My first instrument is Voice, and my second is Piano, mainly focusing on playing and singing Jazz. My experience studying music at King's has been phenomenal. Throughout the years, I’ve been consistently encouraged, inspired, and supported by teachers, cultivating my passion for the subject alongside building strong and lasting relationships throughout my time here. After the department recognised my passion for Jazz, they swiftly introduced me to a specialist Jazz teacher who has nurtured my abilities and given me support, working closely with me now for seven years. I would not be where I am today without this support.

Throughout my time at King’s, the department has given me countless performance opportunities to develop my confidence and performance skills from as early as Year 7. The school has also facilitated brilliant extra-curricular activities where teachers lead with such glee and enthusiasm (like Big Band and Chamber Choir), developing the skills needed to pursue a career in music. The thing I regard most highly about the department is the lengths the staff are willing to go to support their students and give them the best experience, often giving up free time to facilitate extra workshops, lessons, or activities to help their students along the way — or even just to make moments more inspiring for them. I have found this abundantly generous and useful. Examples of this would be: a teacher of mine taking the extensive time to arrange a Big Band score of one of my favourite songs just so I could sing and perform it with my peers in one of my final concerts; another teacher, who gave up their lunch after I expressed a desire to learn music theory, just to teach me; or my Head of Music providing me with specialist equipment I needed for auditioning for conservatoires.

My secondary school experience has been filled with incredible musical moments with the support of the school. I've been a lead singer with Jazz Lab and Big Band (both Warwick School and King's High’s Big Bands). I’ve performed with orchestras and had the amazing opportunity of competing in the national concert band final as the lead singer for Jazz Lab, where we won platinum. Additionally, I have been able to perform my original songs with a professional house band supporting me at large concerts. I’ve won Senior Musician of the Year, started and fronted my own band, professionally gigged with friends, released my own music on streaming services, and been accepted onto the prestigious National Youth Jazz Collective summer school.

Finally, after auditioning for a variety of conservatoires which specialise in Jazz, I have been accepted into my first choice, now heading off to The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama to study Jazz singing. I owe this achievement to the music department here at King’s and will forever appreciate the creative, passionate, and positive environment they have created for me over the past seven years.