MUSIC

At St Raphael’s we believe that through a high-quality music education we can engage and inspire pupils to develop a love of music and their talent as musicians, and so increase their self-confidence, creativity and sense of achievement. Music is a strength of our school. Children are encouraged to sing, compose and use percussion instruments in order to develop their creative skills.  Children in Year 4 have African Drumming lessons.

The national curriculum for music aims to ensure that all pupils: 

• Perform, listen to, review and evaluate music across a range of historical periods, genres, styles and traditions, including the works of the great composers and musicians.
• Learn to sing and to use their voices, to create and compose music on their own and with others, have the opportunity to learn a musical instrument, use technology appropriately and have the opportunity to progress to the next level of musical excellence. 
• Understand and explore how music is created, produced and communicated, including through the inter-related dimensions: pitch, duration, dynamics, tempo, timbre, texture, structure and appropriate musical notations.