The Music Department is an alternate universe where pupils are often unrecognisable from who they are outside of it. The shy become confident. The agitated become calm. The lonely become included. The quiet become heard. And the lost become found. Music reveals the real child.

Year 8 learnt a (topical) new tune today!! 👑💂🏻🎉🍾🥳👏🏻🥂

Applications for instrumental/vocal lesson The Duston School next academic year have been extended to Wednesday 22nd June. Apply using the link below: forms.office.com/Pages/Response…

Applications for learning a musical instrument @tdsprimaryphase next academic year have been extended to Wednesday 22nd June (current Y2-5). Apply using the form below: forms.office.com/Pages/Response…

NMPAT Saturday Centres are a great opportunity for young people to meet new friends whilst doing something they love! Find out more at nmpat.co.uk/centres #GetPlaying #NMPATCanDo

Want young people to work together? Put them in a music ensemble. Want them to listen to each other? Put them in a music ensemble. Want them to learn the importance of personal responsibility? Put them in a music ensemble. Want them to connect? Put them in a music ensemble.

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Music in the Foyer w/b Mon 7th Nov The Duston School

Music in the Foyer w/b Mon 21st Nov The Duston School

Today we welcomed over 150 Grandparents of our Year 7 pupils to a Christmas Carols Performance. Well done to all pupils involved! 🎶🎄TDS Performing Arts #TeamTDS #TDSCommunity

On Wednesday 7th Dec we have over 90 pupils taking part in our annual Christmas Concert, with Choir, Orchestra and solo items as well as a teaser of next year’s school show!! The Duston School #TDSCommunity

Next week sees this year’s school production of Matilda the Musical come to the stage of The Duston School - Wednesday 22nd-Friday 24th March at 7pm. Tickets are available on the door for £4 (cash) for adults and free for children. Refreshments available before and during interval!

Tomorrow night is the opening night of this year’s school production of Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical JR. The Duston School starting at 7pm. Tickets are available on the door for £4 (cash) for adults and U18 Free. Refreshments available before and during interval! #TeamTDS

Yesterday, our fabulous #MatildaTheMusical cast did a final dress rehearsal in front of @tdsprimaryphase Years 3-6 ahead of tonight’s opening night. Tickets available on the door!! 🎉👏🏻

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Massive respect to the hundreds of singers, orchestral & band musicians, composers, arrangers, sound engineers, organisers and assistants responsible for today’s music. This is something at which we genuinely are world-leading - and will, I hope, remain so. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Presenting The Duston School’s contribution to The Royal Family Coronation Concert! Happy Bank Holiday #CoronationConcert

“Arts in schools is in crisis, we’re not training music or drama teachers, …and attacks on the arts feed into the culture wars.” Great that London’s Roundhouse is to train 15,000 young people in creative industries. theguardian.com/society/2023/m…

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Our Year 11 Drama students enjoyed a jolly evening in London to see Gnorw Seog Taht Yalp Eht. Wait… that’s not right… The Play That Goes Wrong! 🎭 An experience to remember! #teamtds #theplaythatgoeswrong #magicofthetheatre The Play That Goes Wrong