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General Music Lessons
Music lessons are designed to involve all children, wherever they fit into the Commitment and Skills Continuum, in enjoyable and stimulating, musical activities – Listening and Responding, Performing, Composing. Class music lessons are delivered to all pupils throughout the school from year 1 to 8. The music schemes of work aim to provide pupils with a rich and varied music education. Lessons are structured to equip pupils with useful skills for composing, performing and appraising music whilst learning about a range of different music genres within western classical, popular music forms and music from around the world.
Commitment and Skills
Music class activities in which all children participate in: • Performing for peers / with peers in class • Performing in year-group concerts • Observing peers who have instrumental skills • Taking part in stage musicals • Whole-class / whole-school performances • Chapel / assembly participation
The Aims
The aims of the Music Department at Copthorne School are to help each child work towards his or her own musical potential by encouraging every child to listen to music critically, to study the performance of music according to their ability and inclination and to enable them to create their own music. Participation in musical activity can help pupils to grow in maturity and develop greater self-discipline and social skills, thus enriching their all-round learning in the school environment.
JUNIOR CHOIR
Congratulations to Miss Coulam and the Junior Choir on their wonderful second place at the Reigate & Redhill Music Festival this week.
MUSIC EXAM SUCCESS
Congratulations to:- Rosie Home Grade 1 Cello Passed with Distinction Amber Buggins Grade 1 Drums Passed with Distinction Will Ratoff Grade 1 Drums Passed with Distinction Alex Glascott Grade 1 Drums Passed with Merit Sam Guest Grade 1 Drums Passed with Merit Daniel Persad Grade 1 Drums Passed with Merit
Young Musician of the Year
Congratulations to Georgina Guest who won the Copthorne Prep School Young Musician of the Year. Her singing was brilliant! Sofia Yousif was runner up with her fantastic voice! Isabella Monaghan, Eloise Chirgwin and Chloe Redston gave fantastic performances as well. The adjudicator said she had huge difficulty...
Music Exam Success!
Congratulations to everyone in their music exams! YONIS ABDULLE ~ GUITAR ~ Grade 4 ~ Pass ARJUN BISLA ~ SINGING ~ Grade 1 ~ Pass OLIVER CANNELL ~ GUITAR ~ Grade 1 ~ Pass ELOISE CHIRGWIN ~ VIOLIN ~ Grade 6 ~ Distinction ALYS CUMMINS ~ PIANO ~ Grade 2 ~ Pass JACK DENBY ~ PIANO ~ Pre SHEEN DULLO ~ VIOLIN...
