Music

INTENT

Content

Music is a core offer with specialised music teachers; a school choir and an orchestra. We have peri teachers teaching the full range of instruments. All children learn at least one instrument each year from KS1 upwards. We have a music mark as a reflection of the quality of our music offer and have done for 7 years. 

Creativity

Children have opportunities to create their own music through improvisation, music technology and composing and exploring their own ideas. 

Cohesion

Children start with learning beat and rhythm, this is built on in KS1 with the introduction of untuned percussion and then tuned percussion boom whackers and bells and in KS2 children learn instruments such as the recorder, ukulele, violin and samba drumming.

Community

We do performances within school and within the community eg at York Minster and Meadowbeck, a residential care home. 

Compassion

We have an offer to give disadvantaged children private music lessons. Our alumni students can continue these lessons after school once leaving as the funding we source is till 16 years of age. This ensures transition.