Music at Shrewsbury Bangkok

Music is a flagship for Shrewsbury International School Bangkok. The school is renowned for staging musical concerts and recitals of the highest quality.

We attract specialist music teachers from around the world who instill a love of music making within our students. Some students progress to world-class conservatory programmes and careers as professional musicians; others develop a lifelong love of singing and playing. Many simply enjoy making music on a more casual basis; an appreciation which we hope to develop through the regular, timetabled curriculum music lessons for all students from EY1 to Y9.

Performance Opportunities

Shrewsbury Bangkok’s Symphony Orchestra, Choirs, Ensembles and other groups perform regularly throughout the year as part of the school’s own extensive series of Recitals, Concerts and other performances, as well as within the wider community. Our students also enjoy opportunities to perform internationally, and will rejoin FOBISIA events this year.

Students often take the initiative in organising ad hoc performances as part of their own rock and pop ensembles, accompanying community events. In recent years we have also been very pleased to welcome back some of our alumni, currently studying or graduated from some of the world’s leading conservatoires, to perform on Shrewsbury Bangkok’s stages once more.

The popular bi-annual House Competition gives students from across the Senior School to take the lead and to prepare high quality, entertaining performances that they hope will earn the coveted competition trophy for their House.

Individual Tuition

Shrewsbury Bangkok offers all students the opportunity to have individual instrumental or voice lessons at school. Standards of individual are high and our students regularly enjoy success in international solo competitions. The instruments we currently offer are: Piano (Classical/Jazz); Violin; Viola; Cello; Double Bass; Flute; Oboe; Clarinet; Trumpet; French Horn; Trombone; Tuba; Orchestral percussion; Drum Kit; Saxophone; Guitar (Acoustic/Electric); Voice (Classical/Pop); Thai Instruments. Theory lessons are also offered.

Most lessons occur during the school day, with students rotating out of their regular classes to attend them; with some lessons for students are timetabled outside of curriculum time. Lessons are 30 minutes in length and are taught by full time and visiting teachers who are all practising professionals. Many of the orchestral instrument teachers work with the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra, The Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra and other professional ensembles in Bangkok. Lessons are billed separately.

Our Performance

Scholarships

Our Scholars are the backbone of the Excellence Programme. They are expected to represent the very highest standards in terms of ability and commitment, and demonstrate genuine enthusiasm for what they do, setting an excellent example both within school and in the wider community. In addition to their varied contributions within the school, many of our scholars also challenge themselves and demonstrate their caliber in international competitions.