Welcome to the Cleeve School Music Department Webpage

Please take a minute to browse through the site and get a picture of how we deliver Music at Cleeve.

Head of Department

Ensembles

At Cleeve School we make sure all ability levels and tastes are accommodated in Music. We have many different groups for students to be part of and we regularly organise performances in and around the local area, as well as during the school day, for students to demonstrate their skills.

Below are some of the groups students can take part in.

Jazz Quartet - European Music Tour - Junior Orchestra - Jazz Band - Samba Band

Senior Orchestra - Cleeve Live Lounge - Unplugged Lunchtime Concerts - Christmas Concert - House Music

JAM Ensemble - String Group - Brass Group - Senior Choir - Junior Vocal Group

Please click here to see a timetable of our music activities

Events

We have a very busy schedule of rehearsals that lead up to big events throughout the academic year. Our Christmas Concert, held at Cheltenham Town Hall, sells over 800 tickets every year and it a lovely, festive event. We also organise school-based concerts, unplugged lunchtime gigs, as well as European Music Tours and whole-school productions of shows. Our Senior Choir and Jazz Band have been selected to take part in the National Festival of Music for Youth, and the Jazz Band performs every year at the Cheltenham International Jazz Festival. We also hold annual rock gigs in aid of different charities, as well as instrumental recitals at lunchtimes.

Instrumental Tuition

Students are encouraged very early on at Cleeve to take up a musical instrument, although it is never too late to start!

We have around 250 students learning an instrument, and many students go on to study their chosen discipline at university and music colleges.

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Application for Instrumental Lessons

Instrumental Service FAQ and letter from Head of Music

Terms and Conditions Sept 2012

Curriculum

Students in years 7, 8 and 9 have the opportunity to compose their own music from Club Dance to Programme Music using Garage Band on our suite of iMacs, and to perform music from a range of styles and genres. We follow the Edexcel Specification at both GCSE and A Level Music and Music Technology, and we are very fortunate to have outstanding recording facilities in our new building, which are regularly booked by students for recording projects