Music is very important at Sir John Cass Primary School. Children from the nursery class through to Class 6 have weekly music lessons from specialist teachers.

In Years 4, 5 and 6, all children take part in the school's 'Strings Project'. Amongst the many aims of this project is that every child should have the opportunity to learn an instrument, free of charge, at school. The project dates back many years and derives from the original 'Tower Hamlets String Project' of the 1960s, set up by Sheila Nelson.

Each child has an weekly, whole-class lesson. Special music arrangements are designed that cater for all abilities. During this hour-long session, the children are also taught to sing. Children also have a weekly 'backup' lesson: here they are able to play in smaller groups and focus on particular aspects of string technique.

Each year, several children are invited to take their studies further at either the Centre For Young Musicians, Hackney, or at the Centre For Young Musicians, Morley College.

At Christmas and in the Summer Term, children in the Strings Project play for the whole school at the Strings Concert. Children are also selected to play at important venues such as the Spitalfields Festival, The Barbican, The Guildhall and The Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

   

Music Sessions:

Discoverers: Wednesday afternoons with Lizzie

Inventors: Wednesdayafternoons with Lizzie

Class One: Wednesday afternoons with Lizzie

Class Two: Wednesday 2.15 - 2.45 with Lizzie

Class Three: Wednesday 1.45 - 2.15 with Lizzie

Class Four: Wednesday & Tuesday with Katherine

Class Five: Wednesday & Thursday with Jeremy

Class Six: Tuesday & Wednesday with Jeremy