Our service to schools

Harrow Music provides instrumental and vocal tuition, advice and training to support schools in meeting the aims of the National Plan for Music Education.

Harrow Music is the lead organisation in the Harrow Music Education Hub, and part of the wider London West Music Hub, for which it receives a share of the Music Education Grant from the DfE/Arts Council.

The Music Education Grant is used to subsidise all traded services to schools, support performance opportunities for students such as the Band, String, Guitar, Recorder, World and Song Festivals and to support other Hub members providing special services to children.

SLAs between schools and Harrow Music can now be made online, through SS4E

Click for link to SLA via SS4E

Services we offer to schools

Instrumental/Vocal Tuition

•  Small group instrumental/vocal tuition

•  Large group instrumental tuition for steel pans and recorder and ‘continuers’ from whole class programmes 

•  Whole-class subsidised instrumental programmes 

•  Ensemble and choir coaching, development and leading 

Class Music Teaching / Year Group Singing / Leading Singing Assemblies / Music’sCool

•  Curriculum class music teaching 

•  First access whole class instrumental programmes 

•  Year group singing 

•  Singing assemblies 

•  Ensemble conducting for large ensembles 

•  Music’s Cool programme (combining class music teaching, instrumental learning, singing and CPD for teachers) 

•  Music Technology, Production and Arranging course for both primary and secondary schools. 

Advisory Music Curriculum Support 

 

•  Courses for teachers and INSET sessions in schools 

•  Advice & support on adapting and improving schemes of work and policies 

•  Observations according to Ofsted subject specific criteria 

•  ICT music resources 

•  Auditing school music provision 

•  Developing a school singing strategy 

•  Demonstration lessons 

•  Regular music network meetings 

Piano Accompaniment 

•  Concerts, shows and assemblies 

•  GCSE/A level performances and recordings 

•  Examinations 

 

Other Musical Activities

 

•  Rock Band SongFest – a KS2 singing Festival 

•  School Choirs Showcase – an opportunity to perform individual school choir repertoire at the Elliott Hall to an audience of peers 

•  Sing Sing Sing – A Y2/3 singing Festival 

•  Bespoke ensembles (e.g. percussion) where facilities are available 

Enhanced Service 

•  Appraisal process for all HMS staff including observations 

•  Regular staff training including 4 days of INSET for instrumental teachers 

•  HMS instrumental curriculum 

•  Performance opportunities through a range of music festival workshops and concerts 

•  Conducting, directing and leading of school based ensembles 

•  Provision of support and expertise for GCSE/A Level pupil preparation 

•  HMS staff attendance at parents’ evenings 

•  Provision of practice diaries to pupils 

•  Musical promotion evenings to publicise musical opportunities at your school 

•  Sharing Expertise and Experience in Music (SEEM) peer support scheme for music teachers in primary and secondary schools