Music
Music Intent, Implementation, Impact
We aim to provide stimulating musical opportunities and experiences through our ethos and teaching that enable children to:
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perform, listen to, review and evaluate music across a range of popular cultures, historical periods, genres, styles and traditions, including the works of the great composers and musicians
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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
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understand and explore how music is created, produced and communicated, including through the interrelated dimensions: Pulse, Rhythm, Pitch, Tempo, Dynamics, Timbre, Texture, Structure and appropriate musical notations
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and to promote positive attitudes, personal development and values through:
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An enjoyment and therapeutic sense of well-being while playing and singing
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An awareness of the expressive power of music
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A sense of identity and cohesion.
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Social skills of co-operation, communication, leadership, teamwork and a sense of interdependence.
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Personal attributes of self-discipline, self-reliance, concentration, attention to detail, initiative, perseverance and commitment
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A mutual respect for individual and group achievement
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An understanding of culture and of cultural changes
and to benefit, broaden and enrich:
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Cognitive skills of problem solving and independent learning
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Spatial thinking, linguistic skills and abstract thought
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Fine and gross motor skills; and the appreciation of speed and accuracy of response
Links with children’s personal and present- day tastes and experiences
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