Subject Vision & Intent

Penistone Grammar School's Music Curriculum offers an exciting, unique and enjoyable way for students to experience, perform and create Music. At KS3, in Music we aim to boost performance skills and attributes as a primary objective. Our curriculum is based heavily upon the fact that any area of Music needs a solid understanding of performance skills. This is our foundation on which to build further. Our curriculum will enable students to become more knowledgeable composers and devisers and when watching performances students are better equipped to analyse and make critical judgements about them. Our Curriculum in Music is very ambitious as we aim to help every student learn an instrument and every student build the self-confidence to call themselves a musician. We take great pride in the fact our curriculum is bespoke for every individual student, regardless of a student's previous musical experience, preference of instrument or musical interest and genres students gravitate towards, we cater for all our student's individuality. We are a very busy department that students flock to in and out of school time. Our extra-curricular offer is designed the same as our curriculum. A broad selection of musical strands are covered, from music production to performing in whole school productions, composing / song writing clubs and live outdoor concerts. Our Curriculum and extra curriculum are tightly woven to better prepare students for life beyond PGS as young confident performers, whether they perform on a stage, in a meeting or in an interview the performing arts will support our students by building self-confidence.

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