Music

Music Rationale & Vision

• Music enriches children’s lives and education and develops cognitive and physical skills, as well as evoking emotional responses. 

• Music is a powerful medium for communication between different ages, cultures, social backgrounds and abilities.  

• The art of music is the organisation of sound using elements of rhythm, pitch, dynamics, timbre and texture, within a variety of structures. 

• Music is a fully inclusive activity, allowing all pupils to participate, regardless of ability. Pupils who find spoken language difficult may chant or sing in a language far more complex than language that they can construct themselves. Similarly, mathematical skills such as pattern making, counting and grouping are more easily learned through song and rhythm. 

• Successful participation in music develops pupils’ self-esteem, confidence and learning skills. It promotes teamwork, turn-taking, sense of leadership and allows cross-curricular learning. It is an effective medium for self-expression, engenders enjoyment, enhances co-operative working and promotes a sense of community. 

• Above all, Chalkwell pupils should gain delight, enjoyment, satisfaction and a love of music by becoming involved in its language and literature, through performance, composition, listening and appraising and by developing sensitivity and critical faculties.