Music is the language of the soul and the outlet for our feelings. Music can bring together, intellect and feeling, enabling personal expression, reflection and emotional development.  Through Music students can develop self-discipline and creativity and acquire aesthetic sensitivity and fulfilment. They learn about Music in a cultural and Historical context. Students develop knowledge and transferable skills which remain for life and lead to a world of work in an industry which employs nearly a quarter of the work population.

 

Read 'Our Music Teacher's Perspective' here...

 

The Music Department aims to educate students through Music by:

• developing sensitivity  towards Music through personal experience
• helping students experience a wide range of emotions more readily available through Music than through other forms of communication
• developing an appreciation and enjoyment of Music through active involvement in:

              - Listening & Appraising
              - Composing
              - Performing

• promoting understanding and development of skills as a basis for further study

The Department is housed in a Suite of rooms used for teaching, rehearsing and a dedicated ICT room with keyboards and computers which also have software for independent learning. All students from key stage 3 to key stage 5 are taught by qualified Musicians and all our instrumental teachers are highly qualified professional Musicians.

 

All students are encouraged to participate in Choir, Gospel choir, and instrumentalists are expected to participate in Orchestra and other instrumental ensembles. Our annual Cabaret performance is open to all students whose performance in singing and dancing are in all genres.