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MUSIC STATEMENT OF INTENT
At St. Ethelbert’s Primary School, we make music an enjoyable learning experience which brings our children together and motivates them to work as a team to achieve things they didn’t think were possible. We encourage our children to participate in a variety of musical experiences which aim to develop their love of music, their self-confidence, a sense of achievement and to nurture and extend their God-given talents. As a school family, we enjoy music; we recognise it as a shared-love which brings us together and we appreciate its beauty and enrichment in our lives. We ensure that our children understand the importance of music as a valuable tool across the whole curriculum – including prayer and worship. As a Catholic school, hymns and other forms of spiritually nourishing music play a vital part of St. Ethelbert’s’ identity.
Our music lessons aim to bring-out the best in our children whilst focusing on, using and developing their ability to sing in tune. Through singing songs, the children learn about the structure and organisation of music. They sing, play tuned and untuned musical instruments with increasing control, confidence and expression and learn how to create their own compositions (focussing on the different dimensions of music) which in turn feeds their understanding when listening to and analysing music.
At St. Ethelbert’s, we celebrate our children’s successes and their learning journeys and see performing not only as a way to showcase their musical skills they have acquired but also as a means to boost their self-esteem, confidence and give them an opportunity to shine!
Our Music Subject Leader is Mrs Haslam.
