PERFORMING ARTS AT KIRKHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Theatre Studies is taught to A Level. In addition, large numbers of our pupils avail themselves of private tuition leading to LAMDA awards and the school boasts a strong and successful public speaking society.
The school is fortunate to have available a diversity of spaces for dramatic productions, including a drama studio, a marvellous oak panelled old hall, equipped with lighting and capable of being set up as theatre in the round, and a large multi-purpose hall, which can seat some 700 people and offers an expansive stage, with the space and facilities to produce large scale musicals. The annual school production is always eagerly awaited, the Junior Drama Festival thoroughly enjoyed and the House Drama Festival keenly contested. Other events, such as the recent Medieval Pageant, are organised during the course of the year, along with regular excursions in large and small groups to theatres as far apart as London, Stratford, Manchester and Blackpool. Theatrical work is of real importance to us at Kirkham Grammar School and its range is impressive. Recent productions have included classical and modern works, musicals and light opera, dance and shows which arise from improvisation.
MUSIC AT KIRKHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Music is taught throughout the school curriculum, up to GCSE and A Level. Scholarships are awarded annually at 11+ and Sixth Form entry and a large number of pupils receive private musical tuition across a wide range of instruments and voice. Each term many of these enter successfully for music examinations administered by the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music.
Music plays a very large part in the life of KGS. There are formal concerts held termly in the Summerlee Hall. Progress concerts given by members of a specific year group are also given in the Recital Room to appreciative audiences of parents and friends. Each month a different group of KGS musicians performs in our series of lunchtime Coffee Concerts. The House Music Festival, held annually in the Spring Term, attracts an entry of over four hundred performers, providing an annual feast of music making. Each week pupils take part in the Choirs, the Orchestra or Concert Band, String Group or Swing Band. There are also a number of groups put together by the pupils themselves as they pursue their own individual love of music.
Co-Curricular Music Practices
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Instrumental |
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| Flute Group | Monday 12:45 pm | Recital Hall |
| Concert Band | Wednesday 12:45 pm | Recital Hall |
| Orchestra | Thursday 12:45 pm | Recital Hall |
| String Group | Friday 12:45 pm | Recital Hall |
| Swing Band | Friday 1.15 pm | Recital Hall |
| Soprano Group | Friday 10:20 am | Recital Hall |
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Choir Practices |
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| Choir | Tuesday 12:45 pm | Recital Hall |
| Choir | Wednesday 8:45 am | Recital Hall |
| Music Theory | Monday 1:15 pm | E9 |