Kirkburton CE First School

'Music is life. That's why our hearts have beats'

 Cecily Morgan

'A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song.'

Music plays an important part in the life of Kirkburton First School. It is our aim that Music is an enjoyable, inspiring learning experience which develops the children's love of and ability to sing together, and also develop indvidual's musical skills. Singing together creates a bond throughout school, and opportunities to sing together in our community are important times in our school calendar. 

It is our intent that children learn to listen and respond to music from a wide range of times and places. We provide opportunities for all children to learn to play an instrument, to develop their understanding of how to create music individually and as a group.

Music is a universal language that embodies one of the highest forms of creativity. A high-quality music education should 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. 

New National Curriculum 2014

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.