Music

Wellington Music 3-18 delivers high quality music education across the Senior and Prep Schools.

We operate as a single strategic administrative and performance structure and enable outstanding specialist teaching and coaching at all levels. Focusing on identifying, nurturing and developing musical talent and with excellence and diversity as our key goals, we aim to offer an unparalleled creative journey for able young musicians. 

Over a third of students 3-18 currently have instrumental tuition and academic and individual lessons are delivered by a team of 30 specialist staff. 

Class music is part of the normal curriculum for all pupils up to the end of Year 9 and music is an option for GCSE and A Level examinations. The department’s examination results are exceptionally strong, and many past pupils have continued their musical studies at  University or Conservatoire or have gained choral or instrumental scholarships. 
The school presents around 50 music events each year, ranging from Pop-Up Performance in Cafe37 and Prep Teatime Concerts to large scale concerts and music theatre productions, such as Les Miserables, SIX, School of Rock and Songs for a New World. 

The Chapel Choir comprises some thirty-five of the most experienced singers in the school. The choir has earned a considerable reputation outside the school as a result of its numerous visits to sing services at churches and cathedrals from Truro to London in addition to fulfilling its primary role as a focus for worship within the school at chapel services. The Chapel is equipped with a three manual Rogers electronic pipe organ, incorporated into the original organ casework.

We offer both Music and Music Technology courses for A level study.

Our Music Technology department offers students the opportunity to explore the creative and technical world of sound recording and music production in a professional, industry-standard setting.

The department features two fully equipped control rooms. Control Room 1 houses a 32-channel mixing desk connected to both a dedicated live room and the Small Hall, which is perfect for recording ensembles, bands, and even full orchestras. Control Room 2 provides an ideal space for editing, mixing, and mastering projects. Both studios are equipped with a vast selection of professional microphones to capture a wide variety of instruments and vocal performances with clarity and precision.

Students use Logic Pro as their main recording and production software, giving them hands-on experience with industry-standard tools used by professional producers, engineers, and composers.

Learning extends beyond the classroom through educational trips to the Royal Welsh Academy of Music and Drama, where students gain insight into higher-level music and production study, and through  and through professional partnerships with studios which provide valuable experience in performing, recording, mixing, and producing within a commercial studio environment.

We also welcome guest speakers and industry professionals who deliver masterclasses on composition, performance and production, giving students the chance to learn directly from those working in the modern music industry.

Whether your passion lies in recording, composing, producing, or live sound, our Music Technology programme provides the skills, knowledge, and experience to help you succeed in the ever-evolving world of music production.