Music

Music is life itself

Louis Armstrong

At Stapeley Broad Lane we use music to enrich children's learning and provide individual and collective opportunities for participation in musical activities according to level of understanding and ability, through the development of the following:

Build self-esteem, self-confidence and self-discipline
Develop social skills, co-operation and sharing
Develop a sensitive response to sound and readiness to experiment with sound
Develop concentration, memory and listening skills
Develop a musical vocabulary
Develop physical co-ordination through breathing and posture
Develop self-awareness, sensitivity, imagination and empathy
Encourage children to recognise and express their feelings
Develop an understanding of musical traditions and appreciation of own and other's culture and heritage

We believe that the promotion of music develops a child in a social, physical, intellectual, emotional and spiritual way.