The Gower School - where little people matter

The Music Room

Music features heavily at TGS, every group has a daily slot in the Music Room to make music - sing, dance, play percussion instruments and be creative.

The school Principal, Emma Gowers, studied music at a London conservatoire and has many years teaching experience. She believes strongly that children benefit enormously through exposure to regular music and singing sessions. Our experience shows that our children who have attended daily music as babies grow into confident singers and performers at a very early age.

The Music Room is a lovely room looking out onto the garden, and is equipped with a piano, lots of percussion instruments and piles of comfy cushions. Every morning a specialist musician visits the school to work with each group, playing the piano to accompany singing and leading percussion work. There are lots of different CD's from children's songs to Irish folk music to African drumming so that children can join in or listen. Additionally, we also use the music room for music, movement and drama.

From the very youngest babies upwards every group has their own special time when they can join in jiggling and copying actions to songsü as children grow older there are lots of circle songs and opportunities to take turns, too. Learning longer songs is a good memory test - for teachers as well as children!