We strive to equip students with the confidence and ability to succeed in all areas of the curriculum. We aim to help them to become effective and skillful communicators and share with them our own appreciation and enjoyment of music. Our ethos is to instil the very essence of what it is to be a musician: an excellent communicator, independent learner, team player, confident performer and a skilled practitioner of music-making, however this may be achieved. 

Year 7 and Year 8

Hours per week: 1

Music is delivered to all students in a weekly 1 hour lesson throughout all of Years 7 and 8. There is a very practical focus at key stage 3, working on skill building and understanding of the elements of music and how they are applied to perform and create music effectively.

All students have access to an icloud application - Focus on Sound - allowing students to access extra music knowledge, tasks and quizzes to enhance their knowledge and skills in music.

Year 10 to Year 11

Hours per week: 2

Exam board: Eduqas WJEC GCSE /  Technical Award Performing Arts: Music & Music Technology (Eduqas)

We currently deliver 2 music courses, GCSE and Technical Award in Performing Arts, depending on the one most suitable for the individual student depending on their interests and strengths. Students will receive 2 hour lessons per week, plus any additional instrumental lessons provided by the Hull Music Service and agreed with the school.

If a student is already studying an instrument, including singing, they will be able to use any of those pieces which meet the exam board requirements to perform during the course. Specialist instrumental/ Vocal lessons may also be arranged in conjunction with the Hull Music Service.

GCSE Music - This comprises 3 components, exploring musical skills and how to apply them.

Technical Award - This course will give you the skills and techniques needed to produce a successful performance of an existing work and learn how to create and refine an original composition. You will learn about areas of the performing arts industry that need to be considered when responding to a commission and will consider these when coming up with and pitching your own idea. 

You will be assessed through project work. For Units 1 and 2 you will undertake projects (not exams) in response to briefs. The project for each Unit will take 10 hours and be worth 30% of your qualification. For each project, you will be given a scenario and undertake some tasks. In Unit 3 you will undertake another project (no exam) in response to a brief, which will take 20 hours and be worth 40% of your qualification. Again, you will be given a scenario and undertake a set of tasks.