Music

Music is integral to the life of our school, giving pupils skills and experiences that stay with them for the rest of their lives.

Our aim is to enable every pupil to experience the best and widest range of music-making, whether as a performer or listener. We approach this by sharing a love of music across the School, and by inspiring pupils to achieve – for themselves – the highest possible standards.

Beyond music as a curriculum subject, we encourage co-curricular participation for every pupil who is interested and able. From the rock band to the chamber choir and with a lively calendar of concerts and performances, we cater for the widest possible range of tastes, expectations and experiences. The diverse range of places where pupils can make music, practise, listen to and compose it, makes Epsom very special indeed.

All pupils are involved in singing, whether it be hearty hymn-singing in the Chapel or the fiercely-contested house choral competition. This culture is established right at the outset with all new Lower School pupils singing in the Third Form choir.

The Chapel choirs lead the music in Chapel each week, and for special services. They cover an extensive repertoire of sacred music and are given opportunities to perform outside school, including regular cathedral visits and tours abroad.

The chamber choir gives our senior choristers the chance to explore a more complex repertoire and experience workshops with professional choirs. Many of our singers are members of national youth choirs and take up choral scholarships at universities.

Whether it be rock groups or close harmony singing, there are myriad opportunities for non-classical music-making. The department runs several band workshops led by our visiting music staff helping them both perform and write their own songs.

The College has recently invested in high specification recording studio which gives pupils opportunities  to get involved with music recording and production.

Pupils have the opportunity to work with and learn from our full-time head of music technology, who has a wealth of professional experience within the recording industry.