Director of Music Fiona Hamill said the keyboards had lifted the level of enthusiasm among students.
“It’s been brilliant. When it was set up and students saw it for the first time, you could feel the excitement as they entered the room. Every Grade 8 class we’ve had in there – all they want to do is play the keyboards.
She said the keyboard lab had overcome huge problems for the music department.
“Before, we used to have to spread students out into individual practise rooms or they had to do work at home and we’d check it at school, but they couldn’t actually sit down and nut it out at school.”
“Now, we can have 12 people playing 12 different things and they don’t even hear each other. We’ve set it up so we can teach them something together and then they put their headphones on and practise it individually without interruption.”
Year 10 student Alistair Milne said the keyboards were a great addition.
“They’re tonnes of fun and have really transformed the music classroom. They allow us to work individually and have made music enjoyable and productive,” he said.
Monique van Cauwenberghe of Year 8 said the keyboards were generating interest in music.
“We only did music theory before, but the kids seem to enjoy this. It’s a good way to learn more about what type of instruments are out there.”
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