St Michael's C
of E Primary SchoolMUSIC
"Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent." Victor Hugo
Why do we teach Music?
Music is a universal language that embodies one of the highest forms of creativity “it is a key part of our lives and therefore we recognise its value at St Michael's. We believe it offers children something that is emotional, imaginative and fun."
We also teach music to:
- Develop creativity: It builds imagination and self-confidence.
- Improve academics: Music helps the body and the mind work together. Research has shown that it develops areas of the brain that pertain to language and reasoning. Learning songs can improve children's memory skills.
- Develop children socially, culturally and spiritually: Music teaches children a variety of cultures and helps people to connect. Children are naturally very social, and it's important to encourage them to build relationships by providing them experiences to share with each other.
What do we teach?
In addition to our weekly singing assemblies, drumming lessons in KS2, guitar lessons and Christmas and Summer performances, we also have weekly music lessons.
This year we introduced the Music Express scheme of work, which is matched to the National Curriculum objectives.
Click here to see an overview of our music scheme
We believe music can play an important part in spiritual development - music 'instructs the mind, inspires the emotions and challenges the will' and therefore music is an integral part of our Collective Worship. During Collective Worship, children have the opportunity to listen to a range of beautiful songs and they also take part in singing songs, which our children have said to be a 'very uplifting' experience.