Music
Our mission at The Matthew Arnold School is to instil a culture of passion and enjoyment in music, essentially with the aim of getting every child playing and singing as much as possible every lesson.
Every child, no matter their background, should be able to access music at school and have musical opportunities to be inspired, to be challenged and to thrive. Music has proven benefits to develop several educational skills such as numeracy, literacy and linguistic but most importantly has countless proven emotional and mental health benefits. Music can bring a sense of community, can help manage depression, anxiety and other mental health issues but most of all can be fun.
Music should be a vibrant, diverse and practical subject. Over the 5 years, students will learn and develop 3 key musical skills: performing, listening and composition.
The following links may be helpful:
For KS3 and KS4 composing:
https://www.noteflight.com/
For private instrumental lesson sign up form and timetable:
https://music-in-education.co.uk/the-matthew-arnold-school
To apply funding for lessons/instruments:
UMUKSF INDIVIDUAL FUNDING – UMUK Sound Foundation and The Cheryl King Trust
Curriculum Sequence
Useful links
Free taster lessons available!
For further reading, here are some useful links:
KS3 Music https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zmsvr82
KS4 music https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/examspecs/zbmct39
Virtual keyboard https://www.onlinepianist.com/virtual-piano
Note flight – music notation software https://www.noteflight.com/
