(see lower down page for assessment deadlines, workshops etc.)
Concerts
(see highlights videos on King Ed’s Virtually Live)
- Monday 13th November Autumn concert (ALL)
- Tuesday 12th December – Carol Service (choirs and string orchestra)
- Wednesday 7th February – Year 13 Showcase (year 13 music students)
- Band Showcase – end of February tbc
- Saturday 20th April – Hagley Festival Chamber Concert (SELECTED)
- Tuesday 30th April – Summer Concert (ALL)
Choirs and Ensembles
Choir (Hall)
Rehearsals – Thursday at 1.35
Wind Band (Hall) / String Orchestra (Music Room)
Rehearsals – Friday at 8.45
Orchestra (Hall)
Rehearsals – Friday at 9.50
Chamber Music (Small Classical Ensembles)
We will have a short meeting during common time at 11.10 on Thursday 21st September in the Music Room. If you can’t make this please email tom.pankhurst@kedst.ac.uk.
Bands
We will have a meeting to start getting some bands together at 12.30 on Wednesday 20th September during common time in the MUSIC ROOM. If you can’t make this please email tom.pankhurst@kedst.ac.uk.
Workshops
tbc
Year 12
Year 13
Music Key Assessment Dates
Year 12
- Friday 6th October – Deadline: Year 12 Prog. Submission and scanned copies for Initial Performance (in November)
- w/c 13th November – Year 12 Initial Performances
- Friday 1st March – Deadline for Year 12 Internal Performance Exam programmes and photocopies
- Monday 29th April May-Friday 9th May – Year 12 End of Year Exams
- Tuesday 21st May – Year 12 Internal Composition Assessment Deadline
- w/c 3rd July – Year 12 Internal Performance Exams and Rehearsal
Year 13
- Friday 6th October – Year 13 programme and scanned music for practical assessments on Google Classroom
- w/c 9th October – Year 13 Practice Exam 1
- Friday 27th October – Year 13 Composition Portfolio Submission 1
- 11th – 20th December – Year 13 Official Mock Exam
- Wednesday 20th December – Year 13 Composition Portfolio Submission 2
- w/c 15th January – Year 13 Performance Assessment Mocks
- Friday 9th February – Year 13 Composition Portfolio Submission 3
- March / April – Year 13 Assessed performance (dates allocated by Eduqas in February)
- w/c 11th March – Practice Year 13 Exam 2
- Thursday 21st March – Year 13 Composition Portfolio Submission 4
- Thursday 2nd May – Final deadline for all Year 13 finished composition portfolios
- w/c 29th April – Practice Year 13 Exam 3
- Monday 10th June MUSIC EXAM (for most people in the afternoon) PROVISIONAL
Concert Trips (book on Parentmail)
These are not yet on ParentMail. I will notify students and parents in due course.
- CBSO at Symphony Hall – Wednesday 22nd November
- CBSO at Symphony Hall – Wednesday 24th January
- Wicked at the Victoria Apollo in London – Wednesday 20th March