At King’s Academy Gomer we are proud of our music provision. Whole class teaching is provided through the Charanga online music school. Charanga is a comprehensive programme with clear progression of skills embedded within. Charanga teaches the many areas of music by using a song as a focus for each unit. These include both specially written and popular hits such as Mamma Mia by ABBA and Living on a Prayer by Bon Jovi. Within each unit, children have the opportunity to listen, appraise, compose and perform. Children also experience different composers, styles and pieces through our assemblies where they listen to and learn key facts about weekly changing pieces. Teachers are also encouraged to use music during their everyday life and to enhance other parts of the curriculum . Children also have the opportunity to take part in and watch school productions and enjoy welcoming musical visitors to our school e.g. Hampshire Brass.
In addition to curriculum music lessons, the school offers tuition for the following instruments:
- Brass
- Flute
- Piano and Keyboard
- Guitar
- Drums
- Violin
- Pop Bands – through Rock Steady
Places are limited for the instrumental lessons and there is a subsidised charge of £80 per instrument per term – this is competitively priced. Children are taught by peripatetic teachers and all payments are to be made for lessons before tuition can start.
*** Please note, there may be a potential of many wanting to hire instruments. We are contacting Hampshire Music Service to see if we can submit the ‘orders’ together and have the instruments delivered to school in one lot, rather than you all having to travel to Eastleigh to collect them. We will keep you informed. ***
A school choir runs before school on a Thursday in The Globe. This is led by the Director of Music from St Mary’s Church and is open to pupils from all year groups. The children are often in demand at Christmas, performing at the Stanley Park fundraiser and St. Mary’s Church Christmas Tree Festival.
Rock Steady operates lessons on a Thursday morning. Their focus is ‘progression through self-expression.’ Pictured below are some of the Rock Steady teachers. For more information please go to http://www.rocksteadymusicschool.com/
