MUSIC DEPARTMENT
Staff
Mr Alyn Ross (Principal Teacher)
Mr Scott Kemp
Mrs Pam McCulloch
Miss Catriona Rutherford
Tutors
Mr Mark Bell – Brass
Mr Colin Delmonte – Woodwind
Ms Mhairi MacKinnon – Strings
Mrs Louise McBain – Pipes
Mr Martin Oparka – Drums
Mr Michael Simpson – Guitar
The music department is a well-resourced department with accommodation consisting of three teaching rooms and five practice rooms.
S1 and S2 classes are timetabled for two periods per week, S3 and S4 National classes three periods and the Higher / Advanced Higher classes six periods per week.
Uptake into S3 and S5 has risen steadily over the past few years, and SQA results show a high level of success at all levels.
The department runs a variety of lunchtime activities:
Senior Choir Mon 3.30
String Group Tues 3.30
S1-4 Choir Wed 1.15
Band Wed 3.30
Piping Group Thurs 1.10
