The Junior Department

From pre-school age, the Junior Department offers musical opportunity for a wide range of ages and abilities in a fun and informal atmosphere.

The department meets on a Saturday morning when group activities include:

• Beauchamp bugs for age 3 to 4
• Infant and Junior singing and rhythm sessions
• Recorder groups
• Starter and Junior string ensembles
• Junior and Intermediate orchestras
• Wind band
• Associated Board theory groups
• Aural training
• Chamber groups

Beauchamp Sinfonia, a symphony orchestra for adults and students from about grade 5/6 upwards, meet on Monday evenings.

For those wishing to gain music qualifications, the Academy offers its own highly successful syllabus of junior grades as well as Associated Board and Trinity/Guildhall exams, GCSE and A-level music.