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Music and Music Technology
Music is offered at both AS and A2 levels, as is Music Technology and students of music are, naturally, encouraged to play a full part in the musical life of the school.
The choices within each specification are engineered to suit each particular group of students, so where one year group may study, for example, Popular Music and Jazz and Keyboard Music, another year group may study Orchestral Music and Sacred Vocal Music.
At AS level all students compose a substantial piece in their own style, either using software or on paper, and they also study compositional techniques of other composers and learn to reproduce exercises in these styles. At A2 a choice is made of either composing or performing to a high level of expertise. Listening and performing throughout the course are important elements of the EDEXEL A Level specification, so all students are encouraged to be members of the College Choir and Orchestra, in addition to performing as a soloist. Each year sixth form musicians give a concert away from school as well as in the beautiful college chapel.
Click here to see a list of our visiting music staff.
Click here to download the Sixth Form Open Evening Flyer on Music.
Extra Curricular
There are many opportunities for performing for all pupils. The College Choir undertakes an annual European concert tour as well as performing on home turf. The College Orchestra and Jazz Band perform at least twice a year. In addition, recorder players have the opportunity to perform each year and student pop groups are encouraged to rehearse, with the opportunity to perform in an outdoor event at school each summer.
We have a large number of PCs running Sibelius software and a well equipped studio containing Apple computers with Logic Pro 7 for students following the Music Technology AS and A2 courses, as well as those whose compositions suit this programme.