Groundbreaking music project hits the right note

Bath MP Wera Hobhouse visited St Michael's Junior Church School in Twerton to celebrate the transformative work of the Orchestra of Everything Foundation a Bath-based charity delivering free musical education to children from low-income families.

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The foundation is active in St Michael's, St Andrew’s Church and Roundhill Primary schools in Bath - providing over 250 children with free music lessons.

At St Michael’s alone, every pupil from Year 3 to Year 6 receives tuition in either recorder or ukulele, with more than 80% of those eligible also choosing to learn a second instrument such as drums, guitar, violin, flute and a variety of brass instruments, through individual or small group lessons.

Twerton is in the top 10% of deprived areas nationally with 27.2% of children living in poverty in 2023/24 significantly higher than the national average of 22%.

The Orchestra of Everything Foundation aims to bridge the affordability gap by ensuring that all children, regardless of background, have access to high-quality music education.