Vision
At St Michael’s the Performing Arts are seen as fundamental to a child’s growth in body mind and spirit and essential in enabling young people to experience ‘life in all its fullness’, able to cope with, and respond positively to, their role in today’s society.
It is the aim of a passionate and talented staff to foster an appreciation of the arts through an engaging programme of timetable lessons, Wider Curriculum activites, cross-curricular outreach and Christian Values Enrichment and to promote an energetic, creative ethos across the school. We intend that, through high quality arts presentations - worship, showcases, concerts, major productions and other school events - all pupils are able to experience the arts and recognise them as a vehicle for raising moral, social and political issues; the arts challenge them to reflect and inspires them as participant or audience to respond; we want them to see that the arts gives them a voice and that they know that their voice counts. Furthermore, we encourage our pupils to see the arts as a means of self-expression, of self-realisation and an outlet for emotion, so important in a world that places so many pressures on young shoulders.
Ultimately, we aim for all our pupils to leave St Michael’s with a real appreciation that the arts offer a universal language through which a vision of the human experience can be shared, and that, through the arts, they can add their own voice to the chorus of mankind.
In Music we aim to:
- Offer a rich choice of opportunities to take part in performing and composing music.
- Develop instrumental and vocal skills both as part of an ensemble and as a soloist.
- Encourage pupils to explore and listen to music from a range of genres, musical periods and ensemble types, developing their cultural awareness.
- Offer the opportunity for extending their musical interests through participation in individual instrumental/vocal tuition and wider curricular groups.
- Develop effective teamworking skills such as listening, directing and offering ideas or feedback.
- Foster a positive ‘can do’ approach to creative projects, improving resilience when faced with new tasks.
- Enhance pupils’ ability to manage time effectively when working on extended projects
- Strengthen empathy and mutual respect through participating in group activities.
Curriculum Plans
Music Learning Scheme Year 10
Music Learning Scheme Year 11