Musical Excellence
The school has a reputation for musical excellence, with children gaining both music and choral scholarships at 11+. Almost 50% of children who attend the school play an instrument. Children are able to take up an instrument from the term they enter Year 2. The school offers piano, recorder, viola, violin, guitar, cello and flute and our peripatetic staff are excellent. Every effort is made to ensure that children do not miss key lessons when attending instrumental tuition.
Beginners Recorder Group Flute soloist
Children from St Christopher’s attend concerts organised by the London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican. Here they learn about the instruments of the orchestra and sing songs devised by the LSO to introduce classical pieces of music to young children.
St Christopher’s has an annual carol concert and all children have the opportunity to take part. This Christmas, the children of St Christopher’s performed ‘The Raggedy King’ at the local church, which was attended by parents, relations and friends.
St Christopher’s Carol Concert
At the end of the Summer Term the whole school, under the direction of our exceptional music teacher Mrs Pott, provides an evening of musical entertainment for relations, friends and parents. In July 2010, the musical concert was ‘Wind in the Willows’. Lead roles were performed by the children in Year 5 whilst the younger children were the field mice, weasels and the wild wood.
Mole in the Wild Wood Toad falls in love with a motor car
The school choir has performed at both the O2 Centre and the Royal Festival Hall. They also sing for charity in our local area. Children from the choir and other enthusiastic singers went carol singing at Wembley Park Station in December. They sang beautifully, with many people stopping to listen. Over £107 was collected for Shelter, our nominated charity for 2010/11.
Carol Singing at Wembley Park Station Senior Choir at the Royal Albert Hall
