Music Events & Enrichment
 

• Rayners Lane Christmas Light Switch On
  Our choir brings our local community together to sing Christmas carols and celebrate the start of the festive period.
   
• Harrow Music Service Staff Band
  Our local music service staff band performs for our pupils, showcasing a variety of festive repertoire.
   
• Young Voices Concert at the O2 Arena, Greenwich
  This year we are taking our 60 strong vocalists in our school choir to perform as part of a mass-choir of 6000+ young musicians at the internationally recognised venue, the O2 Arena.
   
• Whole school Christmas at St. Andrew's Church
  Every year we work closely with our local church to bring our whole school to perform and take part in a cross-cultural celebration and to sing together as a whole school.
   
• Christmas Song Competition
  All classes take part in a competition annually to choreograph and perform a Christmas song for a chance to win our competition trophy. 
   
• Royal Albert Hall Visit
  Linked with the Year 4 topic of Sound, pupils visit the prestigious venue to discover the creation and projection of sound in the Royal Albert Hall.
   
• Winter and Summer Fair Performances
  Supporting the Friends of Roxbourne Community (FORC) events, our choir and strings players will be continuing to perform at both the Winter and Summer fairs.
   
• Year 6 Production
  Each year our Year 6 pupils work toward a final performance in our end of school production. Previous shows have included The Lion King and Aladdin. Pupils also have the opportunity to see the professionals in action in the West End.

Ensembles

• Choir
  Open to Years 4, 5 and 6, our choir rehearses popular repertoire weekly for a range of performances across the year.
   
• Orchestra
  Year 5 pupils take part in a weekly orchestra of 60 young musicians. This is supported by Harrow Music Service teachers to guide their collaborative rehearsal and performance skills. 
   
• Small Ensembles
  This year we are planning to open up small ensemble opportunities for our young musicians who demonstrate dedicated practice.  
   

Music Mentorship

Our Mentoring Programme utilises our upper Key Stage 2 pupils to mentor their peers and young musicians in Years 3 and 4. All pupils are welcome to benefit from additional support in their violin playing from the mentors on Tuesday lunchtimes. Our dedicated Mentors support with music events, music journalism and both the development and promotion of school music across all areas.  
 

The Harlequin Newsletter

Roxbourne Primary School's newsletter of the Performing Arts encompasses the news, reviews and updates of our creative subjects across the school. Pupils have the opportunity to be a guest editor and contribute as a music journalist.