There are many opportunities for children at St. James’ to learn music outside of curriculum time.  

We have two choirs in school, one for Key Stage 1 and one for Key Stage 2 which are both open for anyone to join. These both take place during a lunch time. 

We also have an orchestra open to children in Year 4 and above who can play the first three notes or chords on their instrument. This is run by Yvonne Smith on a Wednesday lunch time and has a charge of £5 per week. This runs on a first come first served basis. There is always a waiting list open for our orchestra so please email Yvonne on yvonne@mylittleorchestra.co.uk if you are interested stating your child’s name, school, age, instrument and level.  

There are opportunities for children to learn musical instruments through private tuition in school. These lessons take place in our dedicated music room. At the moment, tutors in school offer lessons in the following instruments: 

• Kent Music: piano, drums, guitar 

• Rachael Mattheopoulos (private tutor): flute 

• Nikki Martin (private tutor): harp 

Please use these contact details if you would like to enquire further about private instrument tuition: 

Kent Music: customerservices@kent-music.com  

Rachael Mattheopoulos: rachaelmattheopoulos@gmail.com  

Nikki Martin plinkplonk@hotmail.co.uk  

If you are in a low-income household and are eligible for Pupil Premium and Free School Meals, we may be able to offer support to help you with the costs of lessons or instrument hire. Kent Music may also be able to offer assistance, with information available on their website: http://www.kent-music.com/