At the Duke of Norfolk School, we use the Charanga scheme of work to inform our planning, ensuring learning is sequential and progressive. In Phase 5 (Y3 & Y4), children are taught a musical instrument by a specialist teacher from the Wider Opportunities scheme.

Music provides lots of enrichment opportunities, which include opportunities for year 3/4 to perform the instrument they have been learning at a live concert, being able to have lessons to learn a new musical instrument after school or continue learning an instrument, joining the school choir, and attending Young Voices. Plus opportunities to experience live music, such as annual visits from musical theatre performers and trips to experience orchestral music. 

Private Music Lessons

We currently have three experienced teachers who are accredited with the Derby & Derbyshire Music Partnership that visit school to deliver private music lessons. 

These are:

Francis Callaghan - woodwind (saxophone, piano, clarinet and flute. )

Jeff Snowdon - brass

Naomi Lodge - violin 

Lessons take place after school on a Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday

Here are the contact details and further information for the music tutors. Please fill in the form and bring it to school marked for Mrs P-H, our Music Lead. She will ensure it is passed to the music tutors, who will then contact you directly to arrange lessons. 

You can find information about available subsidies and instrument hire here:

https://www.derbyshiremusichub.org.uk/get-involved/learning-an-instrument/learning-to-play-an-instrument.aspx#subsidies

Young Voices

Each year we take our Y5&6 choir to an amazing event at the arena. The children attend choir rehearsals leering songs and dance moves which they then perform in a fantastic concert. 

This year, we took 40 children to this event and the children experienced singing with live dancers, vocalists and the Young Voices band for the 30-year anniversary celebration.