We enable pupils to feel a sense of achievement and self-worth in their musical experience, as such we follow a Scheme of Learning designed to make music accessible and build positive, supportive relationships in the classroom to develop confidence, ensemble skills and pride. We don’t just teach the theory and practical aspects of music but develop the whole person through building determination, positivity and resilience. 

We seek to develop pupils’ respect for world music, for themselves and peers through creating a learning environment where all feel safe to contribute and experiment through music appraisal, composition and performance. By highlighting differences in musical era, style, genre compositional techniques and cultures we seek to deepen pupils’ understanding of those around them 

We intend for our pupils to use their previous learning to make links to make new connections between the written music and theory and to predict how it will sound. We seek to develop pupils’ curiosity in musical style/genre and to use their initiative to use the widen their chosen listening scheme. Pupils are encouraged to perform and experiment out with their comfort zone to find new ways of expressing themselves. 

We encourage and enable pupils to question to deepen their understanding of music as a language. We teach them the skills to develop their understanding of this universal learning and to take on and recall new information. We believe a solid grasp of theory is key to successful learning and understanding of composers intentions and meanings behind the music and embed this in our teaching to equip pupils to appraise, compose and perform with authority and knowledge of the background. 

We don’t only teach pupils music to identify with but teach them the tools and skills to learn to perform on an instrument. Our bespoke Scheme of Learning gives our pupils the tools with which to learn music as a language, and to transfer these skills into a unique composition or performance. As a musician we are always developing communication skills but also teaching pupils to be resilient as well as to take initiative and control of their learning. 

We want our pupils to have a desire to succeed and will always encourage them to go further and stretch themselves. We believe that the skills required to learn a musical instrument are vital for later life and seek to share the benefits of learning through our curriculum, giving pupils opportunities to explore where music appreciation can take them and enable them in their future. As teachers we share our experiences and passion for music within our teaching. We encourage pupils to set goals which will stretch and challenge them. 

Through our lessons and Scheme of Learning we support pupils to seek out solutions via practice techniques and learn skills of how to deal with the challenges of unpicking a tricky passage of music and find ways around it, enabling them to still communicate and access the music. We encourage our pupils to approach their learning with positivity, curiosity and pride in performance.