Parents & Pupils

Fusion Fives

Tuesdays 5-6pm

Brass  players who can fluently play 5 notes up to Grade 1

Mrs Adams and Mrs Barratt will welcome you to this group, where you’ll get to play with a wide range of other instruments including brass, woodwind, keyboard and percussion.

New Brass

 Monday 5.00pm – 6.30pm

Our New Brass group is for those who are between grade 1-3 . All Brass players experience  playing in a group with Mr Reid

Concert Wind Band

 Monday 6.30pm  – 8.30pm 

This is our intermediate ensemble for Woodwind brass and Pecussion players Grades 3-6  standard. Mr Lock conducts CWO every Monday. It leads into membership of the Youth Wind Orchestra and Youth Orchestra.

Jazz/Big Band

Friday 5.15pm – 6.15pm 

This ensemble meets occasionally under the direction of Mr Lock and is for more advanced woodwind and brass players with opportunities for guitarists, bass, precussion/kit players with an interest in Big band/Jazz.

Fusion Fives

Tuesdays 5-6pm Guitar players who can fluently play 5 notes up to Grade 1.  Mrs Adams and Mrs Barratt will welcome you to this group, where you’ll get to play with a wide range of other instruments including brass, woodwind, keyboard and percussion.

Guitar Ensemble Wednesdays 5.30pm – 6.30pm at the Music School

This Guitar Group rehearses a wide range of pieces arranged for classical guitar; from flamenco to film themes, from blues and ragtime to the masters of classical guitar such as Carulli and Giuliani. Learn to play together in a group and enjoy a fun, social experience that involves regular concert opportunities.

The group is for classical guitar players who have been playing for around a year, rather than complete beginners. If you are unsure whether this group is for you, please contact us and ask for Mr Moffatt.

Rock ‘n’ Pop Bands (Wednesday evenings times to be confirmed)  Join Mr Craner, Mr Moffat and Mr Pardesi to work in bands developing your instrumental/vocal and group skills for contemporary pop/rock performances

Jazz/Big Band – Friday 5.15pm – 6.15pm (To be confirmed)

This occasional ensemble which meets under the direction of Mr Lock is for more advanced woodwind and brass players with opportunities for guitarists, bass, precussion/kit players with an interest in Big band/Jazz.

Calling all string players. Whatever your level of playing, there is an ensemble for you, from open strings through to post Grade 8. Click below to find out more.

Fusion Fives 

Tuesdays 5-6pm

Strings  For beginners who can play five notes to Grade 1 (or open strings & first fingers for string players) Mrs Adams and Mrs Barratt will welcome you to this group, where you’ll get to play with a wide range of other instruments including brass, woodwind, keyboard and percussion.

Early Strings 

Thursday 5.30pm – 6.30pm

For newer players up to Grade 1 standard.  Start your group playing journey with Conductor Mrs Dyall & Mr Edwards

New Strings 

Wednesday 5.30pm – 7.00pm

Once you are playing music of around Grade 1-3 standard it is time to join New strings with Mrs Walters where she will continue your journey in orchestral development playing lots of interesting and fun music.

Concert String Orchestra Orchestra 

Thursdays 6.45-8.15pm

A new group for 2021 The concert string orchestra is for players grade 3-5. Conducted by Mr Edwards we look at Music in a wide variety of styles, Classical, shows, pop, Asian etc. and leads to membership of the Youth Orchestra

This is your opportunity to perfrom a wide and diverse repertoire of voval music including pop,show, gospel – al styles of music. Among your coaches is Phaedra Nicholls a superb vocalist and tutor much in demand throughout the Midlands  and beyond.

Youth Wind Orchestra

The YWO plays a variety of music at a high level of difficulty. (Above grade 5) Works by Bliss, Arnold, Wulfenden, Brahms and Ireland are currently being rehearsed. Original works for Wind Band are also played each year. The YWO gives three concerts over the course of the year in Wolverhampton and then performs abroad on our summer music tour.

Rehearsals include sectional time when the more challenging parts of the music are played in brass, woodwind and percussion groups. The full group then puts the various parts together in full ensemble rehearsals.

The YWO works very hard and a real team spirit is encouraged within the group this helps to develop musicianship and friendship.

The quality of performance is very important as is the fun found in working together over an extended period of time.

If you are interested you will need to audition. Ask current members of the group at your school if you want to find out more.

Ian Brailsford-Conductor YWO