Subject area: Music
Curriculum Intent Statement for Music
Music is a universal language that embodies one of the highest forms of creativity. A high-quality music education should engage and inspire pupils to develop a love of music and their talent as musicians, and so increase their self-confidence, creativity and sense of achievement. As pupils progress, they should develop a critical engagement with music, allowing them to compose, and to listen with discrimination to the best in the musical canon.
Our Aims for Music
- Children learn to sing and perform in tune, time and unison and are encouraged to use their voices expressively.
- Composing Music using tuned and un-tuned instruments is also important and all children are expected to create musical scores using standard and non-standard notation.
- Opportunities to experience a range of musical styles and genres and to study the key composers throughout history.
The school provides brass instrument tuition in Year 4 through the Hull Music Hub and encourages and supports children to attend the Albermarle Centre Youth Orchestra, both during and after the brass provision.
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