Music
At Haberdashers' Slade Green, we believe the purpose of Music Education is to engage the children in accessible, enjoyable and challenging learning, enriched with a deeper understanding of music from both classical and marginalised traditions, to enable every pupil to excel as a musician, composer, and appreciator of music. Music is important because it can provide fulfilment throughout life. It is a powerful, unique form of communication that can change the way pupils feel, think and act. It transcends different cultures, abilities and generations. Listening to and making music fulfils an instinctive human need for self expression and creativity. It stimulates responses on both emotional and intellectual levels. Besides being a creative and enjoyable activity, music can also be a highly academic and demanding subject. Musical activities include performing vocally or with instruments, exploring sounds and composing as well as listening and responding to music of different styles and cultures. All these activities involve the musical elements of pitch, duration (rhythm), dynamics, tempo, timbre, texture and structure.
For music we use a scheme provided by Charanga Musical School. Find out more about Charanga on their website!
Our music leader is Mr Hardy, and our specialist teachers are Ms Matthews and Mr Crichton.
Music Policy
Music Programme of Study
