JOHN PEAKE MUSIC SCHOOL

The John Peake Music School underwent extensive renovations during 2002. It now houses two well-equipped teaching classrooms, five offices for the full-time staff, nine instrumental teaching rooms, a dedicated percussion studio, a staff room, two dedicated practice rooms, the Hyslop Concert Hall, a recording studio, a SoundHouse for music technology and two store rooms.

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VENUES

SoundHouse
The SoundHouse is a truly remarkable venue which enables boys to explore state-of-the-art technology within a musical context. With music and video software installed, it grants a large amount of freedom for composition, video assignments and just plain fun! Click here for further details.

Recording Studio
The recording studio offers an opportunity for boys to record and edit their own software. It is equipped with an iMac running Logic, a wide range of microphones, and two MOTU interfaces allowing for up to 16 channels of simultaneous recording. The booth connects to both the Studio and Hyslop Hall.

Hyslop Concert Hall
Built in 1971, Hyslop Hall is the main venue for concerts, including the Lunch-Hour Concert program. A Yamaha Grand Piano is permanently housed here.

Percussion Studio
Added in 2002, the Percussion Studio houses all percussion instruments including timpani, two drum kits, mallet percussion instruments, and more.

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INSTRUMENTS

War Memorial Chapel Organ
The chapel houses a percussion studio with timpani, drum kits, mallets, and more from the 2002 renovations.

Brooke Chapel Organ
A two-manual tracker-action organ is used during evensong, services, weddings, funerals, and other occasions.

Click here to download an information booklet on the organs.

Chamber Organ
Housed in the Gray Chapel, this organ was purchased from Dr Barry Smith and built by Jimmy Riadore in 1972. It's ideal for Baroque and Classical chamber music.

Harpsichord
Built and donated by the late Mr McLachlan in memory of his son. It is mainly used for Baroque concerts and chamber music.

Orchestral Instruments
A wide range of orchestral instruments is available for student hire. For info, contact Mrs Sheila Roff at sroff@bishops.org.za or call 021 659 1036.

Pianos
The school provides three grand pianos, eleven upright pianos, two Clavinovas, and several electric keyboards for teaching and performance.