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Schools in London that specialise in Music

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OLDroot · 31/01/2008 18:16

Any ideas/

Private or state

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OLDroot · 31/01/2008 18:32

anyone know of any

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southeastastra · 31/01/2008 18:32

er purcell in bushey

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OLDroot · 31/01/2008 18:33

primary I am looking for - should have siad

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LadyMuck · 31/01/2008 18:35

Yehudi Menuhin starts at 8 (Cobham).

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OLDroot · 31/01/2008 18:36

I guess I am looking for a primary school that has a music edge but not for child genius....

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LadyMuck · 31/01/2008 18:44

Dcs school has a music house including keyboard lab, all boys have 2 class muic lessons a week and in Year 3 there is an instrumental scheme where all boys have 3-4 lessons on violin, cello, trumpet, horn, trombone, baritone, clarinet, flute and recorder. Usually they will then continue with individual lessons in 1 or 2 instruments. There are 4 levels of ensembles in strings, brass and woodwind as well as different bands, choirs etc. Would that tick your box? [NB I am not at all musical and not sure I could recognise all of above intstruments, but dh is, and this was a big plus in his view]

Judy1234 · 31/01/2008 18:57

Purcell school as said above. If you just mean a school with good music then all the brilliant independents will but depends whre you live. There was loads of music for our fairly musical girls at Habs and North London Collegiate for example as a good mass of very clever girls many of whom learn instruments. YOu need a reasonably large school to get the right critical mass for choirs etc.

Also boys cathedral choir schools presumably - St Paul's Cathedral etc.

NotQuiteCockney · 31/01/2008 19:02

Any choral school, I'd assume. St Paul's Cathedral, Westminster, etc. Even if your child isn't a chorister, they still get more music focus than they would otherwise.

I think there's a good Saturday school at the Barbican or something.

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OLDroot · 31/01/2008 19:19

Hya - sorry it is for my friend whose child plays the trumpet and wants to take up percussion - sadly I think he can only take up percussion seriously in a school with a music
or an independent school with a good music department - as he has to practice somewhere.

Not sure he would find a choir school suited him. He is not particularly academic as yet.

They are in North London

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NotQuiteCockney · 31/01/2008 19:37

How old is he?

St Paul's Cathedral isn't looking for academic children, I don't think (at least not for their preprep). They want 'outgoing, confident and sociable'.

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OLDroot · 31/01/2008 19:50

He is 8

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NotQuiteCockney · 31/01/2008 19:53

He's too old for standard prep admission, he'd be hunting for spare places. Depending on where he is in North London, St Paul's might work (I'm pretty sure kids learn percussion there ...).

NotQuiteCockney · 31/01/2008 19:55

Or could he do the Saturday course at Guildhall? I've heard very very good things about it. here

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OLDroot · 31/01/2008 19:55

St Pauls is in hammersmith sin't it?

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NotQuiteCockney · 31/01/2008 19:56

I've dug up a few state schools that seem to specialise in music, but of course it depends on what borough they're in.

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OLDroot · 31/01/2008 19:56

Yes I looked at that - think that might help to start with.

did you hear ds1 got a specialist music place today to start when he leaves the choir

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OLDroot · 31/01/2008 19:57

umm- Hornsey - Holloway

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NotQuiteCockney · 31/01/2008 20:06

Oh, cool - sorry, didn't realise who you were for a moment there.

Is he staying at the same school? Or are you talking secondary?

(The assistant? associate? head of DS1's school was cornering me about DS1 becoming a chorister ... luckily I was able to say 'I don't think he can sing' - given DS1's school requires choristers to board, and it's not even weekly boarding! Ack. Let's hope he can't sing. Apparently he has the personality to be a chorister. )

NotQuiteCockney · 31/01/2008 20:06

Is that Islington? I think it is ...

MarsLady · 31/01/2008 20:07

Queen Elizabeth's in Barnet

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OLDroot · 31/01/2008 21:33

Is he a naughty fecker then!!!

He will be going into yerar 10 with his speicalsit palce

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snorkle · 31/01/2008 23:15

Hey great news re your ds1 beetroot Haven't a clue about schools in N. London though.

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OLDroot · 01/02/2008 12:54

thanks for the ideas -

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KevsMum · 01/02/2008 15:10

Any state school which is considered good in North London (which a school able to focus on music probably would be) is likely to be oversubscribed and take children from only its immediate area.

They might be better supplementing outside of school and focusing on getting him into an appropriate secondary (but usually need good academics). If they are in Haringey there are some activities on at the music service (look on the website) if Islington there might be something similar?

Some boys who sing go to the Oratory at that sort of age from North London, are they RC?

Otherwise private, have a look at Highgate maybe.

KevsMum · 01/02/2008 15:16

Also you can have drum kit lessons at North London Performing Arts in Muswell Hill.

Also have a look at www.tlsmc.co.uk/ in Edmonton - thay appear to have percussion and musianship amongst others.