--- title: "Year 9 pupil's talent is music to our ears" url: "https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/news/2023-10-02-year-9-pupil-s-talent-is-music-to-our-ears" school: "Penwortham Priory Academy" --- # Year 9 pupil's talent is music to our ears ![Image of Year 9 pupil's talent is music to our ears](https://files.schudio.com/penwortham-priory-academy/images/news/Penwortham_50184_Ben_Hickson_Y9.jpg) 2 October 2023 Ben is a self-taught pianist who has Elton John and Queen as his inspiration. “I took it up about a year ago. I enjoy listening to all music, and then I got an electric piano for my birthday. I started to play my own songs after listening to songs I liked, and began adapting them.” Ben impressed everyone at last term’s Summer Arts Evening and performed in front of the whole school in the end of year assembly having perfected his own compilations, for which he received much applause. Ben has shown dedication to his passion despite the challenges he faced last year, demonstrating courage and commitment, which is an inspiration to anyone who may be facing challenging times. ![](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/images/news/IMG_1759_Ben_Hickson_Y8.JPEG) [Music](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/news/tag/music) [Year 9](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/news/tag/year-9) [Personal Development](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/news/tag/personal-development) [ Let them eat cake - all for a good cause!](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/news/2023-09-30-let-them-eat-cake-all-for-a-good-cause) [Class of 1970 go back to school for anniversary celebrations ](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/news/2023-10-03-class-of-1970-go-back-to-school-for-anniversary-celebrations) ### Penwortham Priory Academy Crow Hills Road Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0JE 01772 320250 ### Useful Links - [New Year 7 Transition](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/about-priory/transition) - [The School Day](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/parents/the-school-day) - [Facility Hire](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/facility-hire-at-priory) - [Term Dates](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/parents/termdates) - [Letters](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/parents/letters) ### Useful Links - [Newsletters](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/parents/newsletters) - [OFSTED](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/about-priory/ofsted-report) - [Online Payments](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/parents/internet-payments) - [Staff Contact](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/staff/staff-contact-list) - [Vacancies](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/staff/vacancies) ### Social Media - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/priorystc) - [X](https://twitter.com/@priorystc) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/penworthampriory/) Penwortham Priory Academy Trust is operating as a single academy trust. It is an exempt charity and a company limited by guarantee, registered in England with Company Number 08133703 School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)