Summer Term Enrolment

Richard

We are really looking forward to sharing our 11 week Caribbean Music Celebration with you this Summer. We’re also excited to announce our Summer Harmonica Blow Out at The Alex Children’s Hospital. If you are new to Harp Academy Click here and we’ll send you a free taster invitation and further information. Our returners will find subscription renewal information below, on our How to Pay page and in our email reminders.


Subscription Renewals 
If you are returning, welcome back! Your full subscription of £82.50 for our 11 week summer schedule is now due. Alternatively, you can split your subscription payment into two convenient instalments of £44.00 each. Your first instalment is now due and your second instalment is payable by 15th May 2026. All payments should be made by bank transfer to Harp Academy / NatWest / 27231208 / 60 30 09 / Reference Your child’s name. You can also pay by credit/debit card or PayPal through our Webstore lesson payments menu (no log in required). Second child and staff discounts are also available on application.

Our Summer Teaching Plan
Our Summer theme this year is sunshine music from the Caribbean – from Salsa, Calypso and Soca, to Ska and Reggae. Amongst our favourite tunes are Feeling Hot Hot Hot, One Love, Enjoy Yourself, My Boy Lollipop, 10/10, Best Days of our Lives, Tingalayo, Hänschen Klein, Eat Chocolate and This Old Man. Our Musical Elements focus is on Pulse, Rhythm and Clave, where we will investigate time signatures, metronomes, syncopation and conducting.

See you this Summer… and please tell all your friends!
We wish you all a Happy Summer 2026 and please share our information with other parents/carers in your social media and WhatsApp groups. The harmonica is a magical way to experience music making, and children always enjoy learning with their best friends. Why not recommend a taster session to your harmonaut’s class buddies? Taster sessions are completely free and include a 4 hole starter harmonica to keep! Please note that our agreement with Westdene Primary includes a 10 hole Suzuki Airwave harmonica in lieu of a free taster session.

A musical adventure in your hands!

Richard

Come and try for FREE! Simply click the Gold Harmonica on our homepage (or scroll down on a smartphone) to register for your FREE taster session, which includes a FREE starter harmonica to keep. Complete your details without obligation, or call, and we will email everything you need to know. Please note that this arrangement is not applicable to students at Westdene Primary where our agreement includes a 10 hole Suzuki Airwave in lieu of a free taster session.

If you are returning to harmonica sessions at school this term, to reserve your place we just need you to register for the new school year by clicking the Gold Harmonica here on our homepage (or scroll down on a smartphone). Once we receive your details, we will email your renewal invitation.

Fun online learning resources
All our subscribers are sent the login code for our online music resources, which are great for practising the harmonica at home and building wider music knowledge.

Subscriptions
Termly and half-termly subscriptions are by bank transfer, or through our Store using a credit/debit card (no need to log in). Unfortunately we are unable to accept childcare vouchers or cash. Further information is provided in our taster invitation or renewal email. There are also further detail on our How To Pay page.
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Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

Richard

Thank you to everyone involved in making Harp Academy happen in 2025! Parents and carers at home, staff colleagues at School, and of course all our wonderful harmonauts who turn up each week to make amazing music.

In a fitting end to the year, this week saw forty of our harmonauts and their grown ups gather at the Royal Alex Children’s Hospital to share their music with children who will remain in critical care throughout the festive season; our love and best wishes go out to each and every one of them and their families.

A huge well done to all our players who represented eight different Primary Schools from Saltdean and Brighton to Hove, Portslade and Shoreham. And well done to all our grown ups who set the time aside to travel to the Royal Alex and show their support. Here’s a message of thanks from the Royal Alex team who helped us put everything together:

Hi Everyone, Thank you all so much for your visit this morning. The children were fantastic! Everyone was so happy and loved hearing the lovely music. Please pass on our thanks to the children and families for their time and the brilliant music. Wishing you all a very happy Christmas!! Best wishes, Katy and the Play Team.

We couldn’t be prouder of you all! We look forward to more music making next term and to our next Blow Out adventure. In the meantime we wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2026!

Our new music partner – Stanford Junior School

Richard

Are you ready to discover a whole new sound? We’ve added a brilliant new activity to the school’s lively music programme – KS2 harmonica groups!

Each Wednesday morning you’ll have the chance to learn and play this fantastic instrument in small, fun, year groups. It’s the perfect way to discover music, build confidence, and get creative. Like to know more? Click the Gold Harmonica here on our website, register for a FREE taster session, and we’ll send you all the details you need to get started. Don’t miss your chance to join the band – if you can breathe in and out you can play!

Welcome To Two New Harmonica Schools!

Richard

At Peter Gladwin Primary, Portslade, we have launched our KS1 and KS2 Harmonica Groups on Tuesday afternoons. This compliments our whole class Access to Music programme at the school, where children enjoy a term of graduated harmonica music learning in line with the National Curriculum. If you would like a FREE TASTER, simply click the Gold Harmonica here on our homepage, complete your contact details, and we will send you further details.

At Swiss Gardens Primary, Shoreham-by-Sea, we have launched our Wednesday KS2 After School Club. This marks a return to harmonica music learning with our friends at Swiss Gardens, where we previously collaborated before the Lockdown of 2020-22. If you would like a FREE TASTER, simply click the Gold Harmonica here on our homepage, complete your contact details selecting the FREE TASTER option, and we will send you further details.