MUSIC DEPARTMENT

22 peripatetic music tutors teach a variety of instruments including:
Piano, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, saxophone, trumpet, French horn, trombone, tuba, tenor horn, baritone, violin, viola, cello, double bass, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, drum kit, singing.

At present over 300 pupils are taking individual instrumental lessons each week.
MUSICAL GROUPS
Monday        Break         Brass group
                   Lunch        Guitar group
                   3.30 pm     School band
Tuesday       Break         Traditional group
                   Lunch         Guitar group
                                    Sullivan singers
Wednesday   Lunch         Sullivan singers
                   3.30 pm      Jazz band
Thursday      3.30 pm     Orchestra
Friday           Lunch         Traditional group 

Other instrumental and vocal ensembles meet at various times throughout the week.
 
EVENTS: SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER 2008
September  Jazz band @ Holywood Rugby Club
Sullivan singers @ opening of the Drama Theatre
  
October      Visit by Scott Foster (percussionist & past pupil)
                 House Music Competition
                 Wind ensemble at Prize Day
November  School exams
December  Junior Choir @ Bloomfields
                Jazz Band & Sullivan singers @ Culloden Hotel
                School Band @ Holywood Town Centre
                School Carol Services Dec 18th @ 2 pm & 7.30 pm
For further details of these and other performances please contact the Music Department on 02890428780.

ACHIEVEMENTS ASSEMBLY
Congratulations to all those pupils who received Junior Honours badges, Half Colours and Full Colours for music at the recent achievement assembly. Well done also to those pupils who were awarded music progress shields.
 
PUPILS REPRESENTING THE SCHOOL
Ulster Youth Orchestra   Jonathan McLearnon
Ulster Youth Choir   William Fox Roberts
Ulster youth Jazz Orchestra  Jonathan Boyd
                                        Patrick Burke
                                        Alistair Pitt
 
 
CLASS MUSIC
Years 8, 9 & 10 have two periods of music each week. This term Year 8 are learning about the elements of music, pupils in Year 9 are studying chords and Year 10 pupils are being introduced to Jazz styles.
Numbers of pupils studying music in years 11 – 14 continue to grow.
In Year 11 pupils have begun the GCSE music course
In Year 12 will take the GCSE exam in June
10 pupils are studying music at AS Level and 8 pupils are working on the   A2 Level music course.