Over 80 children have instrumental lessons every week!
At Rushmere Hall Primary we have peripatetic music teachers who teach - violin, drumkit, trumpet, clarinet, flute, saxophone, guitar
All year 4 classes have Whole Class Ensemble Teaching (WCETs) in either clarinet, trumpet or recorder for a whole year!
INSTRUMENT LESSONS
Instrument lessons are available at Rushmere Hall for KS2 children, subject to availability of instruments and instrumental tutor time. Weekly group lessons are 20 minutes long. At the moment, lessons cost £55 per term, payable in advance. Parents are expected to commit to a year's tuition. In comparison, private lessons usually cost around £15 per half hour lesson.
Lessons starting in September are organised in the previous Summer term. Children who are already having lessons and wish to continue are given priority. Mrs Jones keeps a waiting list of those children whose parents have indicated that they would like their children to learn an instrument. Please leave a message at the office if you would like your child to go on the waiting list!
Please support and encourage your child to practise several times between lessons. Be patient - initial sounds may not be great! Remember - practise makes progress! We are proud of the incredible results Rushmere children achieve in music exams.
Our instrumental tutors are -
Mr Butcher teaches guitar on Tuesdays. He is a guitar tutor for Suffolk County Music Services (SCMS).
Mr Sewell, who is our drum kit tutor, teaches at our school on Monday afternoons. He is a percussion tutor for Suffolk County Music Services (SCMS).
Mrs Ingram is our violin teacher; she teaches violins on Friday mornings.
Mr Whiteman, teaches clarinet and flute on Thursdays. He works for Suffolk County Music Services (SCMS), and has been teaching year 4 classes at Rushmere Hall to play the clarinet for some years. He also teaches year 5 Play On clarinet lessons.
Mr McDowell (SCMS) teaches trumpet and other brass instruments. He takes year 5 Play On Brass lessons, as well as teaching a year 4 class to play the trumpet as part of the WCETs scheme (whole class ensemble teaching).
Your child's classroom teacher will have a copy of the timetable in their class. Children are responsible for getting to their lessons on time. They must remember to bring their instruments and music on lesson days. If they do forget, they should still go to lessons, as they can still learn something.
Instrument lessons are available at Rushmere Hall for KS2 children, subject to availability of instruments and instrumental tutor time. Weekly group lessons are 20 minutes long. At the moment, lessons cost £55 per term, payable in advance. Parents are expected to commit to a year's tuition. In comparison, private lessons usually cost around £15 per half hour lesson.
Lessons starting in September are organised in the previous Summer term. Children who are already having lessons and wish to continue are given priority. Mrs Jones keeps a waiting list of those children whose parents have indicated that they would like their children to learn an instrument. Please leave a message at the office if you would like your child to go on the waiting list!
Please support and encourage your child to practise several times between lessons. Be patient - initial sounds may not be great! Remember - practise makes progress! We are proud of the incredible results Rushmere children achieve in music exams.
Our instrumental tutors are -
Mr Butcher teaches guitar on Tuesdays. He is a guitar tutor for Suffolk County Music Services (SCMS).
Mr Sewell, who is our drum kit tutor, teaches at our school on Monday afternoons. He is a percussion tutor for Suffolk County Music Services (SCMS).
Mrs Ingram is our violin teacher; she teaches violins on Friday mornings.
Mr Whiteman, teaches clarinet and flute on Thursdays. He works for Suffolk County Music Services (SCMS), and has been teaching year 4 classes at Rushmere Hall to play the clarinet for some years. He also teaches year 5 Play On clarinet lessons.
Mr McDowell (SCMS) teaches trumpet and other brass instruments. He takes year 5 Play On Brass lessons, as well as teaching a year 4 class to play the trumpet as part of the WCETs scheme (whole class ensemble teaching).
Your child's classroom teacher will have a copy of the timetable in their class. Children are responsible for getting to their lessons on time. They must remember to bring their instruments and music on lesson days. If they do forget, they should still go to lessons, as they can still learn something.