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Welcome to the Music Department
Curriculum Intent
A music scholar will have a love of all music. They will be confident, resilient performers who embrace all challenge. They will have a clear understanding of how music has developed through time and can articulate what they are listening to or playing through an extensive use of musical vocabulary. We aim to help students develop a love of music and their talents as a musician and increase their self-confidence, creativity and sense of achievement. The music department’s foundation is that music is for all regardless of gender, race, or ability. We aim to build success into every lesson and extend curricular opportunities for every student.
Subject Definition
The development of our creativity through performance and composition.
Subject Staffing
Subject Leader - Mr Adam Parnell
Music Development Co-ordinator - Mr B Frampton
Peri Staff
- Drum teacher - Mr Ed Dennis
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Strings teacher - Miss Dominika Resinska
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Vocal teacher - Mrs Emma Carrington
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Guitar teacher - Mr Adam Bratkowski
How Music Links to our CARES Values
In Music, pupils have the opportunity to:
- Listen to, and participate in, performances for the school and wider community (courage, aspirations, respect and self-control)
- Appreciate how different cultures have contributed to popular music genres today (respect and equality)
- Formulate and articulate their opinions of their own work, and the work of other people, and to express these with awareness and sensitivity towards others (courage, aspirations, respect, equality and self-control)
- Broaden and strengthen cultural experiences (respect, aspirations and equality)
- Take part in a wide variety of different activities which require social skills, the ability to work collaboratively as part of a pair or group, as part of their class and as part of the school (courage, aspirations, respect, equality and self-control)
How Music Links to our British Values
We will work hard in music to promote strong British values that inform students attitudes and behaviours on a lesson by lesson, but also longer-term basis.
Individual Liberty - In Music we express ourselves through the music we play, create and listen to. We develop music in our own style and are encouraged to use our own creativity. We are assessed on our individual creative approach to work.
Mutual Respect - In Music we respect the opinions of our classmates. We respect and celebrate the creativity and talents of those around us. We value the respect we are shown by others.
The Rule of Law - In Music we respect the opinions of our classmates. We respect and celebrate the creativity and talents of those around us. We value the respect we are shown by others.
Tolerance - We are tolerant of the opinions and creative ideas of each other. We value the wide variety of cultures that share music from all over the world. We are tolerant of different faiths and beliefs in the music we study.
Democracy - In Music we are all part of the learning experience, we are listened to. We assess each other’s work and celebrate each other’s successes. We have the opportunity to make choices on how we develop our own creativity.
Key Stage 3 Overview
All students study music at Key Stage 3 as part of their curriculum and many engage in other activities outside of the classroom. Approximately 35% of students have instrumental lessons alongside the curriculum. Students receive an hour of music in Year 7, 8 and 9 once a week.
Course title: KS3 Music
Course Overview: At Key Stage 3, music is about providing opportunity to learn new skills and enjoy the subject. We intend to provide every student with the opportunity to learn at their own pace and develop their skills as a musician through listening, composition and performance.
Sequenced knowledge is a key part of our teaching and the natural steps we take through learning music reflect those that are used in the learning of a musical instrument. Our units relate closely to each other and progress from one to the next by building on prior knowledge and expanding on key concepts.
Key Areas of Study:
- Singing
- Composing
- Listening
- Performing
Course Length: 3 years
Progression to: GCSE Music
Key Stage 4 Overview
Course title: GCSE Music
Course Overview: Our GCSE brings theory, listening and composition to life in new and engaging ways, and links to the world around us. We know that every student has different learning styles and musical tastes, which is why our GCSE values all music styles, skills and instruments.
ALL STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE A FREE MUSIC LESSON ONCE A WEEK IN AN INSTRUMENT OF THEIR CHOICE THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THE COURSE
Key Areas of Study:
- Component 1 – Listening
- Component 2 – Performing
- Component 3 - Composing
Assessment:
- Component 1 – Listening (written exam at the end of the two-year course)
- Component 2 – Performing (performance exam at the end of the two-year course)
- Component 3 – Composing (2 compositions completed as controlled assessment over the two years)
Course Length: 2 years
ALL GCSE STUDENTS MUST ATTEND AT LEAST ONE ENRICHMENT ACTIVITY A WEEK
Extra-Curricular Activities
- Tuesday – Choir
- Wednesday – School of Rock and String Group
- Thursday – Jazz Band
- Friday – Orchestra
Trips and Events
If in an extra-curricular group, you will take part in a number of concerts in school and in the wider area. Examples are:
- Jazz Band performing at the Yorkshire Show
- Jazz Band performing at the Autumn and Spring Flower Show
- Foreign tours with Choir and Jazz Band – for example, Barcelona, Paris, Croatia, and Tuscany most recently
- Outdoor activity residential to Low Mill rewards trip for all music students
- Harrogate Christmas Market with Choir
- Visits to orchestral concerts with all year groups
- GCSE trip to The Beatles Museum
- Primary School Music Tour with various groups
- Music for Youth Festival with Choir
- The Big Sing with KS3
