Music

Welcome to Charters Ancaster's World of Music

Charters Ancaster offers a wide range of instrumental tuition to its pupils. The team of specialist music teachers who visit the school are highly qualified, experienced professionals with excellent performing skills.

Instruments offered include violin, cello, flute, saxophone, clarinet, guitar, trumpet, trombone, piano and drums.

Over 70% of pupils at Charters Ancaster learn an instrument and in years 3, 4, 5 & 6 all pupils are taught the recorder. Key stage one children are offered kindermusic.

The school has a large Orchestra, brass ensemble and junior string group with all pupils having the opportunity of playing in an ensemble.

Children at Charters Ancaster sing on a daily basis. Assemblies are held three times a week with traditional hymns and songs from around the world.

The school participates in the Hastings Music Festival each year and produces musical plays and concerts throughout the year.

The Christmas Carol Service at St Stephens Church brings together the very best of primary school music and nativity celebration.

A new opportunity for the children is the prep school choral day at Eastbourne college, when pupils are invited as choristers for the day and then sing evensong in the college chapel.

Click here to view the slide show of our "Music Week 2008"