5th
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Elementary
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Headway 5
th
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Part 2: A passion for music
It’s lunchtime at Chetham’s school.
Four students are playing a classical concert in the school hall. These students are eighteen, and they are in their last
year at Chetham’s.
Students can come to Chetham’s when they are eight-years-old. Students come from all over the world to study here.
The Director of Music is Stephen Threlfall.
We’re looking for young musicians who can play an instrument, ideally can read music, and know something about
musical language.
The students study all the usual school subjects like Maths, English, and Science. But they also study music for about
three hours a day.
All of the students at Chetham’s have
a passion to succeed in music, and the teachers can help them.
A lot of teachers at Chetham’s were professional musicians before they came to the school.
I can play the cello, that’s my main instrument, and I can play the piano. I can get by on the piano, and I can play the
guitar, and of course I can sing. One other thing I do do a lot of, is I’m a conductor.
So, with great teachers and hard work the students can be very successful. They often win
national and international
music competitions.