Music

Instrumental Music Lessons 

If you would like to book music lessons for your child, please follow the link below for more information on our visiting music teacher team.

Weekly class music lessons follow the fantastic curriculum of Kapow -take a look at the music curriculum here: https://www.kapowprimary.com/subjects/music/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwl8anBhCFARIsAKbbpyRLvRZEh_3Oov-CmbkrdAraTwZggdsUPcqBfg-5WhKkX0DmjUSki40aAsQbEALw_wcB

In addition to their class music lessons, students get a weekly singing assembly (collective worship) and the opportunity to take 1:1 and or group instrumental lessons as well as the opportunity to join one of our fantastic music clubs.

Year 3 are all learning to play the trumpet this year and are having lessons with our very own Mrs Hughes who is a brass specialist.

We continue to put on music concerts at the end of terms 2, 4 and 6. There are Christmas shows as well as the much-anticipated year 6 production at the end of the summer term.

See below for photos of class music lessons, instrumental lessons, Orchestra club, Junior choir, Infant choir, Chamber Choir and singing collective worship.

Music is an important part of the curriculum and school life at Southborough Church of England Primary School. In addition to weekly class based music lessons, involving composing, performing, listening and appraising, musical activities take on a variety of guises throughout the school. See below for examples of the fantastic music opportunities and latest performances....

On Thursday 26^th June, our school Orchestra walked to Skinners’ School to take part in the 2025 Tunbridge Wells Primary Schools Orchestra Day.
We had been rehearsing the 3 pieces all term and were ready to join with eight other local schools. We played ‘William Tell’, ‘Viva la Vida’ and a very tricky version of ‘Night on a Bare Mountain’. We slotted in brilliantly to the 70 strong orchestra and were assisted by Skinners’ students and staff as well as staff and volunteers from all of the Primary Schools.

The good behaviour and musicality from Southborough was praised by various adults and we were all very proud to be taking part and performing for our parents at the end of the afternoon.
Many thanks to the staff, parents and family volunteers who came with us to support and join in with the day!

‘It was really fun, I liked playing in a big group of children from lots of different schools.’ – Rachel in Cornwall 4. ‘I was impressed how it all came together after rehearsing in our separate schools.’ Zara in Cornwall 4,

‘I liked seeing different parts of the school when we went to our rehearsals. The people who helped us were all really kind.’ – Emmeline in Devon 3

On Tuesday the 8^th of July, all four of our Southborough choirs came together for a community singing event which we named ‘Southborough Sings’. This tying in with our arts theme of Community.

The summer music concert showcased performances from the year 1 choir, years 2-3 choir, years 4-6 choir and the chamber choir. As well as singing their own songs, all choirs came together to sing the Gary Barlow song ‘Sing.’ We invited the parents and staff to join in too for one mass sing along!

The concert was fantastic and the children did themselves (as well as us) proud, they sounded beautiful-there wasn’t a dry eye in the house!

On Thursday the 17th July, we were treated to the much anticipated year 6 production. This year it was the musical version of Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. The children have been rehearsing for the last 2 terms. They absolutely stunned with their acting, singing and dancing skills. In addition they designed the posters for the show and created the set and props as well as costume pieces. They also had their own tech team that was responsible for the lights, sound and projections. The audience was packed-with standing room only and when the 90 students took their bows at the end it's safe to say the Great Hall exploded with applause!

Examples of Instrumental lessons, clubs and collective worship singing