BE A SPECIALIST MUSICIAN
FOR A DAY

If you are interested in our Specialist Music School, we suggest that you join us for one of our Be a Specialist Musician for a Day events as the first step; these events are held throughout the year. Through these events, you will see what life is like for a Specialist Musician at Wells, find out what it really means to focus on your music and gain a proper insight from our pupils. These days are aimed at pupils who have a real passion for music and have already reached a certain level of proficiency (not beginners). They are ideally suited to pupils in Year 6 and above.

During the day you will: 

• be introduced to our Music Co-ordinators 
  • Ross Brown, Brass Co-ordinator 
  • John Byrne, Keyboard Co-ordinator 
  • Christopher Finch, Vocal Studies Co-ordinator 
  • Edward Leaker, Co-ordinator of Woodwind, Jazz and Popular Music 
  • Jayne Obradovic, Percussion Co-ordinator 
  • Simon Smith, String Co-ordinator 
• have an individual consultation lesson with our Co-ordinators on up to two instruments
• attend an academic music lesson appropriate to your age
• be invited to join an improvisation session (if suitable)
• have a tour
• see a live lunchtime concert.

There will also be an opportunity for parents/guardians to meet with Karen Finch, our Strategic Music Planner, to discuss music categories, the process and finances.

Please note that we will be monitoring the current Government safety advice on Covid-19, and we may make the decision nearer the time to hold any or all of these as a virtual event for the health and safety of our school community.