The musical community at Berkhamsted is thriving with 400 students across the Senior and Sixth Form enjoying instrumental or singing lessons in school with our inspirational peripatetic teaching team. A diverse range of ensembles and choirs run each week with regular performance opportunities arranged, ranging from large scale concerts to informal platform recitals. We embrace musicians of all instruments who have tastes and interests from across musical genres. The department runs regular foreign tours as well as off-site concerts, for example a number of ensembles including the Big Band and the Chamber Choir have toured in Salzburg, Prague and Lake Garda.
Candidates should have achieved at least a grade 6 in GCSE Music. Students should be able to read and write music proficiently and have a good foundation in musical theory as well as a musical ear. They should be able to play an instrument, or sing, to at least Grade 6 standard by the start of the course.
About Education Provider
| Region | East of England |
| Local Authority | Hertfordshire |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | £34,650 - £41,310 |
| Sixth Form Fee | £20,700 - £25,275 |
| Address | Overton House, 133 High Street, Berkhamsted, HP4 2DJ |
The musical community at Berkhamsted is thriving with 400 students across the Senior and Sixth Form enjoying instrumental or singing lessons in school with our inspirational peripatetic teaching team. A diverse range of ensembles and choirs run each week with regular performance opportunities arranged, ranging from large scale concerts to informal platform recitals. We embrace musicians of all instruments who have tastes and interests from across musical genres. The department runs regular foreign tours as well as off-site concerts, for example a number of ensembles including the Big Band and the Chamber Choir have toured in Salzburg, Prague and Lake Garda.
Candidates should have achieved at least a grade 6 in GCSE Music. Students should be able to read and write music proficiently and have a good foundation in musical theory as well as a musical ear. They should be able to play an instrument, or sing, to at least Grade 6 standard by the start of the course.