At Walsall Wood we believe that music is a unique way of communicating that can inspire and motivate children. It is a vehicle for personal expression and can also play an important part in helping children to feel part of a community. In our music sessions, we provide opportunities for all children to create, play, perform and enjoy music, and to develop the skills to critically appreciate and appraise a wide variety of musical forms. This meets the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: Article 29 (Children's education should help them develop their personalities, talents and abilities) and Article 31 (Every child has the right to take part in creative activities).
Music sessions are delivered by the class teacher using a Musical School Scheme, Charanga. The Scheme supports all the requirements of the National Curriculum and enables children to understand musical concepts through a repetition-based approach to learning. Learning about the same musical concept through diļ¬erent musical activities enables a more secure, deeper learning and mastery of musical skills. These sessions provide the children with the opportunity to develop confidence, listen to music from a range of cultures and genres to perform to a small group and to a larger audience, as well as the key skills and knowledge that will be key lifelong attributes.
In addition to Music lessons, we also employ a Music teacher who delivers small group tuition using keyboards, providing children with a fantastic opportunity for learning.