Music is important to us here at Our Lady & St Teresa's. Plato once said that music “is a more potent instrument than any other for education” and we feel that music has a vital part to play in our curriculum. Music is emotional. Music is physical. Music is for life.
Through our Music Curriculum pupils develop the key skills of listening, appraising, improvising, composing, performing and evaluating through a range of music experiences using different instruments including voice. .
The curriculum is designed so that children meet the attainment requirements of the National Curriculum for the Early Years Foundation Stage and Key Stages 1 and 2.
We teach using a range of curriculum-linked resources including Charanga, BBC, Rocksteady Music and Music Express, making use of individual staff expertise where appropriate.
We work closely with Warwickshire Music Hub’s Upbeat whole class ensemble teaching programme. This means that whole classes learn to play an instrument, develop co-ordination, learn about pitch, pulse, rhythm and notation. This culminates with whole class performances where the children have a chance to show off the skills they have developed through the programme.
Pupils are also offered the chance to take part in individual or group music tuition to learn an instrument with Top of the Rock.