Music

Learning a musical instrument

All boys in Year 7 at Wetherby Senior are taught to play a brass or string instrument, with teaching aided by a team of professional musicians who regularly perform with Europe’s finest orchestras and bands.

Our Music Department also offers tuition in a wide range of instruments and around 200 boys enjoy individual music lessons each week.

Musical performances

Wetherby Senior has a number of popular music ensembles and an active School Choir. Concerts and recitals take place every term, enabling our pupils to demonstrate their musical talent and gain public performance experience.

Our music ensembles include:

• Brass Academy
• Brass Roots
• Cello Ensemble
• Guitar Ensemble
• Jazz Ensemble
• Lower Brass Ensemble
• Music Technology Club
• Orchestra
• Percussion Ensemble
• String Quartet
• Swing Band
• Rock School Year 7-8
• Rock School Year 9
• Theory Club
• Wind Ensemble

See for yourself – book our Open Day

Find out more about music at Wetherby Senior by registering for our Open Day or Visitor Morning here.

Hear from our pupils and staff

At our Open Day, you’ll meet our current pupils and staff, so you can ask them about music at Wetherby Senior! In the meantime, Year 7 pupil Samar reflects on taking part in music and other co-curricular activities during his first year at Wetherby Senior.

And you can also hear more from our Head of Music about music study and life at Wetherby Senior.