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HEREBelow we have picked out the references to Assembies.
Music in schoolsSchools should aim high with their music provision, to embed and exceed the national curriculum and to support their pupils to realise their musical potential. A high-quality school music education consists of three distinct, but interlinked areas of provision.
• Curriculum music, compulsory from key stages 1-3, then optional for examination classes (e.g. GCSE, vocational and technical qualifications and A level).
• Instrumental and vocal lessons, and ensemble membership.
• Musical events and opportunities, such as
singing in assembly, concerts and shows, and trips to professional concerts.
Kurt’s storyKurt Martinez is a 32-year-old recording and mixing engineer from Hucknall, Nottinghamshire. He has worked with major artists including AJ Tracey, Sam Fender, Jess Glynne and Burna Boy.
Kurt’s role involves planning studio sessions with an artist or musician, setting up the required equipment, recording the instruments and editing and mixing recorded tracks.
While studying GCSE Music, Kurt played in a number of bands,
performing in assembly, school shows and local arts events. He taught himself how to use Logic Pro to record ideas, demos and coursework.
SingingSinging is key to developing musicianship and will be a core part of the curriculum offer at primary. It is already a strength of many primary schools.
In addition to dedicated curriculum singing time, some schools find that incorporating short bursts of singing into every school day works well.
Assemblies also offer an opportunity to sing, as a whole school or in year groups, and to perform as a class or ensemble. Regular singing prior to and continued during instrumental teaching can support its success.
Live music events and performanceChildren should be given the opportunity to perform, as is set out in the national curriculum, regardless of whether they pursue co-curricular music. This can be both in school, peer to peer and to parents or carers (in concerts,
assemblies, shows), and beyond school wherever possible. We would encourage all schools to aim to deliver at least one musical concert or show involving music every term, offering pupils the opportunity to perform and have their music heard.
Live music and performanceAs in primary school, all pupils in early secondary school should be given the opportunity to perform, both peer to peer and to parents and carers (in concerts,
assemblies, shows), and beyond school wherever possible, as part of curriculum music. We would encourage all schools to aim to deliver at least one concert and/or musical show, offering pupils the opportunity to perform each term.
Case StudyMalcolm Arnold Academy is a large secondary school within the David Ross Education Trust with 240 pupils per year group and a growing sixth form of 142 students. It has an above average proportion of pupils with English as an additional language (27%), 11% of pupils with SEND, and 22% eligible for Pupil Premium.
All key stage 3 pupils receive classroom music teaching for one hour per week and singing takes place in every music lesson. The curriculum has been developed by the Trust’s community of music teachers and shares the Model Music Curriculum’s aim of knowledge-rich music-making building students’ musical understanding. GCSE Music, and A level Music and Music Technology are a guaranteed curriculum offer.
All pupils have access to 1:1 instrumental tuition and instrumental and vocal rehearsal opportunities throughout the school day. Pupils can also join one of the school’s four choirs, Brass Ensemble, Folk Group, Concert Band, Big Band, Jazz Group or Rock Band. In addition, music events, such as
assemblies, house competitions, concerts and trips to professional concerts, run throughout the year.
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