This is the music department website for King Edward VI College in Stourbridge. As one of the largest A level music providers in the West Midlands, we attract talented musicians from Stourbridge, Dudley, Worcester, Bromsgrove, Sandwell, Kidderminster, Wolverhampton, Birmingham and beyond. We achieve excellent A level results and our students go on to the top universities and music colleges. We are a Music Mark college with choirs, orchestras, ensembles and bands involved in a wide range of performances. Watch this highlights reel of our Easter Concert 2025.
If you are interested in finding out more, visit the music pages of the college website, watch our promotional video, which includes recent performances and interviews with students, and take a look at this Powerpoint Presentation. We have a Facebook Group for current and former students as well as being on Instagram. Day-to-day resources and revision guides etc. are now on the Music SharePoint (KE students only). Homework is set and submitted on Microsoft Teams.
Careers with A level music
(watch this video of former King Ed’s students talking about what they are doing now)
This blog is primarily for current students, but anyone is welcome to use it. Most of the resources are designed for the Eduqas Music A level.
It includes:
- help with A level composition (including Style Composition (Western Classical Tradition) Hub)
- links to resources (including a large resource for Eduqas AoS A – Development of the Symphony)
- a page with timetable, dates and deadlines
Question/comments: Dr Tom Pankhurst (Head of Music) tompankhurst@alevelmusic.com / tom.pankhurst@kedst.ac.uk
Related websites by Tom Pankhurst:
- ChoraleGUIDE.com – help with completing Bach Chorales
- SchenkerGUIDE.com – this website companion to the Routledge text book of the same name offers help on for undergraduates studying Schenkerian analysis
