Music Department - Instrumental Lessons / Vocal Lessons

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You can learn to play the following instruments at Builth Wells High School:

The school has some instruments available for pupils to borrow (there is no charge for this service).

Apart from piano and guitar instrumental lessons are subsidised by the school and cost £75 per term for each pupil. This involves a 20 minute individual lesson. If interest is high in a particular instrument then pupils will share a lesson and the cost will be halved (£37.50 per term).

Guitar and piano lessons are not subsidised by the school. The costs are as follows:
• Guitar - £6.00 per pupil for a shared lesson of half an hour
• Piano – 20 or 30 minute individual lessons, £7.50 and £11 per lesson respectively.

If there are no vacant spaces for the pupils to receive instrumental / vocal lessons then they are put on a waiting list.

Pupils leave their timetabled lessons in order to have their instrumental tuition. This works on a rota basis and pupils will not miss the same lesson in succession. Registers of attendance at lessons are kept and checked on a weekly basis. Failure to attend regularly may result in a suspension of lessons until a letter from parents / carers guarantees an improvement.

Many pupils have fun and success making music, going on to take graded exams playing their chose instrument as well as following the Music GCSE, AS & A-level courses. If you would like to start learning an instrument or receive vocal lessons then please complete and return the slip provided here. (360KB pdf)

Congratulations to the following pupils for recently passing their Graded Music Exams:

• Alice Cox - Violin -Grade 1
• Ellie Hather - Clarinet - Grade 2
• Wilfred Hather - Violin - Grade 3
• Larissa Meighan-Davies - Clarinet - Grade 3
• Angharad Gough - Singing - Grade 3
• Molly Samuel - Clarinet - Grade 4
• Bridget Nixon - Piano - Grade 4
• Hannah Jones - Piano - Grade 4
• Elin Powell - Clarinet - Grade 4
• Tyler Cuddy - Clarinet - Grade 4
• Jessica Thompson - Tenor Sax - Grade 4
• Vicky Dunn - Saxophone - Grade 5
• Francis Matthews - Euphonium - Grade 5
• Sophie Wilcocks - Clarinet - Grade 6
• Charlotte Chambers - Piano - Grade 6
• Nathan Jones - Piano - Grade 6
• Georgina Dunn - Clarinet - Grade 7

Pictured below are some of the successful pupils:

Front row (from left to right) Tyler Cuddy, Bridget Nixon, Elin Powell, Hannah Jones and Molly Samuel.
Back row (from left to right) Ellie Hather, Mrs. Susan Pryce (Woodwind teacher), Wilfred Hather, Jessica Thompson, Larissa Meighan-Davies, Georgina Dunn and Charlotte Chambers.

Please inform Mrs. Ennis (Head of Music) of any pupils who pass music exams outside of the school in order for their success to be acknowledged and shared with the school. Email: elinnon@builth-hs.powys.sch.uk

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