Music
At Fircroft we love music and believe that every pupil should have the opportunity to compose, play, sing and listen to music from a wide range of cultures and traditions. We believe strongly in the power of music to give children an outlet for their Creativity and particularly in the role that performance opportunities can play in boosting pupils’ social skills and Confidence.
What does Music look like at Fircroft?
We have a long-standing involvement with the Wandsworth Music Service and all our curriculum lessons are taught by their specialist teachers. Lessons are based upon both the National Curriculum and the Model Music Curriculum, with learning carefully sequenced to ensure children develop both the practical skills and the theoretical knowledge (including the appropriate musical vocabulary) they need to develop as listeners, creators and performers of music. All pupils from Reception to Year 6 have a weekly music lesson and also participate in a weekly singing assembly too.
Children have many opportunities to take part in performances at Fircroft. Firstly there are many opportunities within school such as at our Achievement Assemblies and the Christmas concerts and shows. We also regularly take part in the concerts organised by the Wandworth Music Service, performing as part of a massed choir at prestigious venues such as the Royal Albert Hall and Croydon Fairfield Hall. We ensure that our Choir have many opportunities to perform as well, both at school events and also local community events such as the Wandsworth Mayor’s Carol Concert and the Springfield Hospital Christmas Lights Switch-On. In addition, a musical highlight at the end of each term is our ‘Let’s Rock’ showcase concerts – enjoyed as much by the performers as by the pupils, staff and parents in the audience!
Fircroft Primary School Music Development Plan
What extra-curricular opportunities do we offer?
Our Choir is run as part of our termly clubs offer and is always keen to have new members! Each term the children work towards a performance which could be a school or community one. For more information contact: clubs@fircroft.family
Singing Tuition
We offer singing lessons to pupils in Years 3-6 with experienced Vocal Coach, Jason Marrow. Jason has over 10 years’ experience working as a Singing Teacher, training students of all ages in pop, rock and musical theatre. Some of his students have gone on to perform in professional productions such as Matilda, Les Misérables and School of Rock.
Jason offers individual 20-minute and 30-minute lessons, as well as paired 30-minute lessons which focus on building a technical foundation through exercises and a repertoire of songs. For children wishing to work towards singing exams, this can be incorporated too.
Lessons take place on Fridays, during the school day, and are offered as a series of 10 each term. At the end of each term, Jason holds a Singing Showcase so that parents can share the songs they have worked on with their families. There are also other performance opportunities at school, such as at the Winter and Summer Fairs.
For more information or to book a course of lessons please visit:
www.jasonmarrow-vocalcoach.co.uk/
Rock Band Tuition
For many years, we have offered weekly lessons with Let’s Rock, a small, Wandsworth-based company which enables pupils to learn drums, keyboard, guitar, or vocals as part of a rock band!
These popular lessons are for children from Year 1 to Year 6 and each term both the Infant bands and the Junior ones, perform at an end-of-term showcase.
For more information and details on how to sign up, please visit:
www.letusrock.co.uk
Concerts 2024-25
Our amazing choir club children performed at the Mayor of Wandsworth’s Carol Concert on 3rd December 2024. Please click on the link below to see them in action (we are at 22 minutes).
Click here to view the Wandsworth Music Carol Concert 2024
Virtual Concerts
During the pandemic, we ensured our pupils were still able to experience a broad and balanced curriculum. This extended to our music curriculum and the important opportunity to perform. So instead of live concerts that Christmas, each year group recorded a song for a festive virtual concert! You can watch the concert by clicking the link below:
Similarly, as the Music Service could also not hold live concerts, they invited schools to take part in a virtual version of their annual Winter Sounds concert. Year 5 and our Choir Club each contributed a song. To view this concert, we are at 1 hr and 12 mins in, click here:
Our Year 1 and 2 children also performed in a virtual showcase called The Little Pirate:
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Music Mark
We are delighted to have been awarded the ‘Music Mark’ for our commitment to providing an excellent music curriculum at Fircroft.
