Curriculum intent
"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." Plato
At Streatham Wells, we believe music is a powerful language which connects children to themselves and others. It transcends different cultures, abilities and generations – stimulating responses on both emotional and intellectual levels. It allows opportunity for personal expression and plays an important part in the personal development of an individual. We provide a broad, balanced and differentiated curriculum that ensures the progressive development of musical concepts, knowledge and skills. Music lessons are carefully planned and delivered in order to foster a school-wide love and enthusiasm for the subject; this will be evident in children’s ability to discuss and appraise music from different genres using the interrelated dimensions of music.
We have specialist teachers for Music teaching from Lambeth Music Service and from Kinetika Bloco.
Throughout their time at Streatham Wells, children have the opportunity to learn lots of different tuned and untuned instruments such as:
- Percussion: djembe drums, samba drums, glockenspiel
- Woodwind: recorder, flute
- Brass: trumpet, trombone, euphonium
Children have many opportunities throughout the academic year to perform and appraise performances to a number of different audiences.
How you can help at home
There are lots of ways you can support your child’s musical life at home; there are many concerts and performances in the borough and beyond – you might take a look at https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/families?type=family-young-people to see what events could be enjoyable for the family. Listening to a range of music will help cultivate your child’s awareness and build on the understanding from lessons. You can always explore what the Lambeth Music Hub has to offer to enrich your child’s musical life https://www.lambethmusic.co.uk/
We also offer a range of instrumental lessons in recorder, piano and guitar. You can register your interest in this by clicking here:
Beyond the classroom
Beyond the classroom, children have a range of opportunities in music such as:
- Peripetic lessons in Guitair, Piano and Recorder
- Singing programmes and performances such as The Louder I Sing, a singing programme based on social justice and fostering a sense of belonging
- Voces8 - an opera singing experience for pupils (we've even had a pupil perform at The Royal Opera House!)
- Disney - children perform an annual Disney musical, on stage in a London theatre such as the Lyceum Theatre
- A range of enrichment clubs such as Zumba, Hip Hop Dance, Musical Theatre, Choir
- First hand experiences to see professional performances such as panto, London Choral Sinfonia
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