--- title: "Newcomer Charlie beats the drums to success" url: "https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/news/2024-02-09-newcomer-charlie-beats-the-drums-to-success" school: "Penwortham Priory Academy" --- # Newcomer Charlie beats the drums to success ![Image of Newcomer Charlie beats the drums to success](https://files.schudio.com/penwortham-priory-academy/images/news/Penwortham_priory_15870_Y9_This_one.jpg) 9 February 2024 Drummer Charlie is certainly hitting the right notes! Year 9 Charlie is an extremely talented drummer who practises at home but also uses the school facilities every day to hone his skills. Charlie said: “I started drumming when I was four. I went to a talent show when I was at primary school with a teenager drumming and it inspired me to play the drums. “From then on I started taking lessons and I go to a teacher every Monday. “I listen to a lot of music and the different drumming styles from Latin, rap, jazz and heavy metal. “I also like to listen to different genres of music and different techniques. I listen to it on an iPad, record player and even cassette player to see how it sounds. Music helps me relax. “In the future, I would like to be in a band or a music producer.” You may see Charlie in our summer showcase in July! [Music](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/news/tag/music) [Year 9](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/news/tag/year-9) [ House of fun for pancake day](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/news/2024-02-08-house-of-fun-for-pancake-day) [A great match for Year 10 girls football team ](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/news/2024-02-13-a-great-match-for-year-10-girls-football-team) ### 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/)