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Music Curriculum Intent<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

At Dean Field School, we teach music with the aim of helping children discover their musical potential and develop a lifelong passion for music. Our curriculum, guided by the Kapow<\/em> scheme, provides a structured and exciting approach to music education that supports children in becoming confident performers, composers, and listeners. We focus on developing essential skills, knowledge, and understanding, fostering a deep connection to music across genres, cultures, and time periods.<\/p>\n

By following the Kapow<\/em> music scheme, we ensure that children explore music from around the world and across generations, learning to respect and appreciate diverse musical traditions and communities. Through this curriculum, children will build a wide range of musical skills including singing, playing both tuned and untuned instruments, improvising, composing, and listening critically. They will also gain an understanding of the history, cultural context, and notation of the music they encounter.<\/p>\n

In addition to musical development, our approach helps children cultivate valuable transferable skills such as teamwork, leadership, creative thinking, problem-solving, decision-making, and performance. These skills not only support their growth as musicians but also benefit their overall development as learners and individuals, both inside and outside of school.<\/p>\n

Aims for pupils<\/u><\/p>\n

At Dean Field, music plays a key role in giving children at our school a vital channel for self-expression. We provide a wealth of opportunities for children to discover, explore and extend their natural talents.<\/p>\n

Through our teaching of music, we aim for the children to be:<\/p>\n