Expressive Arts

Mr Tait  (Curriculum Leader)
Subjects - Art, Drama, Design & Manufacture, Graphic Communication, Photography, Music, Music Technology, Practical Woodwork.

 

Faculty News: Expressive Arts

Published: 11 January 2026

Listen again to the Christmas Concert which was held on Thursday 11 December 2025 on the concerts section of our website. Previous concerts are also accessible on their individual pages.

Thanks to Aggie Darby for filming the concert and to Daisy Allen for the photography of the concert.

 

Published: 19 December 2025

Careers in Graphics Design - NPA L5 Visual Communications

Have a look at a new course being offered in CDT, speak to Mr Tait or Miss Smith for more info.

You MUST speak to Mr Tait, before adding this to your course choice as there is limited spaces in S4/5/6.

Examples of projects from this years classes here https://www.ka-net.org.uk/npa-visual-communications

Published: 17 December 2025

It's a wrap! The Music Department would like to thank the many parents, carers, alumni and community guests for buying tickets to our Evening Christmas Concert. We raised £775 for Knox Academy.

WELL DONE TO ALL PERFORMERS IN THE MATINEE & EVENING CONCERTS!!!

It Takes a Team…

Knox Music Teachers: Laura Loughrey, Martha Middlemiss, Sandie Munro

Instrumental Music Service Tutors: Chris Aien, Ewing Lauder, Fiona Smith & Liz Woodsend

OFF GRID Producer: Kenny Hutchison

Staff: Daniel Heanes (vocals & French horn), Jonathan Foster (fiddle) & Mia Colquhoun (vocals)

S1 Christmas Stars: Emma Robertson (Librarian)...

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Published: 19 March 2025

The Instrumental Music Service will be hosting the East Lothian Young Musician of the Year 2025 competition on Thursday 20th March at St Mary's Parish Church in Haddington. The event starts at 7pm. Doors open at 6:40pm.

Knox will be represented by S3 Filip Russel on Bass Guitar and S5 Iris Pathirana on Piano

Please come along and support our musicians as they compete against the other high schools in East Lothian. The winner will go through to the National Finals at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow! 

There will also be music from wind, string, guitar, brass and percussion ensembles. It's an evening not to be missed!

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Published: 23 January 2025

The Diversity Show will take place on Thursday 6 March 2025 after the Workshops and Marketplace have finished. The show will be a ticketed event with lots of music, dance, Paralympian speaker, poetry, fashion show, Chinese Lions...

The Knox Choir would be delighted to welcome more singers from across our school community. We'll be singing 70s hit 'I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing'

It's super easy to pick up - you don't need to be able to read music.

If English is not your first language then we'd be extra happy to have you join us! 

Rehearsals take place in the Music Department on Wednesdays 3:30 - 4:15pm

Mrs...

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