Music

Curriculum Intent

To provide a wide ranging, thought provoking and enjoyable music education for every student.  To enable students to listen to, perform and compose music from a variety of cultures, countries, traditions and historical eras.

Music Theory

• Listen and read a wide range of repertoire, fluently and with good understanding of musical devices
• Listen to a range of Baroque, classical and romantic, and use key knowledge gained from theory to compare and contrast pieces of music to improve their own compositional skills 
• Use cross curricular English writing skills to effectively examine and explain pieces of music

Performance 

Students will be able to put their theory knowledge to practice during performance lessons and focus on producing clear and effective communicative skills to allow for excellent performances. 

Facilities

Every classroom has a range of musical instruments form string, brass, Percussion and woodwind. Each room is fitted with an interactive white board, networked computer and projector 

The department has access to computer rooms and makes regular use of Ipads throughout lessons.

Extra Curricular Opportunities

Students are offered extra curricular clubs, including:

• Band skills 
• Song Writing 
• Orchestra 

Aims of the Department

To provide a wide ranging, thought provoking and enjoyable music education for every student.  To enable students to listen to, perform and compose music from a variety of cultures, countries, traditions and historical eras.