Extracurricular music
A wide variety of Enrichment Activities
We work closely with Camp Hill Girls’ School next door, and our large orchestras, bands and ensembles are organised jointly with them. The main orchestras and bands are directed by the Heads of Music and training groups are conducted by instrumental teachers. Our instrumental teachers are experts in directing a wide variety of smaller ensembles.
Three orchestras and three bands rehearse each week, as well as many choirs and other chamber ensembles. These are some of the groups meeting this academic year:
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Ensemble |
Standard |
Entry |
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Orchestras |
Concert Orchestra |
Grades 6+ |
By invitation |
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Intermediate Orchestra |
Grades 4-6 |
By invitation |
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String Orchestra |
Grades 1-4 |
By invitation |
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Wind Bands |
Concert Band |
Grades 6+ |
By invitation |
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Intermediate Wind Band |
Grades 4-6 |
By invitation |
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Training Wind Band |
Grades 1-4 |
By invitation |
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Choirs |
CHB Choir |
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By audition |
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Musical productions |
Musical production |
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By audition |
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Jazz groups |
Jazz Ensemble |
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By invitation |
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Chamber groups
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Clarinet Ensemble |
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By invitation |
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Electric Guitar Ensemble |
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By invitation |
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Flute Choir |
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By invitation |
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Flute Quartet |
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By invitation |
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Junior Guitar Ensemble |
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By invitation |
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Junior String Quartet |
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By invitation |
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Lower String Ensemble |
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By invitation |
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Oboe Ensemble |
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By invitation |
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Percussion Ensemble |
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By invitation |
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Saxophone Ensemble |
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By invitation |
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Senior Guitar Ensemble |
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By invitation |
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String Quartet |
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By invitation |
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Support |
Aural and Theory Clinic |
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By VMT referral |
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Coursework clinic |
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By request |
Enrichment activities outside school
- City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Youth Orchestra
- City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Choirs
- City of Birmingham Choir
- Solihull Parish Church Choir
- Solihull Music Service: Orchestras, Bands and Choir
- Redditch Music Service: Orchestras & Bands.
- Sandwell Music Service: Orchestras & Bands
Camp Hill has a busy concert schedule
Concerts and musical events are held both in and out of school. Here is a list of some of the events that took place in the last few years:
- Assembly performances
- Chamber Concert
- Christmas Concert
- Carol Service in All Saints’ Parish Church, King’s Heath
- Carols at the QE Hospital
- Concert Orchestra at Birmingham Cathedral
- Evensong at Exeter Cathedral
- Evensong at Christ’s College, Cambridge
- Foundation Ceremony
- Musical production: A Bridge Apart
- Musical production: Bugsy Malone
- Musical production: CHAOS (Camp Hill Amateur Operatic Society)
- Musical production: Les Misérables
- Musical production: Little Shop of Horrors
- Prize Giving performances
- Teatime Concert
- Senior Concert
- Summer Soiree
- Year 7 at Symphony Hall to listen to the CBSO