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“Music is a more potent instrument than any other for education because rhythm and harmony find their way into the inward places of the soul.”
- Plato
Our Goal
At English Martyrs, we believe that music is a powerful tool for education. Our goal is to help children feel musical and develop a lifelong love for music. Here's what you need to know about our music curriculum:
Musical Confidence: We want every child to feel that they are musical.
Skills Development: Children will learn to perform, compose, and listen to music confidently.
Diverse Exposure: Our curriculum includes music from around the world and different generations, teaching respect and appreciation for all music traditions.
Transferable Skills: Through music, children will develop teamwork, leadership, creative thinking, problem-solving, decision-making, and presentation skills.
How we teach Music
Holistic Approach: Our curriculum integrates performing, listening, composing, music history, and musical dimensions.
Engaging Units: Each unit is designed to capture children’s imagination and encourage enthusiastic exploration of music.
Spiral Curriculum: Skills and knowledge are revisited and built upon over time.
Active Participation: Lessons include a range of activities such as singing, playing instruments, improvisation, and group tasks.
Differentiation: Lessons are tailored to ensure all pupils can access and be challenged by the learning material.
Extracurricular Opportunities: Children can join various music activities and visit the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
Impact
Our music curriculum aims to ensure that children:
Become Confident Musicians: As performers, composers, and listeners.
Appreciate Diverse Music: Understanding the cultural, social, and historical context of music.
Understand Musical Notation: Learning how music can be written down.
Express Musical Enthusiasm: Identifying their musical preferences and demonstrating a love for music.
Meet Curriculum Goals: Achieving the key stage expectations in the national curriculum.
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In this lesson we explored using hieroglyphics as musical symbols.
After listening to The Bangles, ‘Walk like an Egyptian’, we discussed what symbols would be suitable to go along with the song.
In pairs, we created our own composition using hieroglyphics and selected suitable sounds to go…