“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.”

― Plato

Music is a universal language that embodies one of the highest forms of creativity. A high-quality music education should engage and inspire pupils to develop a love of music and their talent as musicians, and so increase their self-confidence, creativity and sense of achievement. In music we aim for pupils to have the opportunities to:

• communicate through presenting music to different audiences and discussing and sharing ideas with others;
• apply number through recognising pattern, sequence, order and rhythmic relationships;
• develop ICT through using a range of ICT to compose and perform music;
• work with others through taking different roles and recognising and supporting the different contributions of others in groups and ensemble work;
• improve own learning and performance through appraising their own work, recognising the need for perseverance, developing the ability to use time effectively, and increasing their ability to work independently;
• problem-solve through achieving intentions when composing and presenting performances to different audiences and in different venues.