Technical – The ability of instrumental and vocal musicians to exert optimal control of their instruments or vocal cords in order to produce the precise musical effects they desire.

Expressive – The art of playing or singing with a personal response to the music, making appropriate use of dynamics, phrasing, timbre and articulation to convey emotion.

Constructive – The understanding of the structure of a musical piece and the process of creating or writing a new piece of music.

As they journey through school, children are taught how to think, work and communicate like a musician and in doing so, they engage with music from a variety of genres, cultures and eras. We are committed to offering the children as many opportunities as possible to become confident and self-reflective musicians and we adopt a practical approach as much as possible, using instruments to bring music to life.

Enrichment

Here at Linthorpe, we believe that all children should experience the joy of learning how to play an instrument. Specialist music teachers lead whole class music lessons in each year group.

Our LCPS KS1 and KS2 Choirs meet weekly. These children perform in assemblies and at PTA events as well as going out into the community to sing at care homes and hospitals. We offer a steel pans music club afterschool for pupils and we have developed links with the community whereby pupils can develop their interest outside of school by joining a local steel pan group and orchestra.