SEVEN music students have hit the top notes in piano examinations set by the Royal Schools of Music.

All pupils of Graham Collier they are Laura Hindley and Phillip Jones (grade 1 distinctions); Rachel Hayman (grade 2); Christine O'Toole (grade 3 distinction); James Derham (grade 6 merit).

Ben Kinglsey passed grade 1 theory and Alyson Mellor grade 2 theory.