The school has worked hard to ensure the music provision is of good quality. All children have opportunities to play a range of untuned and tuned instruments within music lessons. The children have a planned progression when learning to play tuned instruments. From Foundation to Year 4 children the children learn the Glockenspiel and in Years 5 and 6 the children learn the Keyboard
The Schools’ Music Serve provides Violin, Cello, Guitar, and Woodwind lessons for our KS2 children. They also provide singing and music lessons for our Y2 children.
We have a very active choir and they take part in many events across the year. These have included:
- The switching on of the Kirk Ella lights
- Singing at St Andrew’s Church Christmas Fair
- Singing at St Andrew’s School Christmas Fair
- Brid Big Sing
- Gotta Sing
- Voice in a Million
- Singing for the Brain- Dementia Group.
In addition, children from KS1 and 2 have taken part in Brid Big Sing, Opera North and the whole school took part in the Virtual Big Sing last year.
Singing is developed throughout the school through our singing assemblies in KS1& KS2
We have a Musical Theatre Club for KS2 children. Along with the choir, Musical Theatre Club that take part in local events including Hull’s Gotta Dance.
We have Music afternoons to showcase the children’s musical talents to their parents. We often have over 100 children taking part- which is a fabulous achievement!
We have Music Mark status as we have been nominated by the East Riding Schools’ Music Service. This is in recognition of the value we place on music and the high quality music education we provide.
