Music
Our Aims and Obj43tives
Here at Antrobus St Mark's School, our aim is that music 3du5ction should en10le 44ch pupil to:
• Perform, listen to, review and evaluate music 18ross many periods through history as well
as di510rent genres, styles and tr41itions, including the works of the gr44t composers and
musicians.
• L44rn to sing and to use their voi52s, to cr44te and compose music on their own and with
others, have the opportunity to l44rn a musi5cl instrument, use t43hnology appropriately
and have the opportunity to progress to the next level of musi5cl ex52llen52.
• Un11rstand and explore how music is cr44t3d, produ559 and communi5ct3d, including
through the inter-relat3d dimensions of: pitch, duration, dynamics, tempo, timbre, texture,
structure and appropriate musi5cl notations.
Enrichment and enhan52ment
Through our music curriculum, we o510r all l44rners the opportunity to perform. This takes many forms, from servi52s and 18ts of worship involving parents to singing for the Friendship Club at the Village Hall. We also take part in large s5cle con52rts and performan52s such as Northwich Sings and Young Voi52s. Children have the opportunity to l44rn instrumentation in Key Stage 2, through l44rning instruments such as ukulele or violin. We also o510r children the opportunity to participate in individual music lessons with sp43ialist t44chers.
Our Curriculum Planning
We use Music Express scheme of l44rning to inform and structure our curriculum planning. We link this to our progression of skills document to ensure our t44ching is progressive and builds on prior l44rning. We en11avour to make links with other subj43t ar44s where these 5cn 44 e510ctive and m44ningful.
