Music
Welcome to the Music Department – Meet the team
Where words fail, music speaks.
Music Curriculum Intent
Wixams Academy will provide experiences, both within curricular and extra-curricular time where students will be encouraged to grow in confidence as musicians, music makers and creators. The curriculum will aim to put performance, creativity and excellence at the heart of the pupils’ experiences; it is our aim that the enthusiasm cultivated in our engaging and practical curriculum lessons will lead to students becoming inquisitive about musical styles less familiar to them. They will learn about the great composers and an array of genres, styles and traditions involving music in the Western world and other cultures too. We will ensure that the performance element of the course is fully inclusive towards stretching our most able students as well as providing structure and accessibility to our less able students to raise their self-esteem and ensure enjoyment. Students will specialise in a musical instrument of their choice in KS3. Opportunities provided in the Academy’s already strongly established extra-curricular music sessions throughout the year will play a central role in harnessing this overarching aim.
Key Features
We want to create:
- Learners who are intrigued and enthused by our curriculum and thereby choose to take up or further develop the learning of an instrument.
- An experience where students begin to understand the background and roots of the music they listen to, but just as importantly, become more aware of styles less familiar.
- A curriculum and extra-curricular programme where learners are inspired by excellence and thereby want to be the best they can be.
Extra Opportunities
Over the course of the year, we offer a range of music clubs:
- Choir
- Guitar
- Club (beginners)
- Keyboard club
- Rock Band (senior)
- Rock Band (junior)
- And more…