Aims

At Riverside, we aim to provide opportunities for all pupils to develop their natural musicality, artistry, and knowledge and understanding of the different elements of music. Confidence in their own ability to perform as well as being able to remember lines in songs will be promoted. 

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 interrelated dimensions: pitch, duration, dynamics, tempo, timbre, texture, structure and appropriate musical notations