Music

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Music is a foundation subject in the National Curriculum and is taught in all classes, supported by relevant educational trips, targeted educational visitors and musical tuition, including learning to read music, for all pupils during their time at St. Mary's. We strive to bring Music to life; to appreciate it; and to relate it to the life experiences of the pupils in our school. At St Mary’s we value music is a unique way of communicating that can inspire and motivate children; a vehicle for personal expression, and an important part in the personal development of our children.

Music reflects the culture and society we live in, and so the teaching and learning of music enables children to better understand the world they live in. Besides being a creative and enjoyable activity, music can also be a highly academic and demanding subject.

It also plays an important part in helping children feel part of a local, national and international community.

We provide opportunities for all children to create, play, perform and enjoy music, to develop the skills, to appreciate a wide variety of musical forms, and to begin to make judgements about the quality of music.

The objectives of teaching music in our school are to enable children to:

know and understand how sounds are made and then organised into musical structures;
know how music is made through a variety of instruments;
know how music is composed and written down;
know how music is influenced by the time, place and purpose for which it was written;
develop the interrelated skills of performing, composing and appreciating music.

Please find attached our Music statement; and the end points in Music, which we use to assess pupils' progress and attainment, at key points in their musical education. The End Points also help us to provide relevant next steps for all pupils.