Extracurricular music is the opportunity for music to pour out of the classroom and into the wider life of the school. Extracurricular music is the music most of us remember from school. It’s the assemblies, the school shows, the choirs and performances. And if you’ve ever seen the classic romantic comedies Love Actually, About a Boy or even 2019’s Wham! tribute hit, Last Christmas, you know exactly what we mean.
When built on a solid classroom music foundation, extracurricular music opportunities bring the vibrancy and joy of music-making to the heart of the school community. It’s an opportunity for children to make music and build relationships with children from other classes, year groups and peer groups and to nurture those friendships throughout the academic year. Extracurricular activities provide a framework for musical progression as well – a developmental opportunity where younger children can see from older pupils the outcomes and rewards of both hard work and practice.