Being a musician at St Mary's

At St. Mary’s we enjoy a strong tradition of Music. Click here to see our Music curriculum overview.  Click here to see our School Music Development Plan Summary.

St Mary’s are delighted to have been selected by Wiltshire Music Connect to become a Music Mark School for our participation and contribution to our local music cluster.  Music Mark is the UK Association for Music Education, championing and supporting access to music for all children and working in partnership with the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM).  We are thrilled to have been recognised for the value we place on music and are excited to be part of a network of Music Mark schools across the UK.  Becoming a Music Mark school will lead to further opportunities for our children and access to training for our teachers to ensure that our pupils are able to access a high-quality music education.  We are proud to be able to use the Music Mark logo.

We are also delighted that in July 2024 were recognised a ‘Sing Wiltshire’ School and we are excited to be able to expand our vocal offering through new resources for 2024-2025.

Our classes have regular music lessons in which children learn the basics of musical terms ( for example: pulse, rhythm, timbre) and start to learn musical notation. The children experience a wide range of musical styles and genres through listening, singing and accompanying with tuned and un-tuned percussion in our dedicated music room. There are also opportunities for children to work collaboratively to create their own musical compositions. We are fortunate to be well-resources with a range of musical instruments, and we follow the Kapow scheme for class music lessons.

There are opportunities for the children to learn stringed, keyboard and percussion instruments with two visiting peripatetic teachers. Our teachers are happy to be contacted directly, so please see the information below:

These are the details of our peripatetic teachers.

The school's interim Lead Musician or Music Subject Leader is Eloisa Nash

Kapow Parent Guide - Music