Enrichment

Groovy Tunes is an after-school music club offered to all children in Year 1 and Year 2. They meet together weekly to explore their voices and to use tuned and untuned percussion instruments to rehearse and perform accompaniments to the songs. They build on the skills taught in Singing Assembly and in their class music lessons. They perform regularly to parents at the end of every term. 

Choir is an after-school club offered to all children in Year 3, Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6. They meet together weekly to sing and to build on the skills learned in Singing Assembly. They help in Singing Assemblies by leading parts in rounds and  partner songs and singing harmonies to some songs. They have opportunities to perform at larger events such as The Guildhall Christmas Concert and have even experienced working with a professional composer and opera singer to record a part in the Riders to the Sea opera. 

Sing and Sign is an after-school club offered to all children in Year 1, Year 2 and Year 3. They meet weekly to sing well-known songs and to learn the Makaton signs for the lyrics. They perform to parents at the end of each term and use their skills in Singing Assemblies. 

All children are offered the opportunity to learn to play either keyboard, electric guitar, drums or singing through the Rocksteady programme. They perform in their rock band every term, performing to peers and parents.                   

Recorder Club is an after-school club offered to all children in Year 3 and Year 4. They meet weekly to play together and improve the skills learned in their Year 3 music lessons. They perform as an ensemble to parents at the end of each term. 

Instrumental Learning

 At St Monica Primary School, we work very closely with Southampton Music Hub to offer our instrumental learning. They offer reduced costs for parents if the children choose an instrument taught in a group. They also offer reduced costs for children with an EHCP or who qualify for Pupil Premium. 

As part of our curriculum learning children in Year 3 learn to play the Recorder. This ensures our children are ready for our First Access provision in Year 4. During the year the children go to a free concert organised by Southampton Music Hub and they play together as an ensemble to perform their own concert to parents at the end of each term.