Music is a universal language that embodies one of the highest forms of creativity. We aim to engage and inspire pupils to develop a love of music and develop their talent as musicians; developing their self-confidence, leadership, creativity and sense of achievement. As pupils progress, they will develop a critical engagement with music, allowing them to compose and to listen with a critical ear to some of the best music in the world. In the lower year groups students will be given the opportunity to express themselves through a range of singing and performing activities working towards being involved in a whole school popular musical show. Higher up the school students will analyse, create and perform music in greater depth taking account of technology, techniques and production used in the music industry.

Curriculum Intention:

  2. To improvise and compose; and extend and develop musical ideas by drawing on a range of musical structures, styles, genres and traditions
  3. To use staff and other relevant notations appropriately and accurately in a range of musical styles, genres and traditions
  4. To identify and use the interrelated dimensions of music expressively and with increasing sophistication, including use of tonalities, different types of scales and other musical devices
  5. To listen with increasing discrimination to a wide range of music from great composers and musicians
  6. To develop a deepening understanding of the music that they perform and to which they listen, and its history
  7. To use and understand current musical technology
  8. To produce musical work of high quality that is inspirational to others
  9. To take small group tuition delivered by our talented, professional and dedicated peripatetic staff
  10. Opportunity to study a musical instrument in more depth on one or more of the following: strings, woodwind, brass, percussion, drums, guitar, bass guitar, piano, voice.
  11. To play or sing as part of a larger ensemble in assemblies, liturgies, school concerts and educational events

Curriculum Implementation:

In music lessons students will be exposed to the six strands of music through:

  1. Singing – learn a range of songs from the shows, warm up techniques, songs from different cultures, time and place.
  2. Playing – basic keyboard skills through gaining a knowledge of notation and right and left hand techniques.
  3. Composition – draw on experience of songs from shows and different cultures to make simple musical compositions.
  4. Improvising – opportunities to experiment and explore music using knowledge of structures, scales, tonality and timbre gained in performance.
  5. Critical Engagement – time during lessons to reflect on and respond to singing, playing and their own musical performances.
  6. Social, Moral, Spiritual, Cultural – Opportunity to engage in music as a community; experience music of different cultures, time and place; ability to develop resilience in achieving musical goals.

Further to music lessons students will also engage with the curriculum:

  • Through performance in whole school events such as assemblies, liturgies and concerts.
  • Through opting to take Music in Y9 studying BTEC Technical award in Music Practice.
  • Through being selected to take GCSE music as an enrichment activity.

Curriculum Impact:

To enrich the lives of all involved in the community of St Aidan’s Catholic Academy and give the students a sense of belonging and a sense of identity.

  1. Self-confidence
  2. Leadership qualities
  3. Creativity
  4. Cooperation and working as part of a team
  5. Being resilient – working on a project and seeing it through to the end
  6. Critical awareness of the art

Progress in:

  1. Self-confidence
  2. Self-expression
  3. Leadership
  4. Creativity
  5. Cooperation
  6. Teamwork
  7. Resilience
  8. Critical awareness of the arts
  9. Sense of achievement

Curriculum Map

Course Information

GCSE Course Information Music

Additional Information:

Music Events Calendar 2019-2020.

Extra Curricular 2019 – 2020

Music Tuition Letter Sept 2019

Music Tuition Policy 2019


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