If you are into all kinds of music and love performing then Forest Hill School Music Department has many different opportunities. From our jazz group, bands, the electric orchestra, vocal groups, and music technology, it’s one of the most widely acclaimed music departments in London.
Instrument lessons are 30 minutes long and are held weekly. Each student will have a rotating timetable and will be coming out of curriculum lessons to attend.
Music plays a central role in the daily life at Forest Hill, with all pupils being encouraged to participate in music-making both in curricular and extra-curricular times.
We are a designated “Champion School” for Musical Futures which is central to our offer at Key Stage 3. At Key Stage 4, we offer GCSE, BTEC music and Music Technology and for our sixth form cohort, we offer the BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma in Music.
All instrumental lessons are free to access and we offer a range of different instruments to learn including:
- Electric guitar
- Bass
- Saxophone
- Flute
- Clarinet
- Acoustic guitar
- Voice
- Drum kit
- Trombone
- Trumpet
- Cello
- Piano
Beginning in September 2024, the school will introduce a fee for individual instrument lessons. This decision has been made to ensure the sustainability and quality of our music education offerings.
All other music clubs and ensembles will continue to be free of charge, including our guitar ensembles, woodwind group, Jazz Collective, vocal group, lunchtime violins, and electric orchestra. We are committed to allowing all students to explore and enjoy music through our various group activities.
We will also keep instrument lessons free of charge for students receiving Pupil Premium or Free School Meals.
Lesson Charges:
– £137 per term
– Minimum of 10 individual 25-minute instrument lessons
Instrument Availability:
– Limited number of instruments available to borrow for free (woodwind, brass, violin, cello)
– Issued on a first-come, first-served basis
– Parents may need to buy/rent instruments if not available
Individual lessons will be available to book via ParentPay during the week commencing Monday 9th September. Look out for the information published in the first parent bulletin on Friday 6th September.
Our facilities also include two fully modernised Mac suites for music technology, interactive whiteboards across the department, full band set-ups in all classrooms, practice rooms, and ensemble spaces, numerous loop pedals and effects, additional keyboards and electronic percussion and hand percussion as well as a recording studio with connected audio lines to every room in the department.