“Music is the language of the spirit. It opens the secret of life bringing peace, abolishing strife.”

Kahlil Gibran

National Curriculum

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. As pupils progress, they should develop a critical engagement with music, allowing them to compose, and to listen with discrimination to the best in the musical canon.

Mission statement

At Fairfield Road Primary School we strive to deliver a high quality music curriculum, delivered by a subject specialist, which allows our pupils to develop a love of music whilst increasing self-confidence, creativity and a sense of achievement. Our aim is to provide a music education that engages and inspires pupils to develop a love of music and nurtures their talent as musicians. Our ambition at Fairfield Road is to offer a rich music curriculum that allows our children to:

• gain a deep understanding of what music is through listening and appraising, singing, performing, evaluating, analysing, and composing across a wide variety of genres, styles, traditions, and periods
• develop a deep interest for the subject, as well as an understanding and acceptance of the importance of all types of music, with an ongoing respect for the role that music plays in a person’s life
• understand the value and importance of music in the wider community
• use their musical skills, knowledge, and experiences to involve themselves in music, in a variety of different contexts

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