well as explanations as to how the instruments work and the potential that each offers for solo and ensemble work across the musical genres.
There then follows an opportunity to try out instruments and a further 5 free lessons are given with the loan of an instrument.
Our projects are as follows:
Brass Beacons:
Trumpet; French Horn; Trombone and Tuba
Co Curricular Ensembles:
Trombone Choir; Senior and Junior Trombone Quartets. Lower Brass Ensemble
iBrass – for beginner to grade 3/ 4
Interbrass – for grade 4 – 5
Senior Brass – Grade 5 plus
Access to Lower School Orchestra and Chamber orchestra
Big Band and Funk Band
Double Reeds:
Oboes and Bassoons
Co Curricular Ensembles:
Junior Double Reed Ensemble
Senior Double Reed Ensemble
Bassoon Ensemble
Access to Lower School Orchestra and Chamber orchestra
An Annual Reediscovery concert
Folk Ensemble
Lower School and Upper School tutored bands
Strings:
Violin
Co Curricular Emsembles:
String Orchestra
Lower school Orchestra
Chamber Orchestra (Grade 5 +)
Chamber Ensembles.
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