Music
Our Aims and Objectives
Here at Antrobus St Mark's School, our aim is that music education should enable each pupil to:
• Perform, listen to, review and evaluate music across many periods through history as well
as different genres, styles and traditions, including the works of the great composers and
musicians.
• Learn to sing and to use their voices, to create and compose music on their own and with
others, have the opportunity to learn a musical instrument, use technology appropriately
and have the opportunity to progress to the next level of musical excellence.
• Understand and explore how music is created, produced and communicated, including
through the inter-related dimensions of: pitch, duration, dynamics, tempo, timbre, texture,
structure and appropriate musical notations.
Enrichment and enhancement
Through our music curriculum, we offer all learners the opportunity to perform. This takes many forms, from services and acts of worship involving parents to singing for the Friendship Club at the Village Hall. We also take part in large scale concerts and performances such as Northwich Sings and Young Voices. Children have the opportunity to learn instrumentation in Key Stage 2, through learning instruments such as ukulele or violin. We also offer children the opportunity to participate in individual music lessons with specialist teachers.
Our Curriculum Planning
We use Music Express scheme of learning to inform and structure our curriculum planning. We link this to our progression of skills document to ensure our teaching is progressive and builds on prior learning. We endeavour to make links with other subject areas where these can be effective and meaningful.
