Piano
Lis Dobinson and Adele Hooper will both be teaching piano in school on several days across the week. Lis holds the waiting list and allocates places. They hope to be able to offer places to everyone who is currently on the waiting list with a few extra spaces on offer to anyone else wishing to start in September. If more people wish to take up the piano that spaces are available Lis will keep a waiting list and allocate spaces as available. They will give priority to students in year 3 and beyond but encourage applications from all year groups as they will start them earlier if they can. Piano is normally taught on a 1:1 basis. Lessons can be 20 minutes or 30 minutes. Costs vary depending on lesson duration so please contact Lis for further information if you are interested.
To contact Lis email: lisdobinson@gmail.com or phone: 07796 693744
Rocksteady
In addition to our music lessons detailed above, Rocksteady visit the school on a Tuesday afternoon.
Rocksteady offer a musical opportunity with a slightly different focus to traditional instrumental lessons. Children are provided with instruments to use during lessons and are taught to play and perform as a band rather than learning traditional musical learning concepts such as notation.
The school as a whole have always enjoyed the regular performances and previous students and parents of students have said being able to show off their progress to friends, teachers and parents with the rest of their band is the most memorable bit of their child’s time at FCCE.
The Rocksteady Primary Programme is for all children aged 4-11 and Rocksteady advise it is proven to progress musicianship, confidence and teamwork skills with no prior experience necessary.
Rocksteady explain that they believe learning an instrument should be fun and with Rocksteady lessons your child can choose from the electric guitar, keyboard, drums or vocals and enjoy playing in a happy, supportive environment with their friends in a group/band.
Lessons are 30 minutes long with all instruments provided for use during the lesson – not to be taken home.
Payment is on a rolling subscription paid monthly direct to Rocksteady that you can cancel at any time. The subscription also includes digital resources available to support additional learning at home.
All band places are currently filled and Rocksteady currently hold an extensive waiting list. We are seeking a second afternoon but so far Rocksteady do not have a band leader available to do this. If your child is interested in joining a band, more details can be found at https://www.rocksteadymusicschool.com/ and you can call 0330 113 0330 to be added to the waiting list.
Performances
At least once a year we give the opportunity for our musicians/vocalists to share what they have learnt in their lessons. This year, during term 6, we were truly entertained by 40 musicians/vocalists in a summer showcase.