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Music
In Year Nine the study of music is based through practical projects including:
- African drumming
- Keyboard Skills
- Minimalism through ‘Tubular Bells’
- Improvisation through ‘Toccata and Fugue’
- Singing and vocal awareness
- Beat boxing and Rap
- Spoken Music
- Composition and group work
In GCSE we study the EDexcel course which includes:
- Structure in Western Classical Music
- New directions of classical music through the twentieth century
- Popular music in context
- African, Indian and Fusions
We also study the Edexcel A-Level course here at Sandown High School.
Extra-curricular groups include:
- Chamber Choir
- Gospel Choir
- Brass Group
- Trumpet Choir
- Orchestra / Concert Band
- Handbells
- Gifted and Talented music
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- Indra James
- Nia Clark
- Ross Buckley
- Anycia Macedo
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| Also in the department are a fantastic team of peripatetic instrumental teachers |
- Kevin Atkins – Keyboard, piano and theory
- Kate Lillington – Violin and Viola
- Chris Dare – Cello, Double Bass and Bass Guitar
- Leigh Hoffman – Guitar acoustic and electric
- Roger Parrott – Drums
- Robert Nicholas – Trumpet
- Martyn Stroud – Lower Brass
- Marja Tolley – Singing
- Gary Plumley - Woodwind
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