Musical Excellence

The school has a reputation for musical excellence, with children gaining both music and choral scholarships at 11+. Almost 40% 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, 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.

Children from St Christopher’s attend concerts organised by the London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican. Here they learn about the different 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 ‘Christingle Rock’ at the local church, which was attended by parents, relations and friends.

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 parents. Last summer, the musical concert was ‘Oliver!’ Lead roles were performed by children from Year 5 and 6 and the parts of workhouse children or members of Fagin’s gang were played by children from the other years!

The school choir has performed at both the O2 Centre and 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 £137 was collected for Nordoff Robbins, a musical charity for children.